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Study identifies 23 levers for a sustainable food system

A large-scale model study has shown how the global food system can contribute to the fight against global heating. It identifies 23 levers, calculates their...

Authors retract climate change study, will resubmit for peer review

Following the publication of two critiques as “Matters Arising”, and in conversation with the journal Nature, the authors of the study “The economic commitment...

COP30: New avenues for cooperation on climate finance

Even though governments are increasingly prioritising national interests in their economic and financial policies, these very priorities can still offer ways to achieve greater...

Seven of nine planetary boundaries now breached – Report

A new report from the Planetary Boundaries Science Lab at the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research (PIK) reveals that seven of the nine...

Climate change: Tropical bird populations reduced by a third since 1980

Bird populations in the tropics have dropped by roughly a third (25-38 percent) since 1980 due to intensifying heat extremes, compared to a world...

Nature study on economic damages from climate change revised

In response to feedback from other scientists, the authors of the paper “The economic commitment of climate change” at the Potsdam Institute for Climate...

Policymakers should set separate volume target for planetary waste management – Report

On the road to “net zero”, governments should use a separate target to control the ramp-up of atmospheric carbon removals, independently of emission reductions....

Study discloses public acceptance of global climate policy

Even though the topic seems to have slipped down the political agenda, comprehensive measures to combat global heating enjoy widespread public support around the...

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Unlocking Nigeria’s blue economy for national growth

Nigeria’s oceans, rivers, and lakes hold enormous economic promise. However, for many citizens, the term Blue Economy remains unfamiliar, distant,...
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Kenya launches state oil pipeline firm IPO, targets $825m

Kenya began selling a 65 per cent stake in its state oil pipeline firm on Monday, January 19, 2026,...

Recurring Lokoja gridlock exposes Nigeria’s fragile road infrastructure

On Sunday, January 18, 2026, travellers on the Abuja-Lokoja highway were once again caught in hours-long traffic gridlock, renewing...

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Unlocking Nigeria’s blue economy for national growth

Nigeria’s oceans, rivers, and lakes hold enormous economic promise. However,...

Kenya launches state oil pipeline firm IPO, targets $825m

Kenya began selling a 65 per cent stake in...
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