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Monthly Archives: January, 2021

South African astronomers discover new galaxies

South African astronomers have discovered two massive galaxies which are more than 60 times the size of the Milky Way. The galaxies are 3.8...

IPEN, SAICM report illustrates chemicals’ disproportionate impacts on women

A report published by the International Pollutants Elimination Network (IPEN) and the Strategic Alliance for International Chemicals Management (SAICM) illustrates the impact of chemicals on...

Expert recommends ways to tackle climate change effects

An agrometeorologist, Dr Adewale Adetayo, has recommended mitigation and adaptation strategies as part of measures to reduce the effects of climate change on the...

Renewable energy described as critical driver of Africa’s post-COVID-19 growth recovery

Renewable energy will be a critical driver of Africa’s post-COVID-19 growth recovery and economic prosperity, panellists in a 2021 UK Africa Investment Summit event said...

Ghebreyesus welcomes US pledge to maintain membership in WHO

At the meeting of the 148th session of the Executive Board of the World Health Organisation (WHO) held on Thursday, January 21, 2021, WHO...

Guterres welcomes US steps to rejoin Paris Agreement

United Nations (UN) Secretary-General, António Guterres, has warmly welcomed US President Joe Biden’s steps to re-enter the Paris Agreement on Climate Change and join the...

Biden takes US back into WHO, Paris Climate Agreement

Newly inaugurated President Joe Biden has signed multiple executive orders aimed at combating the Covid-19 pandemic, starting with a “100 Days Masking Challenge” mandating...

Why world needs swift transition to sustainable energy – Espinosa

Whilst setting out key deliverables for the upcoming UN Climate Change Conference, COP26, at the end of this year, UNFCCC Executive Secretary Patricia Espinosa...

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From billions to trillions: Setting a new goal on climate finance

A new phase of work on one of the most important items currently on the global climate change agenda...
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Road to Busan clear as negotiations on a global plastics treaty close in Ottawa

The fourth session of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee to develop an international legally binding instrument on plastic pollution, including in the marine environment (INC-4),...

Women engineers call for the use of AI in power sector

The Association of Professional Women Engineers of Nigeria (APWEN) has called on the Federal Government to use Artificial Intelligence...

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Road to Busan clear as negotiations on a global plastics treaty close in Ottawa

The fourth session of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee to develop an international...
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