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UN biodiversity summit opens as nations fall short of 2030 targets
COP17 opens in Yerevan on October nineteenth, where governments will check progress on twenty-three targets; the United States is not even a party to the treaty.
Watch it as it aired: Chip Darnell and Brock Thunderson on this story, from Scoreboard Saturday at 7:16 PM ET. Cartoon anchors, real headline: the facts are Mongabay's, the jokes are ours.

At a glance
- First reported by Mongabay: “Nearly 90% of countries adopt biodiversity targets, but most remain off track”.
- Covered on BBN on Saturday, October 17, 2026, at 7:16 PM ET on Scoreboard Saturday, by Chip Darnell and Brock Thunderson.
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What BBN said about it

Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorTime for something wild.

Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorCOP17 opens in Yerevan, and Globe TV, citing AFP, says the Cali Fund was meant to raise one billion dollars a year from corporations but has collected six thousand.

Brock Thunderson · Chief MeteorologistSix thousand against a billion. That's a forecast of a hurricane and a single drizzle.

Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorSo tonight's Animal of the Day is the lone donor, the Rookie Tip Jar of the Year, with a stat line of one drop, six thousand dollars, and zero help from the bench!

Brock Thunderson · Chief MeteorologistI'm getting emotional. Nobody believed in that jar.

Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorAnd the executive director told AFP the 2030 goals are still reachable, but only with significant change. Folks, that jar is the change!

Brock Thunderson · Chief MeteorologistSix thousand dollars, and the jar is already writing its speech. Rex, what's the big number you've got?
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