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Knocks, applause trail COP 20 Lima climate talks’ outcome

A barrage of reactions has greeted the much-vaunted UN climate change summit that came to a close at the weekend in Lima, the Peruvian...

Michael Simire - December 15, 2014

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COP 20: Govts agree ground rules on contributions to Paris 2015 Agreement

A new 2015 agreement on climate change, that will harness action by all nations, took a further important step forward in Lima, Peru at...

Michael Simire - December 14, 2014

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Laurentia Mallam: How Paris 2015 agreement can be a reality

Nigeria’s Minister of Environment, Mrs. Laurentia Laraba Mallam, who addressed the High Level Panel of the 20th Session of the Conference of the Parties...

Michael Simire - December 11, 2014

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2014 will likely be the hottest on record, WMO warns

The World Meteorological Organisation (WMO) says the year 2014 is on track for being one of the hottest, if not the hottest, on record,...

Michael Simire - December 6, 2014

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Africa demands ratification of KP2 extension at Lima talks

The African Group of Negotiators on Climate Change has urged developed countries to ratify an extension of the second phase of Kyoto Protocol (KP)....

Michael Simire - December 6, 2014

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Meteorologists warn of El Nino over East Africa

Few days after the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change warned of worst climate ahead, East African Meteorologists have moved to issue El Nino alert...

Michael Simire - December 5, 2014

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Extreme heat, discordant tunes reign at Lima climate talks

Delegates from over 190 countries at the ongoing Lima global climate talks have, ironically, come under serious pressure from the weather with extreme heat...

Michael Simire - December 5, 2014

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