Pollution: Kwara Launches Environmental Taskforce

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In an effort to maintain a clean and healthy environment conducive for all residents, the Kwara State Government has inaugurated an Environmental Taskforce tasked with enforcing compliance with environmental laws throughout the state. The Commissioner for Environment, Mallam Shehu Ndanusa Usman speaking at the event stated that the goal is to ensure a sanitary environment and curtail deforestation across the

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GEF Family of Funds Set for Ambitious Investments in Nature

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The Global Environment Facility’s governing board will start 2024 with decisions on more than $1 billion in funding for climate change adaptation, biodiversity, ocean health, pollution control, and more, as the GEF family of funds continues to expand the support it provides across multiple international environmental conventions. The GEF Council will consider a $916 million work program – the second-largest

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Nigar Arpadarai Assumes Role as UN Climate Change High-Level Champion for COP29

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Nigar Arpadarai, has been appointed as the UN Climate Change High-Level Champion for COP29. She is an independent member of the Milli Majlis (Parliament ) representing a central constituency in Baku city since 2020. Arpadarai, with a diverse background spanning 15 years in international organizations, sports, and telecommunications, brings a wealth of experience to this new role. In her parliamentary

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For COP29 to Succeed, Rich Nations Must Get Their Parliaments to Agree More Finance Now

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Although 2024 has just begun, the coming months will determine if Cop29 will be a success and whether benefits will trickle down to vulnerable communities in developing countries. The Cop29 summit in Baku in November will focus on climate finance. Government negotiators in the Global North always tell us that their ambition on finance depends on their parliaments. This has

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Increased Business Participation Vital for Voluntary Initiatives to Achieve Net-Zero – IISD

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Voluntary standards and initiatives for carbon management (VSICMs) can help fill a legal void in climate regulations and add much-needed credibility to corporate climate action claims. However, new research shows that a lack of uptake from private sector companies and limited coordination and alignment between VSICMs are hindering their impact. Two new reports from the International Institute for Sustainable Development

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Clean Energy Powers a Silent Revolution on Togo’s Roads

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On the busy streets of Togo’s capital, Lomé, change is afoot amongst some of the city’s motorcycle taxi drivers. They’re going electric. At a battery swapping station, drivers are quick to share their enthusiasm for their new e-motorcycles, replacements for the petrol-powered models they once rode. “I can say there are four advantages or benefits to using an electric motorcycle,”

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International Day of Clean Energy 

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Energy lies at the core of a double challenge: leaving no one behind and protecting the Planet. And clean energy is crucial to its solution. In a world grappling with climate change, clean energy plays a vital role in reducing emissions, and can also benefit communities lacking access to reliable power sources. Still today, 675 million people live in the

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Kwara Inaugurates Committee to Address Climate Change Impacts

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As part of its efforts to combat the adverse effects of climate change on its populace, the Kwara State Government has inaugurated the State Inter-Ministerial Committee on Climate Change (KWAICCC). The commissioner for Environment, mallam Shehu Ndanusa Usman while speaking at the said the move is to foster a safer and more conducive environment by reducing the hazards associated with

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