Monthly Archives: November, 2014

Climate Change

Will new climate treaty be a thriller, or Shaggy dog story?

This December, 195 nations plus the European Union will meet in Lima for two weeks for the crucial U.N. Conference of the Parties on...

Michael Simire - November 21, 2014

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Ogar: How forest fragmentation mirrors social fragmentation

Forests ecosystems are a dynamic, constantly changing community of living things, interacting with non-living components. Forests are valued on social, environmental, cultural and economic...

Michael Simire - November 20, 2014

Real Estate

‘Dangote Cement price slash will help home seekers achieve ambitions’

President, Lagos Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Alhaji Remi Bello, has lauded Dangote Cement for the slash in cement price, saying the gesture would...

Michael Simire - November 16, 2014

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Japan pledges $1.5bn to Green Climate Fund

Japan on Sunday announced a pledge of $1.5 billion to the Green Climate Fund (GCF) ahead of next week’s pledging conference in Berlin. The pledge,...

Michael Simire - November 16, 2014

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Study: West Africa leads in renewable energy, energy efficiency

The ECOWAS Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Status Report, produced collaboratively by REN21 and ECREEE with lead authorship from the Worldwatch Institute, provides a regional perspective on the renewable energy and...

Michael Simire - November 13, 2014

Climate Change

US-China climate commitments positive ahead Paris 2015, EU 2030, says CAN

The tabling of national climate action commitments by the world's two major polluters, the US and China, adds welcome momentum to what will amount to...

Michael Simire - November 13, 2014

Sustainable Devpt

Mining affected communities around the world say ‘No to Mining’

A clear message is coming from mining affected communities the world-over: No More! In a statement released today by the growing Yes to Life,...

Michael Simire - November 13, 2014

Sustainable Devpt

19 years after: Ken Saro-Wiwa should not die in vain, says group

Environmental Rights Action/Friends of the Earth Nigeria (ERA/FoEN) has flayed the Federal Government for failing to address issues that led to the death of playwright...

Michael Simire - November 11, 2014

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