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As soot blankets Port Harcourt

The air in parts of Port Harcourt, the Rivers State capital city, has been darkened by soot over the past few months, raising a...

Paris Agreement: Deutsche Bank pulls out of coal projects

Deutsche Bank, the biggest bank in Germany, has said it will stop financing coal projects as part of its commitments under the Paris agreement...

Why polluters must be made to pay

It is a known fact that man is a selfish being - even right from the womb. We are always concerned about meeting our...

Time to ban polluters from climate negotiations

The word “fossil” is derived from Latin and primarily means, “dug up”. However, it is important we know that the old forests, which had...

Insurers urge G20 to stop funding fossil fuels

Multi-national insurers with more than $1.2 trillion in assets under management have urged governments to commit to phasing out fossil fuel subsides by 2020...

Stemming the tide of plastics in oceans

Plastic pollution seems to be everywhere, from Atlantic beaches to Arctic sea ice to huge swirling vortexes of trash in the Pacific Ocean. Plastics...

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...

Lead exposure costs India $236 billion annually

A new interactive map shows that lead exposure costs India $236 billion annually. Economic Costs of Childhood Lead Exposure in Low-and Middle-Income Countries was...

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ICCD 2025: Second-hand smoke and childhood cancer

This year’s International Childhood Cancer Day (ICCD) themed “Inspiring Action" reminds us that childhood cancer remains a tragic reality...
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Seventh Assessment Report: IPCC converges on Hangzhou in first 2025 gathering

The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) opened its five-day meeting on Monday, February 24, in Hangzhou, China, marking...

NPC seeks climate resilience, data-driven policies to manage population growth

The Chairman of the National Population Commission (NPC), Nasir Isa Kwarra, has called for urgent strategic investments in healthcare, education, climate...

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ICCD 2025: Second-hand smoke and childhood cancer

This year’s International Childhood Cancer Day (ICCD) themed “Inspiring...

Seventh Assessment Report: IPCC converges on Hangzhou in first 2025 gathering

The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) opened its...
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