This event was the first of two linked events jointly hosted by BES Scotland Policy Group and CIEEM on 28 September 2021. In the first event of this series covered by this report, we explored the biodiversity and climate COPs (COP15 and COP26), how they tie together and the plans for them. The second part of this series (planned to take place in 2022) will explore the outcomes of the COPs and how they will be implemented in practice across different sectors in Scotland