Monthly Archives: October, 2016

Turning Paris vision into reality

Patricia Espinosa, Executive Secretary of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), addresses audience at the Chatham House Climate Change Conference in...

First wave-produced power in US goes online

Off the coast of Hawaii, a tall buoy bobs and sways in the water, using the rise and fall of the waves to generate...

EU home owners to benefit from energy efficiency

Home buyers across the European Union (EU) could be offered better borrowing rates on mortgages in return for purchasing more energy efficient homes or...

Shell appoints new Vice President for Nigeria, Gabon

Shell has appointed a new Vice President for Nigeria and Gabon. He is Peter Costello. He succeeds Markus Droll, who assumes a new role...

NEMA opens offices in three states

The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) has opened new operation offices in Adamawa, Edo and Kano states in its effort to bring disaster management...

As Paris Agreement enters into force, how do we move the money?

Agustín Carstens, Governor of the Bank of Mexico, and Patricia Espinosa, Executive Secretary of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), in...

Nations strike climate deal on emissions from aviation

Government, industry and civil society representatives on Thursday in Montréal, Canada agreed on a new global market-based measure (GMBM) to control CO2 emissions from international...

Obama hails ‘historic’ ratification of Paris Agreement

President Barack Obama of the United States on Wednesday hailed the fact that enough nations have ratified the Paris climate accord for it to enter...

Latest news

WWF Africa marks 20 years of Earth Hour with call for renewed environmental action

WWF Africa has commemorated 20 years of Earth Hour, celebrating two decades of global and African-led action to protect...
- Advertisement -spot_imgspot_img

10 key takeaways that explain the global waste crisis

Solid waste is one of the most visible by-products of human prosperity - and one of the most underestimated...

‘Reducing demand’ identified a complementary strategy to combat illegal wildlife trade 

Demand for wildlife products supplied through illegal trade supply chains continues to place significant pressure on many wild species....

Must read

WWF Africa marks 20 years of Earth Hour with call for renewed environmental action

WWF Africa has commemorated 20 years of Earth Hour,...

10 key takeaways that explain the global waste crisis

Solid waste is one of the most visible by-products...