By Godwin Anyebe The devastating impact humanity is having on the planet is quickly passing the point of no return, and if decisive and quick action isn’t taken soon, it could reach a point where Planet Earth is uninhabitable in no distance time. The world can only hope that the UN’s damning report has prompted […]
By Godwin Anyebe Demands from developing countries for richer nations to help them pay for the damage caused by climate change and fund the shift towards a low-carbon future look set to dominate the ongoing global climate talks in Egypt. Despite repeated calls for more help, actual financing offered to date has come nowhere near […]
President Muhammadu Buhari has assured the international community of Nigeria’s readiness to mobilise relevant stakeholders towards climate action, as well as support for regional, continental and global multilateral initiatives on attaining the objectives of the Paris Agreement. The Nigerian leader, who gave the assurance at a virtual Leaders Summit on Climate, on Friday, in Abuja, […]
Climate activists and school children across the world went online on Friday in a global climate strike, a move prompted by the novel coronavirus pandemic that has banned large gatherings of people. “Unfortunately, Covid-19 has put the world on hold, and we must adapt,” the climate movement Fridays for Future said. Last year, several global protests […]
African Climate Reality Project (ACRP) has provided solar panels to supply electricity to power four classrooms in Government Secondary School (GSS), Yaba in Abaji Area Council in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Nigeria. Mr David Michael, a Climate Reality Leader who disclosed this during the presentation and Installation of the solar system in Abuja noted […]
President Muhammadu Buhari has appealed to the international community to support Nigeria’s commitment to reducing the negative effects of climate change. Buhari made the appeal to the One Planet Summit on Tuesday in Paris during his submission at the summit attended by over 60 Heads of State and Governments, as well as representatives of non-governmental […]
* Says project violate relevant laws *About 185 communities will be affected if project is allowed A coalition of about five civil society groups has drawn the attention of president Muhammadu Buhari to the irregularities and violations of the laws of the Federal Republic of Nigeria in the proposed Superhighway project of the Cross River […]
President Donald Trump, who pulled the U.S. out of the 2015 Paris climate agreement, is reportedly “for the time being” not invited to the climate change summit that will be held later this year in France. More than a hundred countries, as well as non-governmental organizations, have been invited to the December 12 summit in […]
…..Says, public awareness is important to increase knowledge …..Wants FG to stop gas flaring In its bid to address the adverse effect of climate change in Nigeria, the Global Initiative for Food security and Ecosystem Prevention,GIFSEP and Global Environment Facility Small Grants Programme, GEF-SGP, yesterday moved its awareness campaign to Secondary Schools in the Federal […]