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Oilwatch salutes as Ecuador votes against Yasuni oil extraction

Oilwatch International has saluted the people of Ecuador for what the network group terms a “historic victory” by voting against oil extraction. On August 20,...

Al-Jaber’s appointment has compromised COP28 – Oilwatch

Oilwatch International, a network of resistance to the impacts of fossil fuels, has frowned at the choice of the head of Abu Dhabi National...

COP27: Activists remember Ken Saro-Wiwa and other martyrs of extractivism

While he was alive, Ken Saro-Wiwa said: “We are going to demand our rights peacefully, non-violently and we shall win. I tell you this,...

COP27: Oilwatch laments poor attention to fossil as cause of climate change

Oilwatch, an international network that seeks to limit extraction of fossil fuels in the southern hemisphere, has challenged global leaders to acknowledge fossil fuels...

Oilwatch Africa: We will not eat crude oil

The Lome Declaration of Oilwatch Africa on Climate Justice and Food Sovereignty in Africa Members of Oilwatch Africa network met in Lome, Togo, on 9 June...

Oilwatch to Ecuadorian president: Keep oil firms out of Yasuni-ITT

President of the Republic of Ecuador, Rafael Correa, has been urged by Oilwatch International not to permit the extraction of crude oil from Yasuni-ITT...

BRICS and sustainable development worries

When Dilma Rousseff of Brazil, Vladmir Putin of Russia, Manmohan Singh of India, Xi Jinping of China and Jacob Zuma of South Africa met...

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How data is helping cities counter plastic pollution

Officials in Lagos, Nigeria, were facing a dilemma.   It was the early 2020s, and the city of 22 million was...
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Edo unveils €175m climate resilience project

Edo State Government has unveiled a six-month work plan for its €175 million European Investment Bank (EIB)-funded Nigeria Climate...

Govt urged to subsidise gas to save forest, Emir laments indiscriminate cutting of trees

A climatologist, Mr. Nurudden Bello, has called on the Federal Government to subsidise gas and kerosene to reduce tree...

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How data is helping cities counter plastic pollution

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Edo unveils €175m climate resilience project

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