“Electrical vehicles are really powered by coal because that’s what’s used to produce electricity.” Reading that, did your BS detector go off? If not, you’re not alone. Climate falsehoods can be hard to spot and are often intentionally meant to confuse or deceive. That misleading statement about Electrical Vehicles is an example from the global news agency Agence France-Presse’s new
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A youth-focused civil society organization committed to sustainable development, Brain Builders Youth Development Initiative (BBYDI), has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with SOBI 101.9 FM, a leading private radio station in North Central Nigeria dedicated to community engagement and empowerment. The collaboration aims to address the impact of climate change on rural women and girls in Nigeria through a
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World leaders and leading public health experts have signed a declaration seeking an end to cervical cancer. The declaration was formally launched in Geneva on Monday, May 22, at the World Health Assembly. In a statement mailed to DA News on Monday, May 22, 2023, said as of the time of the meeting, 1200 global health leaders and advocates representing
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The 2023 UN Climate Change Conference SB58 kicks off in Bonn in June, with a view to paving the way for a successful outcome at COP28 in the United Arab Emirates, later in the year. SB58 will be the first opportunity for all Parties to the UNFCCC to meet since COP27 last year, where there was a historic decision on
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The African Development Bank (AfDB) has said that Africa will need about $2.7 trillion by 2030 to finance climate change. The bank’s President Akinwunmi Adesina gave the indication at the ongoing 2023 AfDB Annual Meetings in Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt on Monday, May 22, 2023, with the theme of the meetings being “Mobilising Private Sector Financing for Climate and Green
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In a bid to deepen the conversation on climate change, International Climate Change Development Initiative (ICCDI) empowers youth to build response through the climate solution leadership training (CSLT) in six states of Nigeria with support from the Alumni Engagement Innovation Fund (AEIF) that offers numerous benefits to the youth. Led by Olumide Idowu, the executive director of ICCDI has put
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According to the World Meteorological Organization (WMO), the global near-surface temperature rise may between 2023 and 2027 exceed the threshold of 1.5C above preindustrial levels. Although they say that this rise would be temporary, it is also agreed that there is no certainty over whether this scenario is true. The point is that although 1.5C is given as the best-case
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Twenty-four years into Nigeria’s transition to a democratic system of government, concerns persist regarding the extent to which Nigerians can enjoy the benefits of practicing this system. Despite apprehensions about the country’s development rate and its impact on the African region, there is a significant optimism that a democratic system of government guarantees freedom of expression and, to a large
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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.
