Countries agree to step up action on nature, but the money to pay for it falls short
The Cop17 biodiversity talks in Yerevan, Armenia, ended with countries pledging to step up action on nature targets and reaffirming a $30bn-a-year finance goal by 2030. Funding still falls short, and calls are growing for reform of the summits.
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How each side framed it
Left-leaning outlets
Failure and calls for reform: ''Bunch of baloney': calls grow for Cop summit reforms as countries on track to fail nature targets' (The Guardian); 'Funding deadlock derails global effort to save nature' (Politico Europe).
Centre outlets
Centre-rated outlets headline it: “Countries agree to step up to save nature but funding and action still short” (Financial Times); “Countries reach COP17 deal to speed up biodiversity action, but money still short” (Reuters).
Right-leaning outlets
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Left 3
- Politico Europe
Funding deadlock derails global effort to save nature - The Guardian
‘Bunch of baloney’: calls grow for Cop summit reforms as countries on track to fail nature targets - New York Times
COP17 Biodiversity Talks in Yerevan, Armenia (paywalled or blocks bots)
Centre 3
- Financial Times
Countries agree to step up to save nature but funding and action still short (paywalled or blocks bots) - Reuters
Countries reach COP17 deal to speed up biodiversity action, but money still short (paywall or login) - BBC News top-up
Global nature talks reach deal but money remains an issue
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Who owns or funds the outlets covering this story (6 outlets)
| Outlet | Lean | Ownership & funding (MBFC) |
|---|---|---|
| Bloomberg | Centre-left | Michael R. Bloomberg is the founder and majority owner of Bloomberg LP (The parent company of Bloomberg News). According to Investopedia, Bloomberg Terminal (remote software used to access financial information) is the most expensive among financial data providers. source |
| New York Times | Centre-left | The Ochs-Sulzberger family controls the New York Times through Class B shares. Since 1967, the company has been listed on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol NYT. Class B shares are those that are held privately. source |
| Politico Europe | Centre-left | On 8/26/2021, German publisher Axel Springer purchased Politico and Politico Europe for a reported 1 billion dollars. Axel Springer owns numerous publications, including Bild, Business Insider, and Fakt. source |
| The Guardian | Centre-left | The Guardian and its companion publication, the Sunday newspaper The Observer, are owned by Guardian Media Group plc (GMG). Scott Trust Limited was created in 1936 to ensure the editorial independence of the publications and owns Guardian Media Group plc (GMG). source |
| Financial Times | Centre | The Financial Times is owned by The Nikkei, a Japanese news and financial information company that publishes the leading financial paper, The Nikkei. The FT generates revenue through subscriptions, a hard paywall, and advertising..push({}); source |
| Reuters | Centre | In April 2008, the British company Reuters Group was acquired by Thomson Corporation and formed Thomson Reuters. source |
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