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Risk of passing multiple climate tipping points escalates above 1.5°C global warming

Multiple climate tipping points could be triggered if global temperature rises beyond 1.5°C above pre-industrial levels, according to a major new analysis published in...

World Bank delivers $31.7bn aid in climate finance

World Bank Group says it has delivered a record $31.7 billion in fiscal year 2022 (FY22) to help countries address climate change. This is contained...

Air quality sinks as climate change accelerates

An anticipated rise in the frequency, intensity and duration of heatwaves and an associated increase in wildfires this century is likely to worsen air...

Over 400 groups demand govts put Loss and Damage on COP27 agenda

Over 400 organisations from all over the world on Tuesday, September 6, 2022, signed a letter, initiated by Climate Action Network (CAN), addressed to UN...

AfDB mulls mobilising $13bn for climate change – Adesina

President, African Development Bank (AfDB), Dr Akinwumi Adesina, said it’s fund, the African Development Fund (ADF), would introduce a Climate Action Window to mobilise...

Climate deal: Nigeria to reap billions of dollars in debt relief – Osinbajo

Vice President Yemi Osinbajo says the Federal Government will be reaping billions of dollars in debt relief from some creditors if the Debt-for-Climate (DFC)...

U.S. Vice President lauds Osinbajo’s leadership on climate change

U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris has commended Vice President Yemi Osinbajo for providing leadership on climate change. Osinbajo is in Washington, U.S. to seek global...

Africa Climate Week: Experts discuss needs, priorities ahead of COP27

Gabon’s President Ali Bongo Ondimba, among other experts, have called for continuous collective efforts and urgent action to safeguard the African continent from climate...

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WWF Africa marks 20 years of Earth Hour with call for renewed environmental action

WWF Africa has commemorated 20 years of Earth Hour, celebrating two decades of global and African-led action to protect...
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10 key takeaways that explain the global waste crisis

Solid waste is one of the most visible by-products of human prosperity - and one of the most underestimated...

‘Reducing demand’ identified a complementary strategy to combat illegal wildlife trade 

Demand for wildlife products supplied through illegal trade supply chains continues to place significant pressure on many wild species....

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WWF Africa marks 20 years of Earth Hour with call for renewed environmental action

WWF Africa has commemorated 20 years of Earth Hour,...

10 key takeaways that explain the global waste crisis

Solid waste is one of the most visible by-products...