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India’s environment minister blames state govts as pollution worsens in Delhi

India’s environment minister blamed the Delhi government and its neighboring states for failing in their efforts to check air pollution which was six times...

Senate ready to pass gas flaring prohibition bill, says lawmaker

Chairman, Senate Committee on Gas, Sen. Bassey Albert, on Thursday, November 1, 2018 said that the Senate would pass the Gas Flaring Prohibition Bill...

Air Pollution: WHO calls for construction of schools, playgrounds away from busy roads, factories

The World Health Organisation (WHO) has advised governments to ensure that schools and playgrounds are constructed away from busy roads, factories and power plants...

Poisonous air has devastating impact on billions of children, warns WHO

Poisonous air is having a devastating impact on billions of children around the world, damaging their intelligence and leading to hundreds of thousands of...

WHO, UNFCCC promote maiden air pollution, health conference

The first-ever Global Conference on Air Pollution and Health will kick off on Tuesday, October 30, 2018. It is organised by the World Health Organisation (WHO)...

Government tasked on emissions reduction, control

An ecologist, Mr Richard Inyamkume, has urged the Federal Government to intensify efforts on the implementation of national policies that would reduce emissions in...

New coal investments may cost South Africans over R20bn

Newly appointed finance minister Tito Mboweni’s maiden speech in the current ‘technical recession’ will be a task to keep the country from succumbing to...

Germany ‘flags’ 15 highly polluted cities to EU

The German government said it had registered 15 cities with high pollution levels with the European Union. The city of Frankfurt is now included, German...

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Development Agenda Magazine focuses on Sahel region’s challenges in Q2 2025 edition

Development Agenda Magazine has released its Q2 2025 edition, placing a focus on the Sahel region - a belt...
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‘Africa not a laboratory’ – Civil society denounces ‘act of climate colonialism’

African civil society organisations are outraged by the Degrees Global Forum being hosted in South Africa next week, calling...

UK, Norway sign green energy pact to power North Sea transition

The UK and Norway have launched a new Green Industrial Partnership aimed at turbocharging the North Sea’s role in the clean...

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