By Louis de Briant ( November 9, 2026, 13:20 GMT | Comment) -- Agricultural, energy and biotech companies face uncertainty over future subsidy reforms and biodiversity-related payments in the wake of last month's UN biodiversity summit. Countries called for faster reductions in subsidies harmful to nature but imposed no new obligations. Questions remain over the effectiveness of the Cali Fund, which collects payments from companies using genetic data. The EU also launched an international initiative on nature credits, which allow companies to finance measurable improvements in biodiversity.As the UN's latest climate change conference gets under way this week, the dust is still settling on its most recent biodiversity summit, COP17, which concluded on Oct. 31....
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