Climate activists in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) are urging the Congolese government to safeguard Virunga National Park by canceling any active licenses for oil exploration in the park. The call was made at the celebration of this year’s World Wetlands Day observed on Friday, February 2, 2024. Virunga, a UNESCO World Heritage site since 1979 and a Ramsar
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United States Consul General Will Stevens of the Consulate in Lagos, Nigeria, says the US will partner Nigeria in combating climate change and reducing natural gas flaring into the environment. Stevens said this during a media interactive session organised by the Media Awareness and Justice Initiative (MAJI), a Non-Governmental Organisation, in Port Harcourt, Rivers State. Stevens said that Climate Change
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As part of activities towards activating Nigeria’s carbon market, the National Council on Climate Change (NCCC) convened a pivotal two-day training workshop aimed at activating Nigeria’s carbon market and implementing Article 6 of the Paris Agreement. Supported by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and Neyen Consulting SL, the event, titled “Nigeria’s Carbon Market Activation Plan: Nigeria’s Article 6 Framework;
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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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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, 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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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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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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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.
