Stakeholders in the environmental sector have put forth crucial demands, highlighting the pressing issues hindering climate change mitigation efforts in Africa and other economically challenged nations worldwide. These demands were encapsulated in a communiqué issued at the conclusion of the Second National Conference on Climate Change, organized by Corporate Accountability and Public Participation Africa (CAPPA), titled “Creating a sustainable climate
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Saudi Arabia produced the third highest amount of crude oil and condensate in 2022, churning 10.4 million barrels per day of crude oil, 14 percent higher than 9.1 million barrels per day the year before, the country’s production of liquid fuel also increasing by 12 percent to 12.1 million per day, from 10.8 million barrels per day the year before.
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In a landmark move signaling global commitment to biodiversity, the delegates to the United Nations Biodiversity Convention concluded the 15th meeting of the Conference of the Parties (COP 15) in Nairobi, Kenya, with a decisive shift from agreement to action. Under the theme “Ecological Civilization: Building a Shared Future for All Life on Earth,” the conference saw participation from over
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Negotiations by countries at the fourth and final meeting of the UN Transitional Committee on Loss and Damage in Aswan, Egypt, on Thursday, October 19, 2023, ended in deadlock over key differences. The Transitional Committee mandated with designing the new Loss and Damage Fund has only a day remaining to formally conclude the talks. Countries remain divergent on fundamental issues
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The North Atlantic Treaty Organisation’s (NATO) goal of 2% spending of GDP on the military will accelerate climate breakdown by diverting millions of dollars from climate finance and increasing greenhouse gas emissions, concludes a new report that urgently calls for a “climate dividend” similar to the “peace dividend” that was won with the end of the Cold War. The report, “Climate
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Stakeholders including government representatives, policymakers, civil society organizations, and other partners from Africa have convened in Abuja Nigeria’s Capital for the maiden Conference on the Acceleration of Agricultural Adaptation in Africa. The four-day forum which began on Monday, October 16, 2023, was organized by the Pan African Climate Justice Alliance (PACJA) and the Government of the Federal Republic of Nigeria
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The African Development Bank (AfDB) Group has granted funding of $13.15 million to Burundi. The bank, in a statement on its website, said that the fund would help the country implement phase one of its “Water Sector and Climate Resilience Building Support Programme”. It said the funding came from the Transition Support Facility, one of the bank’s funding mechanisms aimed
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No fewer than 10 Multilateral Development Banks (MDBs) have committed to greater collaboration to catalyze financing and boost climate action, as the World Bank and IMF annual meetings ended in Marrakech, Morocco, on Sunday, October 15, 2023. The banks are the African Development Bank, Asian Development Bank, Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank, Council of Europe Development Bank, European Bank for Reconstruction
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The UN humanitarian agencies have said that no fewer than 60 million people in the Horn of Africa were in urgent need of humanitarian assistance. The World Health Organisation’s (WHO) incident manager
Nuclear power is a solution to climate change because it is the largest source of low-carbon energy that produces minimal greenhouse gas emissions and can help reduce the amount of carbon dioxide
As part of it’s aim at cutting down greenhouse gases and replacing it with cleaner sources of energy, the governor of Lagos State South West Nigeria Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has announced the arrival
Adetokunbo Abiola Methane continued its upwards emissions spiral, as it recorded its fourth highest annual increase in 2022, rising by 14 parts per billion to 1,911.9 ppb in the past year, faster
The value of Nigerian soya beans in the global market has reached N462.2 billion ($ 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.
