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EU urged to raise climate ambition in run-up to 2040

A new position paper by Corporate Leaders Group Europe has called on the European Union to reduce its 2040 greenhouse gas emissions by at...

European Commission to review protected status of wolves

The European Commission has said it will review the protected conservation status of wolves in the European Union with a study launched on Monday,...

European Commission to relax laws on genetically-modified food

Many genetically modified foods could in future be sold unlabelled on European supermarket shelves, according to an unpublished legislative proposal by the European Commission. A...

Wind and solar overtaken fossil generation in EU, says report

New data from energy think tank Ember shows that wind and solar produced more EU electricity than fossil fuels in May 2023, for the...

EU Commission, EIB announce funds worth €18bn to boost investments in climate action

The European Commission and the European Investment Bank have announced €18 billion of financing under Global Gateway, Europe's investment strategy for partner countries. This will boost...

Can Nigeria exploit Russia-Ukraine war to capture EU gas market?

Following the instability in the European gas market occasioned by Russia-Ukraine war which started in February 2022, the European Union (EU) looks up to...

Climate change: EU agrees deal on a more ambitious Emissions Trading System

Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) and EU governments on Saturday, December 17, 2022, agreed to reform the Emissions Trading System (ETS) to further...

COP15: EU failed to protect our land rights – Indigenous communities

In a response to EU Legislation to Rid Agricultural Supply Chains of Deforestation & Human Rights Violations, members of the Global Alliance of Territorial...

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Can Africa re-imagine climate justice by breaking free from green capitalism trap?

In Hamouchene’s "Green Colonialism and Environmental Orientalism", the author critiques how green capitalism, under the banner of a “just...
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Nigeria, Turkey to ensure safe return of endangered baby gorrilla

The Federal Government of Nigeria says it will partner with relevant Turkish authorities to ensure that the endangered baby...

Management agency vows to uphold biosafety standards

Director-General of the National Biosafety Management Agency (NBMA), Dr Agnes Asagbra, has reaffirmed the agency’s commitment to upholding biosafety...

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Can Africa re-imagine climate justice by breaking free from green capitalism trap?

In Hamouchene’s "Green Colonialism and Environmental Orientalism", the author...

Nigeria, Turkey to ensure safe return of endangered baby gorrilla

The Federal Government of Nigeria says it will partner...