CEQ 3 Flashcards
COP
Conference of the parties, international meeting held by UN for environmental stuff
UN summit
meeting of world leaders to discuss issues
Global biodiversity framework
The Global Biodiversity
Framework is an agreement
between countries, with the
main goal being to protect
nature and prevent biodiversity
loss.
Susana Muhamad:
Colombian Minister of Environment and Sustainable
Development & COP16 President. Belongs to the Humane Party of Colombia
Antonio Guterres:
UN Secretary General. Speaker at opening of COP16 conference.
Emphasizes the importance and urgency of making peace with nature in speech.
Says financial commitment is needed.
Greenpeace:
Interest group supporting COP16. Activists within Greenpeace
brought a 1.2 meter tall piggy bank to COP16 venue, calling for government to give
money towards needed funding.
COP16
From October 21 to November 1 the
UN has been hosting the first
biodiversity Conference of Parties
known as COP16
Shigeru Ishiba: .
Current Prime Minister of Japan, and the president of the Liberal Democratic Party
Liberal Democratic Party (LDP):
Largest political party in Japan and has held power since its formation in 1955
Fumio Kishida:
Previous Prime Minister of Japan from 2021-2024. While in office, the LDP was accused of
embezzlement through the government’s slush funds.
Constitutional Democratic Party (CDP):
Main opposition to the LDP; they are a Liberal Social party, and are led by Yoshihiko Noda.
Japan Innovation Party:
Conservative and right-wing political party.
National Diet:
Japan’s National Congress. It is made up of two houses; The House of Representatives and the
House of Councillors.
Slush money in Japan
two factions of LDP accused of having slush funds with unreported money, Abe Shinzo, and Kochikai
What is happening with Ishiba
dissolved parliment and called for snap election as PM
