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Coalition aims to put Artificial Intelligence on more sustainable path

Over 100 partners, including 37 tech companies, 11 countries and five international organisations, have joined forces under the Coalition for Environmentally Sustainable Artificial Intelligence (AI), aiming to...

Pipeline blasts released record-shattering amount of methane – UNEP study

The rupture of Europe’s Nord Stream gas pipelines more than two years ago resulted in the planet’s largest human-caused release of methane, a powerful...

UNEP’s 2024 Champions of the Earth recognises six outstanding environmental leaders

The UN Environment Programme (UNEP) on Tuesday, December 10, announced recipients of the 2024 Champions of the Earth, honoured for their outstanding leadership, brave actions and sustainable...

Plastic pollution negotiations adjourn with new text and a follow-up session planned

Countries negotiating an international legally binding instrument on plastic pollution, including in the marine environment, adjourned their fifth session on Sunday, December 1, 2024, with agreement...

Africa faces mounting climate challenges as global emissions gap persists, UNEP report finds

The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) has released the “Emissions Gap Report 2024”, presenting stark warnings and critical insights into the global progress, or...

UNEP Emissions Gap Report: Humanity teetering on planetary tightrope, warns Guterres

The United Nations Environment Programme’s (UNEP) Emissions Gap Report 2024 has delivered a stark reminder that the world is still far from meeting its...

UNEP report urges nations to close emissions gap in new NDCs, deliver immediate action

Nations must collectively commit to cutting 42 per cent off annual greenhouse gas emissions by 2030 and 57 per cent by 2035 in the...

Over 130 groups urge UNEP director to retract comments on plastic production’s role in treaty talks

Over 130 organisations are calling on United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) Executive Director, Inger Andersen, to reconsider recent public statements that they believe undermine...

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Nigeria targets $2.5bn carbon credit investment by 2030

Vice Chancellor of the University of Nigeria, Nsukka (UNN), Prof. Simon Ortuanya, says Nigeria targets $2.5 billion in high-integrity...
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GROW Project launched to drive green jobs, sustainable construction in Africa

The GROW Project – Construction Waste Remediation and Recycling Vocational Training in Sub-Saharan Africa has officially been launched, bringing...

Nigeria strengthening sub-national data to determine greenhouse gas inventories, adaptation reporting

Nigeria is strengthening its transparency framework, reliable sub national data to determine the quality of its national greenhouse gas...

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Nigeria targets $2.5bn carbon credit investment by 2030

Vice Chancellor of the University of Nigeria, Nsukka (UNN),...

GROW Project launched to drive green jobs, sustainable construction in Africa

The GROW Project – Construction Waste Remediation and Recycling...
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