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Yearly Archives: 2016

Why seabirds keep mistaking ocean plastic for food, by study

Each year, millions of tons of plastic waste end up in the ocean, where it often goes straight into the bellies of hungry birds,...

What if Trump pulls the U.S. out of the Paris Agreement?

After Tuesday’s U.S. election upset, climate change watchers and wonks are scrambling to assess what it would really mean if Donald Trump, true to...

Cooperation key to solving climate crisis, says report

New report from diverse coalition reveals what governments must do to achieve Paris Agreement goals As government ministers meet in Marrakech to assess global ambition towards...

Energy leaders accelerate climate action

With the Paris Climate Agreement having just come into force, leaders from a wide range of sectors are coming together on Energy Day at...

European Bank commits to support climate-related investment

The European Investment Bank (EIB), believed to be the world’s largest global lender for climate related investment, on Friday in Marrakech, Morocco confirmed its...

Water takes centre stage at COP22 as Africa showcases success stories

Deliberations at the ongoing COP22 climate conference in Marrakech took a different turn on Thursday as delegates shifted focus to the nexus between water...

Faith leaders demand end to fossil fuels investment

Leaders from global faith groups, financial institutions and foundations on Thursday called on sovereign wealth and pension funds to rapidly end trillions in investments...

Donald Trump, Africa and the Paris Agreement

The 2016 United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP22) at Marrakech, in the Kingdom of Morocco, could not have come at a more inauspicious time....

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Overcrowding, urban growth accelerating infectious diseases in Nigeria – UNILAG VC

The Vice-Chancellor (VC) of the University of Lagos (UNILAG), Prof. Folasade Ogunsola, says overcrowded communities in Nigeria, like those...
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After 37 fatalities, Nigeria seals mine over deadly gas leak

The Minister of Solid Minerals Development, Dr Dele Alake, has ordered the sealing of mining located in Zuraq, Wase...

Coalition commits to advancing climate justice in Nigeria

Nigeria Climate Justice Alliance (NCJA), a coalition of civil society organisations, community groups, youth movements, researchers, and media actors,...

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Overcrowding, urban growth accelerating infectious diseases in Nigeria – UNILAG VC

The Vice-Chancellor (VC) of the University of Lagos (UNILAG),...

After 37 fatalities, Nigeria seals mine over deadly gas leak

The Minister of Solid Minerals Development, Dr Dele Alake,...
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