The 15th meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the UN Convention on Biological Diversity (COP15) opened Monday in the Chinese city of Kunming On this occasion, euronews gathered experts from China and Europe to discuss protecting biodiversity and creating a world that is not hostile to nature. A full recording of the discussion can be found on our website, and here are the basics of the panelists’ thoughts.

According to Li Lin, director of the Policy and Legal Aid Department of the International Wildlife Foundation, “the most important thing in President Xi Jinping’s speech to the conference was his commitment to provide 1.5 billion yuan for the Kunming Biodiversity Fund.

Meriem Bouamran, head of policy and research at UNESCO’s Division of Ecology and Biodiversity, believes that “the pandemic crisis has given us an unprecedented understanding of our interdependence with nature, ecosystems and biodiversity.

He is a professor of ecology at the Helmholtz Center for Environmental Studies in Leipzig, Germany. Joseph Sättle, professor of ecology at the Helmholtz Center for Environmental Research in Leipzig, supports the idea of imposing additional taxes on food producers who do not use “organic” technologies that are more environmentally friendly.

Ma Jun, director of China’s Institute for the Environment, recalled the 20 biodiversity targets adopted in the Japanese city of Aichi in 2010 but hardly implemented because they were not included in mandatory national legislation. The money and investments to implement these targets have not been received either.”

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“Almost 2/3 of the time, ads by fossil fuel companies mislead the public,” Paul Musiol said. – “They do this by presenting their industries as more ‘green’ than they really are, they exaggerate their investments in things like renewable energy. These companies are touting things that we think, and research shows, are actually hurting the fight to save the atmosphere. For example, the carbon dioxide capture and storage they advocate would take too long to help prevent a climate crisis.”

To bring their initiative to the attention of European authorities, 80 Greenpeace activists blocked access to Shell’s refinery in the port of Rotterdam on Monday.

The European Commission has yet to respond to the environmental organizations. To become a guideline for Brussels, any civic initiative must get a million signatures in at least 7 EU member states.

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In addition to Daimler, lawyers for the environmental organizations threatened to sue BMW and Volkswagen.

“Among other things, we demand that automobile companies abandon internal combustion engines by 2030 and that Germany’s largest company, Wintershall, stop developing new oil and gas fields no later than 2026,” said Matthias Walther, a spokesman for Deutsche Umwelthilfe (German Environmental Action).

“We give companies plenty of time in our appeal: for example, VW has until the end of October to answer whether they are ready to go down this path. We believe that a serious discussion can and should take place. If a satisfactory application is not accepted, we will file a lawsuit,” adds Rhoda Verheyen, attorney for the Greenpeace plaintiffs.

Lawyers for Greenpeace and Deutsche Umwelthilfe are seeking legal obligations from automakers not to market models using conventional fuels. Earlier this year, the same lawyers filed a successful lawsuit against the German government, forcing it to adjust its plans to cut CO2 emissions.

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