On November 7, 2023, the Minister of Transport Sa’idu Alkali launched the newly introduced Compress Natural Gas, (CNG), vehicles as a fuel cost-cutting measure and to boost efficiency. During the official commissioning and introduction of the vehicles to the Nigerian market at the CNG Conversion Station in the Nigerian Institute of Transport Technology, (NITT), in Abuja, the minister said the
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Azerbaijan’s Minister of Ecology and Natural Resources Mukhtar Babayev, has been named as president-designate of the UNFCCC COP29 climate conference. Babayev previously headed Azerbaijan’s state oil company, SOCAR, before being appointed minister in 2018. He will be the second consecutive oil executive to head a COP conference, after United Arab Emirate’s Sultan Al-Jaber, the head of state oil company ADNOC
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As we stand at the threshold of 2024, the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) charts a course forward, outlining a robust agenda to address pressing environmental challenges. The year ahead promises to be pivotal, marked by concerted efforts to advance sustainability, embrace innovation, and foster global collaboration. A key focus for UNEP in 2024 is the advancement of sustainable nitrogen
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The Brain Builders Youth Development Initiative (BBYDI), a civil society organization, has expressed dissatisfaction with the allocation of a mere N1.7 million for Kwara State’s Climate Change Office in the recently presented state budget. Abideen Olasupo, the Global Director of BBYDI, while speaking with DA News in Ilorin, the state capital questioned the adequacy of the allocated funds, raising concerns
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The world is welcoming with caution a landmark decision, referred to as the Global Stocktake, in which nearly 200 countries pledged to move away from fossil fuels, a breakthrough that came in the waning hours of the UN Climate Change Conference (COP28). The final text, released on December 13, 2023, avoided calling for the “phase out” of coal, oil, and gas, as many nations
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Nigeria Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) have appealed to all participating parties in the recently held 28th Session of the Conference of the Parties (COP28) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) to urgently translate the decisions reached during the session into concrete actions to ensure that those most impacted by the climate scourge have a chance to
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In the aftermath of COP28, civil society organizations (CSOs) in Nigeria are expressing cautious optimism while offering constructive critiques of the outcomes of the global climate summit. Despite the strides made in acknowledging the urgency of climate action and the commitment to reduce fossil fuel consumption, CSOs are emphasizing the need for tangible, enforceable measures to ensure that promises made
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In the aftermath of the recently concluded COP28 in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, representatives from about 200 countries agreed to begin a deliberate reduction in global consumption of fossil fuels to avert the worst impacts of “Climate Change” on the environment, in a first-of-its-kind deal, signaling the eventual end of the oil age. The deals struck in Dubai after two
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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
Dare Akogun is a media innovator, strategic communication professional, and climate and energy transition journalist with over 11 years of impactful contributions to the media industry.
