From Dare Akogun, Egypt Funding pledges from rich countries at the ongoing COP27 summit in Egypt have been welcomed by observers and developing nations, who say they must pave the way for a broad global financing deal. The controversial issue has been a key focus of the UN meeting having been put on the agenda for the first time, as
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From Dare Akogun, Egypt The United Nations Economic Commission for Africa has launched an Initiative “Reducing the Cost of Green and Sustainable Borrowing” in climate-vulnerable countries at today at the ongoing COP27. The initiative which is aimed at addressing the larger issues of deteriorating fiscal health under threat by potential output losses linked to climate hazards and disaster recovery costs,
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From Dare Akogun, Egypt Governor of Bayelsa State Sen. Douye Diri has called on the attention of the world to the peculiar challenge of the Deltas in the world brought about by the rise in the sea level. Diri represented by Ambassador Godknows Igali made the call on Wednesday in Sharm El Sheikh during a programme organised by the Bayelsa
Continue ReadingFrom Dare Akogun, Egypt The Federal Government of Nigeria has called on African leaders to take decisive action to mitigate the impact of Climate Change, as the continent is at a critical stage with respect to the world’s climate future. The leaders of Nigeria’s delegation and Minister of Environment Barrister Mohammed Abdullahi made call today while addressing African leaders during
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From Dare Akogun, Egypt The Federal Government has said that it was pushing for 400 billion dollars commitments from developed countries and partners on climate change to finance its Energy Transition Plan (ETP). Minister of Environment, Barrister Mohammed Abdullahi, disclosed this to Sobi FM on the sideline of the annual global conference on climate change otherwise known as COP27 on
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From Dare Akogun, Egypt The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation has said that its new commitment of $1.4 billion to developing countries was to help smallholder farmers boycott the existential impacts of climate change in Sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia. The commitment, which is in form of grant, the foundation said, was targeted at funding immediate action and long term
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From Dare Akogun, Egypt The United States President Joe Biden, on Friday, announced $150 million in support for climate adaptation projects in Africa. He made the announcement at the ongoing climate summit, otherwise called the Conference of Parties (COP27) in Egypt. Mr Biden pointed that controlling climate change is imperative for the future of the world, adding that there is
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Sobi FM’s senior and award-winning editor, Dare Akogun, has landed in Egypt, to cover the forthcoming United Nations Climate Change Conference, UNFCCC, commonly tagged “COP27”. His accreditation was concluded, and participation was confirmed, last week in an email, sent by the UNFCCC IBC Manager, Tim Davies, in which he indicated that one Workstation had been reserved for SOBI FM at
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The UN humanitarian agencies have said that no fewer than 60 million people in the Horn of Africa were in urgent need of humanitarian assistance. The World Health Organisation’s (WHO) incident manager
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As part of it’s aim at cutting down greenhouse gases and replacing it with cleaner sources of energy, the governor of Lagos State South West Nigeria Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has announced the arrival
Adetokunbo Abiola Methane continued its upwards emissions spiral, as it recorded its fourth highest annual increase in 2022, rising by 14 parts per billion to 1,911.9 ppb in the past year, faster
The value of Nigerian soya beans in the global market has reached N462.2 billion ($ 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.
