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Green optimism as Peabody Energy declares bankruptcy

Peabody Energy Corporation, the world’s largest private-sector coal company, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy on Wednesday (13 April 2016), spelling the end of coal and a...

Activists plan anti-fossil fuel mass action in Nigeria, others

The global platform “Break Free” has been launched, courtesy of the Climate Action Network (CAN). It features a series of peaceful, coordinated actions that...

Between subsidising polluters and thieves

The movement against subsidising the fossil fuel industry continues to grow and is an integral part of the keep-it-in-the-ground struggle. However, in places like Nigeria, contentious...

Fossil fuel divestment commitments exceed $3.4 trillion mark

As over 500 institutions join movement, campaigners want governments to follow suit The fossil fuel divestment campaign appears to have broken a new record at...

World takes to the streets ahead of Paris climate summit

The weekend before the opening of the climate summit in Paris, hundreds of thousands of people are taking to the streets in over 2,000...

Insurer, Allianz, embraces wind energy, divests from coal

Munich, Germany-based European insurance and asset management firm, Allianz, has announced that it will pull the plug on investments in coal companies and increase...

How Exxon ignored global warming evidence decades ago

As early as 1977, Exxon research scientists warned company executives that carbon dioxide was increasing in the atmosphere due to burning of fossil fuels,...

Applause as Islamic Climate Declaration calls for fossil fuel phase-out

Islamic leaders from 20 countries on Tuesday in Istanbul, Turkey launched a bold Climate Change Declaration to engage the world’s 1.6 billion Muslims on the...

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Uzbekistan to host CITES COP20 in Samarkand in 2025

The Government of the Republic of Uzbekistan and the Secretariat of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species...
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Ihedioha, others proffer solution to dearth of arable lands in Imo

A former governor of Imo State, Emeka Ihedioha, alongside other prominent persons, has proffered solution to the dearth of...

Borno subsidises fuel to 5,000 farmers at N600 per litre

The Borno State Government has announced plans to subsidise fuel at N600 per litre to 5,000 farmers in communities...

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Uzbekistan to host CITES COP20 in Samarkand in 2025

The Government of the Republic of Uzbekistan and the...

Ihedioha, others proffer solution to dearth of arable lands in Imo

A former governor of Imo State, Emeka Ihedioha, alongside...
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