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Power outage cripples socio-economic activities in Kaduna, Kano, Katsina

The prolonged power outage being experienced in some parts of Nigeria for the past eight days has crippled socio-economic activities in Kaduna, Kano and...

Players rally against FIFA, Saudi Aramco partnership over climate concerns, women’s rights

In what looks like a bold move, over 100 professional female footballers from across five continents have called for FIFA to sever ties with...

UNEP Emissions Gap Report: Humanity teetering on planetary tightrope, warns Guterres

The United Nations Environment Programme’s (UNEP) Emissions Gap Report 2024 has delivered a stark reminder that the world is still far from meeting its...

COP16: Crisis facing nature takes centre stage at UN summit

A major United Nations conference on biological diversity opened on Monday, October 21, 2024, in Cali, Colombia, where 196 nations will discuss how to...

GCF board considers 16 climate investment proposals worth $1bn for approval

Sixteen new climate project proposals totalling about $1.0 billion of GCF investment will be considered for approval at the Green Climate Fund (GCF) Board...

Over 130 groups urge UNEP director to retract comments on plastic production’s role in treaty talks

Over 130 organisations are calling on United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) Executive Director, Inger Andersen, to reconsider recent public statements that they believe undermine...

Over 2.8bn people can’t afford healthy diets – FAO

More than 2.8 billion people in the world cannot afford healthy diets, the Director-General of the United Nations’ Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO), Qu...

EU to push for 1.5C temperature rise limit at climate conference

European Union environment ministers have agreed to push for the goal to limit global warming to 1.5 degree Celsius at this year’s UN Climate...

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