Select Committee · Environment and Climate Change Committee
COP15: the international biodiversity conference
Status: Closed
Opened: 10 Jun 2021
Closed: 24 Jan 2023
COP15 is the fifteenth meeting of the UN Convention on Biological Diversity, due to take place in China in October 2021. This inquiry will explore what it needs to achieve and what the Government is doing to support its success.
Oral evidence sessions
| Date | Witnesses | |
|---|---|---|
| 18 Jan 2023 | Andrea Ledward CBE · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, Rt Hon Lord Goldsmith of Richmond Park · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, Rt Hon Thérèse Coffey MP · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs | View ↗ |
| 20 Jun 2022 | Rt Hon George Eustice · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, The Rt Hon. the Lord Goldsmith of Richmond Park · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs | View ↗ |
| 6 Jul 2021 | Rt Hon George Eustice · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, Will Lockhart · Department of Environment, Food and Rural Affairs | View ↗ |
| 29 Jun 2021 | Bernadette Fischler Hooper · WWF UK, David Cooper · Convention on Biological Diversity Secretariat, Dr Dilys Roe · International Institute for Environment and Development (IIED), Minister Yang Xiaoguang · Embassy of the People's Republic of China in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, Soledad Leal Campos · International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD) | View ↗ |
| 22 Jun 2021 | Akanksha Khatri · World Economic Forum, Elsa Tsioumani · International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD), Georgina Chandler · RSPB, Melissa Miners · Unilever | View ↗ |
| 15 Jun 2021 | Cheryl Case · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, Dr Braulio Ferreira de Souza Dias · UN Convention on Biological Diversity, Friedrich Wulf · Friends of the Earth Europe, Sandra Díaz · National University of Córdoba, The Rt Hon. the Lord Goldsmith of Richmond Park · Department for Environment Food and Rural Affairs, Will Lockhart · Department of Environment, Food and Rural Affairs | View ↗ |
Who gave evidence
| Witness | Organisation | Sessions |
|---|---|---|
| Rt Hon George Eustice · Secretary of State | Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs | 2 |
| Will Lockhart · Joint Head of International Environment Negotiati… | Department of Environment, Food and Rural Affairs | 2 |
| Akanksha Khatri · Head of Nature and Biodiversity | World Economic Forum | 1 |
| Andrea Ledward CBE · International Biodiversity and Climate Director | Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs | 1 |
| Bernadette Fischler Hooper · Head of International Advocacy | WWF UK | 1 |
| Cheryl Case · Deputy Director for International Environmental N… | Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs | 1 |
| David Cooper · Deputy Executive Secretary | Convention on Biological Diversity Secretariat | 1 |
| Dr Braulio Ferreira de Souza Dias · former Executive Secretary | UN Convention on Biological Diversity | 1 |
| Dr Dilys Roe · Principal Researcher and Team Leader (Biodiversit… | International Institute for Environment and Development (IIED) | 1 |
| Elsa Tsioumani · Editor of the Earth Negotiations Bulletin | International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD) | 1 |
| Friedrich Wulf · International Nature Campaigner | Friends of the Earth Europe | 1 |
| Georgina Chandler · Senior International Policy Officer | RSPB | 1 |
| Melissa Miners · Senior Global Sustainability Manager: Nature & Bi… | Unilever | 1 |
| Minister Yang Xiaoguang · Minister and First Staff Member | Embassy of the People's Republic of China in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 1 |
| Rt Hon Lord Goldsmith of Richmond Park · Minister of State (Overseas Territories, Commonwe… | Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office | 1 |
| Rt Hon Thérèse Coffey MP · Secretary of State | Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs | 1 |
| Sandra Díaz · Professor of Community and Ecosystems Ecology | National University of Córdoba | 1 |
| Soledad Leal Campos · Lead, Sustainable Trade with the Economic Law and… | International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD) | 1 |
| The Rt Hon. the Lord Goldsmith of Richmond Park · Minister for the Pacific and the International En… | Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs | 1 |
| The Rt Hon. the Lord Goldsmith of Richmond Park · Minister for Pacific and the Environment | Department for Environment Food and Rural Affairs | 1 |
Correspondence
| Date | Direction | Title |
|---|---|---|
| 13 Dec 2021 | From cttee | COP15 Letter to George Eustice, Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Ru… |
| 25 Nov 2021 | To cttee | Letter from George Eustice, Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural … |
| 26 Jul 2021 | From cttee | COP15 Letter to George Eustice, Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Ru… |
Meetings & visits
| Date | Type | Detail | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 23 Nov 2021 | Formal meeting (private meeting) | 15 Meeting · Virtual |