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Role of NbS for Climate Change Adaptation in UK Policy
Just ahead of tomorrow's Climate Ambition Summit, this report considers the important role of nature-based solutions (NbS) in climate change adaptation policy for the UK and its fourteen overseas territories. The report was written by NbSI, in collaboration with WWF and RSPB; together we will work w [...] read moreOn the misuse of nature-based carbon ‘offsets’
Nature-based solutions (NbS*) are being misused for greenwashing. Promoting NbS as carbon 'offsets' while continuing business as usual in fossil fuel use is not a solution to climate change. In fact, it can encourage continued or even increased fossil fuel consumption leading to more emissions o [...] read more
NbS in Peru: Vanguard Country for Global Commission on Adaptation & National Climate Change Strategy update
Two important events in the past month have highlighted Peru’s commitment, ambition and leadership on climate action and NbS.
First, as a “Vanguard Country” for the Natural Environment Action Track of the Global Commission on Adaptation, Peru played a key role in the Climate Adaptation Summit on January 2021. In this global event, Peru shared that [...] Read more
Tweet February 17, 2021
Tweet February 17, 2021
UK Nationally Determined Contribution to the Paris Agreement
The UK submitted an updated NDC in December and committed to reducing greenhouse gas emissions by at least 68% by 2030 compared to 1990 levels. This equates to per capita emissions falling from around 14 tCO2e/person in 1990 to 4 tCO2e/person in 2030. This is more ambitious than the UK’s previous contribution, which was a [...] Read more
Tweet February 12, 2021
Tweet February 12, 2021
UK Adaptation Communication to the UNFCCC 2020
The UK submitted its first Adaptation Communication to the UNFCCC in December 2020, setting out its plans to prepare for the impacts of climate change in the UK and to support climate change adaptation overseas.
The Adaptation Communication provides the following:
An outline of the impacts of climate change in the UK, and the consequent risks and [...] Read more
Tweet February 12, 2021
Tweet February 12, 2021
USA re-joins the Paris Agreement: what does this mean for the future of the climate and nature-based solutions?
Donald Trump announced that the US would be leaving the Paris Agreement back in 2017, with the official withdrawal taking place in November 2020. This was part of a wider effort to dismantle US environmental policy, including loosening regulations on air pollution and endangered species protection. On Biden’s first day in office on January 20th [...] Read more
Tweet February 12, 2021
Tweet February 12, 2021
UK Nature Recovery Network launch
The beginning of November saw the launch of the new Nature Recovery Network (NRN), which aims to expand, improve and connect wildlife-rich places across towns, cities and the countryside in the UK. There is an emphasis on increasing connectivity between habitat patches, and planning land management to enhance other ecosystem services, such as carbon storage [...] Read more
Tweet November 30, 2020
Tweet November 30, 2020
The role of nature in the UK NDC
This report, from the RSPB and WWF based on analysis by Pete Smith and colleagues at the University of Aberdeen and with inputs from the Nature-based Solutions Initiative, makes science-based recommendations on how to include nature in an updated UK Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC). Every Paris Agreement signatory has the chance to submit an updated [...] Read more
Tweet November 18, 2020
Tweet November 18, 2020
UK Environment Agency’s launches five-year plan
In July 2020 the Environment Agency published a new five-year strategy, embedding some of the environmental benefits seen during the pandemic. The plan includes a series of annual targets such as for river protection, habitat creation and emissions cuts, aiming to accelerate the UK transition to a nature-positive, climate-resilient future. Read more details in the [...] Read more
Tweet August 21, 2020
Tweet August 21, 2020
UN funding forest protection in Indonesia, despite rising deforestation rates
The UN’s Green Climate Fund (GCF) has approved $103 million of funding for forest protection in Indonesia, through the REDD+ programme. However, the Indonesian government promotes and engages in large-scale deforestation, with rates increasing during the pandemic. Therefore, the GCF has received widespread criticism for using inappropriate methodology for calculating avoided emissions and rewarding funding [...] Read more
Tweet August 21, 2020
Tweet August 21, 2020
UK post-Brexit Environment Bill
Details of the UK’s post-Brexit Environment Bill were launched in January 2020. Further updates on the Bill were announced on August 19th, including the creation of legally binding targets on four key areas: biodiversity, air, water and waste. This means that future governments will be legally bound to meeting these targets, making commitments resilient to [...] Read more
Tweet August 20, 2020
Tweet August 20, 2020
Updates to Nationally Determined Contributions to the Paris Agreement
Updated Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) to the Paris Agreement are due this year. So far eight countries have submitted new NDC targets, eight have proposed new targets, and seven have re-submitted old targets. This leaves 172 countries yet to submit their 2020-updates. The countries that have submitted old targets and so will not strengthen their [...] Read more
Tweet July 3, 2020
Tweet July 3, 2020
EU launches Biodiversity Strategy for 2030
In May 2020, the European Union released its new Biodiversity Strategy, to address the biodiversity crisis both within and beyond the territories of member states. The new strategy involves:
– Protecting and effectively managing at least 30% of Europe’s land and sea
– Improving the conservation status or trend of at least 30% of EU protected habitats [...] Read more
Tweet June 22, 2020
Tweet June 22, 2020
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