Founder and CEO of the Renewable Energy Technology Training Institute Glory Oguegbu, has urged African nations to embrace automation and AI technologies to expedite the transition to a zero-carbon economy by 2050. In an exclusive interview with DA News on the sidelines at the Berlin Energy Transition Dialogue, Oguegbu emphasized the strategic importance of AI in optimizing processes and fostering
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The Global Renewable Alliance has called for accelerated action to drive the energy transition in Africa, emphasizing the continent’s pivotal role in achieving global renewable energy goals. Speaking at a press conference at the sidelines of the ongoing Berlin Energy Transition Dialogue, Global CEO of the Alliance Bruce Douglas highlighted the urgent need for African countries to actively participate in
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President of the German Renewable Energy Federation, BEE, Dr. Simone Peter, has advocated for the need to decentralize energy transition, particularly in Africa. Speaking during a side event at the ongoing Berlin Energy Transition Dialogue themed:”Addressing the implications of COP28 on renewable businesses”, she said the further acceleration of the energy transition is key for reaching the Paris climate goals.
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Azerbaijan Deputy Minister of Energy Samir Valiyev, has reaffirmed Azerbaijan’s dedication to doubling its renewable energy capacity. He spoke during a panel session titled “A Decade for the Energy Transition” at the ongoing 10th Berlin Energy Transition Dialogue. Valiyev while highlighting Azerbaijan’s commitment to global energy transformation efforts, he said the country is working towards tripling the world’s installed renewable
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Germany has stressed the urgent need for a global action in clean energy investment. Speaking while declaring open the 10th Berlin Energy Transition Dialogue BETD, Federal Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock highlighted the significant progress made in renewable energy adoption worldwide, citing a 50% increase in installations compared to the previous year. She underscored the urgent need for an expanded renewable
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The German government has reiterated its commitment to strengthening its energy partnership with Nigeria. The Director for Energy Diplomacy, Climate, and Security at the German Federal Foreign Office, Marcus Hicken, gave the indication while hosting media fellows of the BETD24, on Monday in Berlin ahead of the Berlin Energy Transition Dialogue to be held between March 19 and 20, 2024.
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The Centre for Climate Change and Development (CCCD) at Alex Ekwueme Federal University, in collaboration with the Overseas Development Institute (ODI) London, is holding an online event to present the key messages emanating from recent national research on Nigeria’s subsidy reform and its energy transition agenda. The CCCD and ODI conducted research that aimed to understand the realities unfolding because
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The UN has highlighted the need to defend women’s rights which were under threat, citing a reversal in hard-won progress, increasing violence against women, and a growing digital gender divide. UN Secretary-General, Antonio Guterres, said this at the opening of the 68th session of the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW), under the theme, “Accelerating the achievement of gender
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The UN humanitarian agencies have said that no fewer than 60 million people in the Horn of Africa were in urgent need of humanitarian assistance. The World Health Organisation’s (WHO) incident manager
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Adetokunbo Abiola Methane continued its upwards emissions spiral, as it recorded its fourth highest annual increase in 2022, rising by 14 parts per billion to 1,911.9 ppb in the past year, faster
The value of Nigerian soya beans in the global market has reached N462.2 billion ($ 1.18 billion) due to huge production which has led to the exportation of the according to recent
A new report from the UN Climate Change shows that countries are bending the curve of global greenhouse gas emissions downward but underlines that these efforts remain insufficient to limit global temperature
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