Azerbaijan has defended its position as yet another oil and gas producing nation to host the world’s most important climate summit, with the incoming COP29 president saying the Caucasus country was vulnerable to climate change. In his first international interview since being appointed, Mukhtar Babayev told the Financial Times that Azerbaijan was suffering from the effects of global warming with
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The upcoming Berlin Energy Transition Dialogue 2024, BETD.24, summit to be held during the Berlin Energy Week in the German capital presents a pivotal moment for Nigeria to underline its status as a critical stakeholder, as world leaders gather to discuss the transition from fossil fuels to renewable energy. Against the backdrop of escalating climate concerns, looking at this year’s
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Natives and residents of Gelegele community in Ovia North East Local Government Area (LGA) of Edo has called for the revocation of the operational licence of the oil company in the area for causing environmental pollution. At a one-day capacity building workshop on Friday, organised by the Health of Mother Earth Foundation (HOMEF) for the community, the indigenes, who are
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Climate Action Sustainability Fellowship: 50 SLOTS AVAILABLE. Program Curriculum: * Understanding Climate Change Science: Global Warming, Greenhouse Gases and Consequences * Media and the Act of Story Telling in Combating Climate Change * Climate Change Adaptation and Mitigation; the way forward * Climate Action & Environmental Health for Sustainability * The importance of Stakeholders Engagement in Sustainability * E-waste Management
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The Nigeria government has revealed that it is paving the way for a substantial $2.5 billion carbon market by forming a new committee. Nigeria’s vice president Kashim Shettima, made this known while inaugurating the Intergovernmental Committee on Carbon Market Activation Plan on Thursday March 7, 2024. In a statement signed by Stanley Stanley Nkwocha, the Vice president’s spokesperson, the committee’s goal
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Climate change impacts on the local communities are high because they depend primarily on natural resources. Their dependence on agriculture, forestry, and fishing sectors makes them more vulnerable to climate-related impacts such as droughts, floods, and extreme weather events. These impacts can lead to significant economic losses, such as crop failure, livestock damage, and indeed food insecurity; threatening the agricultural
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As anticipation builds for the upcoming 29th UNFCCC Conference of Parties (COP29) in Azerbaijan, Afrihealth Optonet Association (AHOA) has garnered support from 104 organizations worldwide in endorsing their statement of solidarity with the COP29 Presidency and the host country. In a letter dated March 5, 2024 and addressed to the COP29 Presidency and signed by AHOA coordinator Dr. Uzodinma Adirieje,
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The Head of the Presidential Administration of the Republic of Azerbaijan and Chairman of the COP 29 Organizing Committee Samir Nuriyev, has revealed that the UN has commended the level of preparedness to host the annual world climate conference. Nuriyev highlighted Azerbaijan President Ilham Aliyev’s delineation of key directions and framework for the COP29 Chairmanship agenda during discussions at the
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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.
