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Militaries responsible for 5.5% of global greenhouse gas emissions

Experts have estimated that the world’s militaries are responsible for 5.5% of global greenhouse gas emissions. This means that if the world’s militaries were a...
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Group lauds Brazilian president’s commitment to deliver 1.5-aligned NDC

At the 79th UN General Assembly High-Level Segment on Tuesday, September 23, 2024, Brazilian president, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, committed to deliver a...
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Catholic group advocates support for endorsement of fossil treaty

The Laudato Si Movement of Nigeria (LSM-NNIGERIA) has called on governments, civil society groups, and most especially, religious leaders to support the endorsement of...
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Kumi Naidoo, former Greenpeace boss, appointed president of Fossil Fuel Treaty Initiative

As the Fossil Fuel Non Proliferation Treaty Initiative embarks on a new phase of the campaign and the development of the global Treaty, the...
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Climate finance by multilateral development banks hits record $125bn in 2023

Multilateral development banks (MDBs), including the African Development Bank (AfDB), say their collective financing for climate action hit a record high of $125 billion...
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Vietnamese climate activist, Hoàng Thị Minh Hồng, released from prison

Imprisoned climate defender, Hoàng Thị Minh Hồng, was released in Vietnam on Saturday September 21, 2024, one year after she was sentenced in Ho Chi...
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Subnational leaders call for greater action on fossil fuels from heads of state at UN Summit

The United Nation’s Summit of the Future opens in New York on Sunday, September 22, 2024, and world leaders meeting there must take ambitious...
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UK commits to bold action on climate crisis with ambitious new policies

The UK’s foreign Secretary, David Lammy, in his first major foreign policy speech has made it clear that action on climate is action on...
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International Day of Forests: NCF seeks urgent protection of Nigeria’s diminishing forests

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