The United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP28) closed today with an agreement that signals the “beginning of the end” of the fossil fuel era by laying the ground for a swift, just, and equitable transition, underpinned by deep emissions cuts and scaled-up finance. In a demonstration of global solidarity, negotiators from nearly 200 Parties came together in Dubai with a
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The Deputy Chairman of the House Committee on Environment, Hon. Mohammed Jamilu Katsina, and member representing Faskari/ Kankara/Sabuwa Federal constituency of Katsina state, has commended Nigeria’s participation at the 28th Conference of the Parties (COP 28) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change. He lauded the country’s commitment to addressing environmental challenges, particularly methane emissions. Speaking with newsmen
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The African Group of negotiators is pressing for decisive and tangible actions to address the critical issues of climate adaptation, loss and damage, and finance, in the collective pursuit of a sustainable and equitable future for all. Specifically, the African Group has placed significant importance on establishing a robust Framework for the Global Goal on Adaptation, recognizing it as the
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Representatives from nearly 200 countries agreed at the COP28 climate summit on Wednesday to begin reducing global consumption of fossil fuels to avert the worst of climate change, a first of its kind deal signaling the eventual end of the oil age. The deal struck in Dubai after two weeks of hard-fought negotiations was meant to send a powerful signal
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Some countries and international institutions have pledged to support the channelling of Special Drawing Rights (SDRs) through Multilateral Development Banks (MDBs). A statement issued by the African Development Bank (AfDB) said the participants made the commitment at a special roundtable convened at the COP28 in Dubai, hosted by the COP28 Presidency, AfDB, IDB and the Government of France. It stated
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As part of it’s effort towards environmental sustainability, the Zamfara State has secured a strategic partnership with the Climate Impact fund, Islamic Development Bank, Visa Card Foundation and others to implement a green energy and climate smart agriculture projects in the state. Renewable Energy, Clean Cook Stove and community developmental project among others for the benefit of the people in
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A renowned African environmentalist and activist Nnimmo Bassey has said oil extractions in Africa have caused decades of environmental degradation and disruption of livelihoods than the benefits to the local economy. Bassey stated in Dubai shortly after the screening of a documentary on the continuous burning of fire on the Ororo oil well in Ondo State for the past three
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The Special Adviser and Assistant Secretary-General for Climate Change at the United Nations, Selwin Hart, has called on youths In Africa to demand a seat at the table where decisions about their future are being made. Hart advised a roundtable discussion with young delegates and activists from various African countries on the side of the ongoing COP28 in Dubai. According
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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
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