The United Nations has said the world risks big misses across Sustainable Development Goals, SDGs unless measures to accelerate implementation are taken. According to the “The Sustainable Development Goals Report 2023: Special Edition“, failure to redouble global efforts to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) – the promise of a better world for all – may fuel greater political instability,
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To date, over 90 countries, including Nigeria, have set net-zero emissions targets, committing to help prevent the most harmful impacts of climate change. But questions remain around the credibility of many of these pledges and whether these goals will be met. Together, countries with net-zero targets – which include China, the United States, and India – are responsible for nearly 80% of global greenhouse
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Earth’s average temperature set a new unofficial record high on Thursday, July 6, 2023, the third such milestone in a week that was already rated as the hottest on record. The planetary average hit 63 degrees Fahrenheit (17.23 degrees Celsius), surpassing the 62.9-degree mark (17.18-degree mark) set on Tuesday, July 4, and equaled on Wednesday, July 5, according to data
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The African Development Bank (AfDB) has granted the Republic of Benin a total loan of €164.25 million to build resilience to flooding caused by climate change and improve urban service delivery. The loan, under the implementation of the Secondary Cities Stormwater Drainage Project (PAPVS), was approved by the Abdijan-based Bank’s Board of Directors on Wednesday, July 5, 2023. It comprises
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Nigerian President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, says his administration will support an indigenous firm, UTM Floating Liquefied Natural Gas Limited, and its foreign partners for the timely completion of the Africa gas project. Tinubu said this on Wednesday, July 5, 2023, in Abuja during an audience with the management of the company and its foreign partners, where he pledged to remove
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The Nigerian government, has warned Nigerians against indiscriminate dumping of refuse to avoid degrading the environment. The permanent secretary, ministry of environment, Ibrahim Yusufu, gave the warning during a press briefing on Thursday in Abuja July 6, 2023 to commemorate the 2023 National Environment Sanitation Day (NESD). According to him, dumping refuse openly will affect the ecosystem and result in
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The National Council on Climate Change (NCCC), says carbon pricing will address some of the climate challenges in Nigeria. The Director General of the agency Dr. Salisu Dahiru, made this known at a workshop for the assessment of carbon pricing initiatives in Nigeria held on Wednesday, July 5, 2023, in Abuja. According to him, “As far as Nigeria is concerned,
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The Pan African Climate Justice Alliance (PACJA), in partnership with Kenyatta University, opened the third Nairobi Summer School of Climate Justice (NSSCJ) cohort in Nairobi, Kenya, on Monday, July 3, 2023. The official opening symposium was held at Kenyatta University and attracted over 500 participants featuring over 250 students from across the continent and beyond. Addressing participants, Dr. Mithika Mwenda,
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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
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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
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