A powerful new global campaign to curb methane emissions, described as the fastest way to cool the planet, was launched today at the ongoing UNFCCC Climate Summit in Bonn, Germany. The “Pull the Methane Emergency Brake” initiative calls for deep, rapid, and mandatory cuts in methane pollution, with scientists. It advocates a warning that voluntary efforts are no longer sufficient
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As Nigeria continues to grapple with rapid deforestation and the devastating impacts of climate change, One Acre Fund Nigeria is ramping up its environmental intervention with the 2025 Trees Distribution Campaign, targeting the planting of 12.5 million tree seedlings across the country marking one of the most ambitious climate-smart agriculture efforts by a non-governmental organisation in the region. In Kwara
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As global leaders, negotiators, and climate advocates gather in Bonn, Germany, for the 62nd Session of the UN Climate Subsidiary Bodies (SB62), Nigeria is stepping forward with renewed determination to ensure Africa’s voice echoes loudly in global climate governance. The mid-year UN climate negotiations, holding from June 16 to 26, 2025, at the World Conference Center Bonn (WCCB), are critical
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The 2025 United Nations Ocean Conference has ended on a historic note, with over 170 countries adopting a robust political declaration titled “Our ocean, our future: united for urgent action,” a global call to conserve and sustainably use the ocean. While the commitments made are groundbreaking, African countries like Nigeria must now translate global pledges into national action to protect
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A coalition of twelve civil society organisations from Africa, Europe, and Russia has released a damning report warning against the surge in African countries adopting nuclear energy as part of their energy transition strategy, describing it as a “misadventure” and a “false climate solution.” The report, titled “The Alarming Rise of False Climate Solutions in Africa: The Nuclear Energy Misadventure,”
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The Ocean Cleanup, a leading international non-profit organisation, announced its ambitious new initiative, the 30 Cities Program, aimed at eliminating up to one-third of ocean-bound plastic pollution by the end of the decade. The initiative announced at the ongoing Ocean Conference in Nice, the game-changing expansion targets major plastic-emitting rivers in 30 key coastal cities across Asia and the Americas
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The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) and the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) have unveiled three new World Restoration Flagships for 2025. Launched at the ongoing UN Ocean Conference in Nice, the initiative is showcasing large-scale, community-driven marine ecosystem recovery efforts across Africa, Latin America, and Europe. Together, these initiatives aim to restore nearly five million hectares of critical marine
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Azerbaijan has been announced as the host nation for two major United Nations events in 2026 the 13th Session of the World Urban Forum (WUF13) and World Environment Day, underscoring its rising profile as a global leader in sustainable development and urban innovation. In a statement shared with DA News, officials said these events mark a strategic contribution to global
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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
Nuclear power is a solution to climate change because it is the largest source of low-carbon energy that produces minimal greenhouse gas emissions and can help reduce the amount of carbon dioxide
As part of it’s aim at cutting down greenhouse gases and replacing it with cleaner sources of energy, the governor of Lagos State South West Nigeria Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has announced the arrival
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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