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Monthly Archives: August, 2017

Orlando emerges 40th US city to commit to 100% renewable energy

By the year 2050, Orlando commissioners want all the electricity used in the city to come from renewable sources of energy like solar and...

Anti-corruption bodies seek African Convention against Corruption

Two anti-corruption bodies on the continent, the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) and the National Anti-Corruption Commission of the Republic...

GOCOP gets new executive council

The Publisher of The Eagle Online, Dotun Oladipo, has been elected President of the Guild of Corporate Online Publishers (GOCOP). The election was conducted on...

Radio Report: How Lagos can address flood-induced epidemics

Lagos residents want government in the state to put mechanism in place for checking and managing flood-induced epidemics, as the rain gets to its...

Brazil ratifies Minamata Convention

The Government of Brazil on Tuesday, August 8, 2017 deposited its instrument of ratification, thereby becoming the 74th future Party to the Minamata Convention. Just...

CDM: Germany uses certified carbon credits to offset business travel

The German government is compensating for the climate footprint of all its official travel by acquiring UN-certified carbon offsets and has launched a tender process...

Dutch students manufacture biodegradable electric car

What's made of sugar, can carry four people and travel at 50 miles (80 km) per hour? A biodegradable car, whose inventors say could...

World Indigenous Peoples Day: Need for more involvement in climate action

August 9 is International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples and an occasion to celebrate the tenth anniversary of the landmark United Nations Declaration on...

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UN carbon market approves first‑ever issuance of credits under the Paris Agreement

A UN Body has approved the first credits to be issued under the UN carbon market established by the Paris Agreement.  The approved activity is...
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Gov Kefas flags off Bobboji Storm Water Project, upgrades ACReSAL to full-fledged agency

The Governor of Taraba State, Dr. Agbu Kefas, has officially flagged off the implementation of the Resettlement Action Plan...

Sagamu-Ibadan gas pipeline hits 80% completion as REA earmarks N170bn for 500 power projects

The Managing Director of NIPCO Gas Ltd., Mr. Nagendra Verma, says the 18-inch, 80-kilometre Sagamu–Ibadan natural gas pipeline has...

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UN carbon market approves first‑ever issuance of credits under the Paris Agreement

A UN Body has approved the first credits to be issued under...

Gov Kefas flags off Bobboji Storm Water Project, upgrades ACReSAL to full-fledged agency

The Governor of Taraba State, Dr. Agbu Kefas, has...
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