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Fidelity’s Anne Richards: COP28 can’t dodge the biodiversity question

COP28 will continue to focus on global warming, but financial support for habitats should also be key

'Muted expectations can pave the way for upside surprises'
'Muted expectations can pave the way for upside surprises' Photo: Hollie Adams/Bloomberg/Getty Images

Anne Richards is the outgoing chief executive of Fidelity International

Nature needs nurturing. We hope this year’s COP28 on climate change will build on last year’s COP15 on biodiversity, at which 188 countries agreed to protect 30% of land and oceans by 2030 and recover 30% of the Earth’s degraded ecosystems.

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