Climate change is driving nature loss while nature can help humanity mitigate, and adapt to, climate change. Yet the 16th Conference of the Parties (COP) to the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) and the 29th COP to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) take place separately and less than two weeks apart. The following is the rapporteur report of an expert discussion convened under the Chatham House rule. The authors are Villars Fellows, currently high school students, researching systems leadership.

Biosphere integrity, climate change, freshwater availability, land use, novel entities, and nutrient pollution are six of the nine planetary boundaries that have been breached, with ocean acidification now on the edge. The following is the rapporteur report of an expert discussion convened under the Chatham House rule. The authors are Villars Fellows, currently high school students, researching systems leadership.

Scientific breakthroughs and emerging technologies become disruptive innovations only when they are adopted across institutions and industries. The following is the rapporteur report of an expert discussion convened under the Chatham House rule. The authors are Villars Fellows, currently high school students, researching systems leadership.

Oceans and marine fisheries support 90 percent of the planet’s biosphere and hold about 50 times more carbon than the atmosphere. Yet they face unprecedented systemic threats including ocean acidification, plastic pollution, and nutrient contamination. The following is the rapporteur report of an expert discussion convened under the Chatham House rule. The author, a Villars Fellow, is currently a high school student researching systems leadership.

The Transition Plan Taskforce (TPT) was announced at COP26 in Glasgow to establish the gold standard for transition plans to promote their rapid adoption and use by companies and financial institutions. The following is the rapporteur report of an expert discussion convened under the Chatham House rule. The author, a Villars Fellow, is currently a high school student researching systems leadership.

The Nature Positive agenda was more prominent than ever before at the 28th UN Climate Change Conference (COP28) as the economic value of biodiversity in the form of ecosystem services is estimated to be $150 trillion annually. The following is the rapporteur report of an expert discussion convened under the Chatham House rule. The authors are Villars Fellows, currently high school students, researching systems leadership.

2023 became the warmest year on record with daily global temperature averages briefly surpassing pre-industrial levels by more than 2°C. Join an in-depth discussion on the where things stand in the transition from fossil-based systems of energy production and consumption.

According to UNESCO, global spending on R&D has reached a record high of almost US$ 1.7 trillion and 10 countries now account for 80% of this spending. Join an in-depth discussion on the current impact of this research on the climate and nature agendas and its future translation into disruptive innovations across industries.

Prioritizing funding to address the principal investor and business drivers of nature loss will be essential for achieving a Nature Positive economy. The following is the rapporteur report of an expert discussion convened under the Chatham House rule. The author, a Villars Fellow, is currently a high school student researching systems leadership.