Tag:Paris agreement

Climate Change

Zambia, Korea, Colombia submit revised climate plans

Zambia, Republic of Korea and Colombia submitted their revised Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) to the Secretariat of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate...

Michael Simire - December 31, 2020

Climate Change

Paris Agreement: Where Nigeria stands five years after

It is five years after the Paris Agreement on Climate Change was adopted by 196 parties (countries) at the Conference of Parties (COP) 21...

Michael Simire - December 27, 2020

Climate Change

Joe Biden’s climate change diplomacy and implications for Nigeria, by Okereke

It is well known that US President-elect Joe Biden made climate change one of his key points in the just concluded American presidential campaign....

Michael Simire - December 20, 2020

Climate Change

Adaptation Fund raises nearly $116m in pledges for action in vulnerable countries

Recognising the Adaptation Fund’s tangible and effective adaptation actions on the ground for the most vulnerable and its growing portfolio of work, several contributor...

Michael Simire - December 17, 2020

Climate Change

Govt makes clean cooking part of climate change response

Nigeria is currently revising its commitment to the Paris Agreement. It has identified the provision of clean cooking energy as one important effort to...

Michael Simire - December 17, 2020

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‘Climate Ambition Summit lacked real ambition’ – Reactions trail UN/COP26 forum

Co-hosted by the United Nations, United Kingdom and France in partnership with Chile and Italy, the Climate Ambition Summit 2020 held on December 12,...

Michael Simire - December 13, 2020

Climate Change

Movement flays Climate Ambition Summit, demands urgent action to address climate crisis

The Cop26 Coalition, a coalition of organisations campaigning for urgent action on the climate crisis, has criticised the UK government’s Climate Ambition Summit held on...

Michael Simire - December 12, 2020

Climate Change