Tag:Fossil fuel

Climate Change

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...

Michael Simire - March 3, 2023

Climate Change

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,...

Michael Simire - February 26, 2023

Pollution

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...

Michael Simire - February 3, 2023

Renewable Energy

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...

Michael Simire - October 28, 2022

Climate Change

Africa Energy Week: Experts call out new plan to sneak fossil fuels into COP27 agenda

As the fossil fuel industry meets this week in Cape Town, South Africa, on the occasion of the Africa Energy Week, the plan is...

Michael Simire - October 16, 2022

Cover

Campaigners demand fossil fuel embargo to stop Ukraine war

Leading Ukrainian and international campaigners have written to the European Council to demand that the EU implements a full and immediate embargo on all...

Michael Simire - September 27, 2022

Climate Change

Fossil fuel industry killing the world – Guterres

At a press encounter after Global Crisis Response Group Roundtable and Leaders’ Roundtable on Climate Change at the UN Headquarters in New York on Wednesday,...

Michael Simire - September 22, 2022

Climate Change