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Nnimmo Bassey: COP29 and climate geopolitics

As COP29 dragged into overtime the expected climate finance target of at least $1.3 trillions of dollars shrunk to an offer of $250 billion...

Michael Simire - November 23, 2024

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NCQG number meaningless, doesn’t show accountability – Mohamed Adow

As the climate talks at COP29 continue past the official date, Mohamed Adow, director of Power Shift Africa, has dismissed the number provided as...

Michael Simire - November 23, 2024

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‘Not just a joke, but an insult’ – Activists slam latest NCQG draft text at COP29

A new streamlined draft text was published on Friday, November 22, 2024, at COP29 for the new climate finance goal. For the first time,...

Michael Simire - November 22, 2024

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$1.3tri climate fund: Time is running out – Developing countries

Just hours before the conclusion of COP29 on climate change, more than 80 countries vulnerable to climate change and that urgently need the finance...

Michael Simire - November 22, 2024

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Climate change: Lagos advocates early warning system

The Lagos State Government has advocated early warning system as a necessary environmental protection strategy against climate change effects. Dr Babatunde Ajayi, the General Manager,...

Michael Simire - November 21, 2024

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COP29: Experts fault GGA, NCQG text for falling short of adaptation expectations

Adaptation experts from Africa and the Global South have contested the text on Global Goal on Adaptation (GGA) and the draft text of the...

Michael Simire - November 21, 2024

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COP29: Nigeria advocates a collaborative approach to decarbonisation

As the first week of COP29 ended over the weekend, Dr. Nkiruka Maduekwe, Director General of Nigeria's National Council on Climate Change (NCCC), addressed...

Michael Simire - November 17, 2024

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