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Amnesty flays Shell’s failure to clean up Niger Delta

Global human rights watchdog, Amnesty International, has once again criticised oil major, Shell, for failing to clean up the pollution in the Niger Delta. This was contained...

Mixed reactions greet NOSDRA’s plan to extend mandate to downstream

Some environmentalists in the Niger Delta region in Nigeria on Thursday, June 11, 2020 expressed mixed reactions on the announcement by National Oil Spills...

Firms in $1.2m solar deal to power Niger Delta communities

Renewvia Energy Corporation, a global solar developer, and All On, a Nigerian off-grid impact investor, on Tuesday, June 2, 2020 announced a partnership to...

UNEP optimistic over Ogoniland clean-up

A clean environment is on the horizon for the people of Ogoniland as government, communities and oil industry commit to implementing UN Environment report...

Government raises Council, Board for Ogoniland clean-up

“The choice is for you to keep your environment clean and nurture the Niger Delta back to its lost glory. The beginning of this clean-up exercise...

How Ogoni pollution impoverished indegenes

Poverty, destitution and deprivation prevalent in Ogoniland have been linked with the soil, air and water pollution that the people of the area have...

Why piecemeal approach won’t deliver on Ogoni clean-up

Dr Godwin Uyi Ojo, Executive Director, Environmental Rights Action/Friends of the Earth Nigeria (ERA/FoEN), attempts an appraisal of Federal Government’s effort in environmental protection...

Pollution: Shell reacts as fresh international legal actions are launched

Two Nigerian Niger Delta communities are suing oil big-wig Shell and asking for compensation for oil spills on their land. It is the second in five...

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South African Embassy in Brazil invites climate delegation to hear grassroots energy justice solutions

In a show of growing interest in grassroots-led climate action, the South African embassy in Brazil extended an invitation...
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French govt offers firm €149m grant for green hydrogen production plant

Lhyfe, a producer of green and renewable hydrogen for mobility and industry, has disclosed that the French Prime Minister has officially confirmed, by signature, a €149 million grant...

Carbon capture: Planetary Technologies withdraws from St. Ives Bay amid community concerns

In what appears to be another failed geoengineering experiment, Canadian company Planetary Technologies has withdrawn from Cornwall’s St. Ives Bay,...

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French govt offers firm €149m grant for green hydrogen production plant

Lhyfe, a producer of green and renewable hydrogen for mobility...