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Petersberg Dialogue: Campaigners want framework for fossil fuel-free future laid for COP28

As climate diplomats and about 40 ministers from across the globe gather in Berlin for the Petersberg Climate Dialogue, campaigners are calling on the...

G7 ministers set new targets for renewable energy but leave door open on fossil gas

The G7 Ministerial Conference on Environment, Energy and Climate that held from April 15 to 16, 2023 in the Japanese city of Sapporo saw...

Stalled coal power projects in Africa present opportunity for clean energy

Less than 10 gigawatts (GW) of pre-construction coal projects exist in sub-Saharan Africa and they face significant financial and other headwinds, signaling a potential...

AfDB boss calls for action to reduce world dependence on fossil fuel

African Development Bank (AfDB) Group President, Dr Akinwunmi Adesina, says urgent action is needed to reduce the world’s dependence on fossil fuels and harness...

Global climate strikes: African groups join calls to end fossil finance, boost renewables

Youth-led organisation, Fridays for Future, on Friday, March 3, 2023, mobilised activists and communities across the globe to participate in climate strikes calling for...

Global energy crisis pushed fossil fuel consumption subsidies to all-time high in 2022, says IEA

Fossil fuel consumption subsidies worldwide soared in 2022, rising above $1 trillion for the first time, according to new International Energy Agency (IEA) estimates,...

Fossil fuel, bane of environmental pollution in Nigeria – Don

The 112th inaugural lecturer at the University of Calabar, Prof. Ayi Ayi, has identified the over-dependence on fossil fuel as the bane of environmental...

Faith leaders condemn EACOP, demand faster universal access to clean energy

Religious leaders have called for a faster universal access to renewable energy, but one that does not lead to destruction of the environment or...

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BATN Foundation commissions solar-powered borehole tó end 30-year water crisis in Kano community

 “For 30 years, we fetched water from far places, paying N100naira for a jerrican of water that wasn’t even...
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BATN Foundation, SwagCo flag off Maize Micro-Enterprise Project to empower Ekiti farmers

In a landmark move to boost food security and rural livelihoods, the British American Tobacco Nigeria Foundation (BATNF) in...

NBSAP: A welcome step toward food sovereignty, biosafety

Health of Mother Earth Foundation (HOMEF) commends the Federal Government for endorsing the revised National Biodiversity Strategy and Action...

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