26.2 C
Lagos
Sunday, May 28, 2023

Tag:President Joe Biden

Environmentalists kick as Biden recommends major Alaska oil project

The Biden administration released a long-awaited study on Wednesday, February 1, 2023, that recommends allowing a major oil development on Alaska’s North Slope that...

Reactions trail President Biden’s speech at COP27

U.S. President Joe Biden on Friday, November 11, 2022, gave a speech at COP27 where he announced U.S. initiatives and global commitments, including commitments...

U.S. President Biden has COVID-19, experiencing ‘very mild symptoms’

U.S. President Joe Biden has been diagnosed with the Coronavirus (COVID-19), and is experiencing “very mild symptoms,” according to a White House statement on Thursday,...

US Supreme Court limits EPA’s power to combat climate change

The Supreme Court of the United States on Thursday, June 30, 2022, sharply cut back the Environmental Protection Agency’s ability to reduce the carbon...

U.S. opposes plans to strengthen WHO

The United States, the World Health Organisation’s (WHO) top donor, is resisting proposals to make the agency more independent, four officials involved in the...

Biden administration slashes use of climate-warming gas by 85%

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) on Thursday, September 23, 2021 finalised a rule that will slash the use of a potent climate-warming gas...

Campaigners react as US pledges to double climate finance for vulnerable nations

President Joe Biden announced on Tuesday, September 21, 2021, at the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) that he would double US climate finance for...

Biden calls for diplomatic resolution of controversial Ethiopian dam

US President Joseph Biden has underscored the US’ interest in achieving a diplomatic resolution of the controversial Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dan (GERD) that meets...

Latest news

WHO urges govts to stop subsidising life-threatening tobacco crops

The World Health Organisation (WHO) has urged governments to stop subsidising tobacco farming. Dr Tedros Ghebreyesus, the WHO Director-General, made...
- Advertisement -spot_imgspot_img

Govt, charcoal export group plant trees to reforest, combat climate change

The Charcoal Export Legality and Compliance Group, in collaboration with the Federal Government, has flagged off symbolic tree planting...

Don tasks govt to mitigate flooding on farmlands

Prof. Johnson Adewunmi of the Department of Agricultural and Bio-resources Engineering, College of Engineering, Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta...

Must read

WHO urges govts to stop subsidising life-threatening tobacco crops

The World Health Organisation (WHO) has urged governments to...

Govt, charcoal export group plant trees to reforest, combat climate change

The Charcoal Export Legality and Compliance Group, in collaboration...