Tag:greenhouse gas

Climate Change

Why carbon dioxide removal should receive additional financial support

Cleaning up greenhouse gases after they have been emitted should be incentivised by subsidies. New evidence from an economic analysis considering international markets suggests...

Michael Simire - December 20, 2022

Climate Change

Nigeria earns €1m from sale of carbon credits

The Group General Manager, National Petroleum Investment Management Services (NAPIMS), Mr Bala Wunti, says Nigeria has earned over €1 million from sale of carbon...

Michael Simire - June 10, 2021

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World Bank plans $20 million carbon credit auction

The World Bank will hold a $20 million auction for carbon credits from projects designed to cut methane emissions, offering up to 10 times...

admin - March 4, 2016

Climate Change

Africa urged to address livestock methane emissions

Though increasing calls for Africa to reduce methane emissions from livestock continue to be met with controversy, livestock scientists say that methane is a...

admin - November 17, 2015

Sustainable Devpt

Greenhouse gas atmospheric concentrations escalate

The amount of greenhouse gases (GHGs) in the atmosphere reached a new record high in 2012, continuing an upward and accelerating trend which is...

Michael Simire - November 8, 2013

Climate Change

Worrisome atmospheric CO2

Several weeks ago, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) in the US reported that atmospheric concentrations of carbon dioxide (CO2) surpassed a notable milestone....

Michael Simire - May 30, 2013

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Disaster Risk ManagementMarch 28, 2023

Implement recommendations to check flooding, engineers tell govt, states

The Nigerian Institution of Environmental Engineers (NIEE) on Tuesday, March 28, 2023, appealed to the Federal Government to implement...

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Climate ChangeMarch 28, 2023

Nigeria can build climate-resilient economy – AfDB report

The African Development Bank (AfDB) says Nigeria can build a climate-resilient economy by adopting climate-smart agricultural practices. The bank said this...

ConservationMarch 28, 2023