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Pollution

Urgent action needed to tackle chemical pollution, says UN

Countries will not meet the internationally agreed goal to minimise the adverse impacts of chemicals and waste by 2020, meaning that urgent action is required to...
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Group seeks review of remediation techniques for Ogoni cleanup

A non-governmental organisation (NGO), the Civil Society Legislative Advocacy Centre (CISLAC), has appealed to the Federal Government to revisit the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) report on Ogoniland...
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Germany increases subsidies for electric buses to €300 million

Germany is providing an additional €180 million for the purchase of electric buses in public transport in cities that exceed the annual mean limit value for...
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Greepeace kicks as Total makes South Africa oil and gas discovery

Total’s announcement on Thursday, February 7, 2019 that it has made a significant gas condensate discovery 175 kilometres off the southern coast of South...
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Nedbank, Standard Bank, FirstRand pull out of funding South Africa’s coal plants

Three commercial banks – Nedbank, Standard Bank, FirstRand – have reportedly withdrawn funding of two proposed coal-fired power stations in South Africa. This leaves Absa...
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Study to determine source of Delhi’s air pollution launched

The Centre for Science and Environment (CSE), in association with the Delhi Pollution Control Committee (DPCC) and the leading instrumentation company Horiba, Ltd has launched a...
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Environmentalist wants religious bodies, communities involved in Niger Delta clean-up

The Secretary-General, Alliance of Religions and Conservation (ARC) in the UK, Mr Martin Palmer, has said that religious bodies and communities should be involved in cleaning-up...
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Polluted transportation increases respiratory ailments in Nigeria – Physician

A respiratory physician, Dr Olufunke Adeyeye, says the transportation system in Nigeria has increased fumes and pollution of the air. According to the consultant, the respiratory...
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Stakeholders back Lagos toilet drive, stress sustainability

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