Overview

Nature and climate are connected. Healthy ecosystems can act as buffers to the worst extremes of climate change, and natural climate solutions represent a large, readily available option for reducing greenhouse gas emissions. However, ecosystems are in turn affected by climate change, which is the third biggest driver of global biodiversity loss. By addressing nature and climate in a holistic way, we can maximise our impact on nature loss and climate change.

Taking place in Colombia, 21 October - 1 November, COP16 is the first biodiversity COP since the adoption of the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework (GBF) at COP15 in 2022. COP16 is seen as the first implementation COP. Governments will be asked to review how they have implemented the GBF and show how their National Biodiversity Strategies and Action Plans (NBSAPs) align with the GBF.

COP29 will be hosted in Azerbaijan, 11-22 November, and aims to gain commitments to more ambitious national plans to deliver deep, rapid and sustained emission reductions to keep temperature increase below 1.5°C, while leaving no one behind.

Ipieca is the global oil and gas association for advancing environmental and social performance across the energy transition. Founded at the request of the United Nations Environment Programme in 1974, it remains the industry's principal channel of engagement with the UN.

Speaker

Artemis Kostareli, Senior Nature Manager, Ipieca

Artemis Kostareli is the Director for Nature in Ipieca overseeing the environment portfolio which covers biodiversity and ecosystems services, water management issues as well as other environmental topics such as impact assessments. She has been engaging with various stakeholders including UNEP, CBD, IUCN, etc., non-governmental organizations and other industry associations on environmental issues pertained to the oil and gas industry. She has represented Ipieca to numerous UN meetings and international events such as SPE HSE promoting the good environmental practice for the industry. She has been working for more than 10 years in sustainability in the oil and gas and alternative energies and in 2023, she was seconded to Shell as a Biodiversity Advisor for a year. Prior to Ipieca, she worked for carbon consultancies delivering sustainability support to a variety of organisations. Artemis holds an MSc in Environmental Technology from Imperial College London.

Lorena Perez Bajo, Climate Director, Ipieca

Lorena Perez is the Director for Climate in Ipieca. She joined Ipieca in August 2016 as Climate Change Manager. She holds a BSc Hons degree in Environmental Science from the University of Leon, Spain, and MSc in Global Environmental Change from King's College London. Previously she worked as a sustainability analyst oriented toward minimizing the impact of the business on water quantity and quality, air quality and waste from operations; environmental auditor; and health and safety technician.environmental topics such as impact assessments. She has been engaging with various stakeholders including UNEP, CBD, IUCN, etc., non-governmental organizations and other industry associations on environmental issues pertained to the oil and gas industry. She has represented Ipieca to numerous UN meetings and international events such as SPE HSE promoting the good environmental practice for the industry. She has been working for more than 10 years in sustainability in the oil and gas and alternative energies and in 2023, she was seconded to Shell as a Biodiversity Advisor for a year. Prior to Ipieca, she worked for carbon consultancies delivering sustainability support to a variety of organisations. Artemis holds an MSc in Environmental Technology from Imperial College London.

Time

10:00 - 11:00 GMT.

Software

The presentation will be delivered via Microsoft Teams. We recommend downloading the app from the Microsoft website, rather than using the web portal.