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Tinubu seeks better cooperation with U.S. over energy transition

President Bola Tinubu has called for stronger cooperation with the United States, as Nigeria and the rest of the world move toward renewable and...

Activists react as wildfire smoke shuts down US schools, cancels games

Smoke from Canadian wildfires on Thursday, June 8, 2023, drifted south, blanketing cities in thick, yellow haze along the US East coast that has forced...

PACJA supports US, EU lawmakers’ call for UAE’s withdrawal of oil mogul as COP28 President

On May 23, 2023, Lawmakers from the European Parliament and the US Congress released a statement where they added their voice to several others...

US: Why climate risk insurance can effectively mitigate economic losses

Global warming is expected to lead to an accumulation of particularly intense hurricanes in the United States. This may substantially increase the economic losses...

Post COP27 Dialogue: US backs Africa solutions to global challenges

The Public Affairs Officer, United States Consulate General in Lagos, Mr Joe Kuzrich, drums support for the Creative Youth Community Development Initiative (CYCDI -...

Economic losses from hurricanes become too big to be offset by US if warming continues – Study

Hurricane damages can increase due to increasing global temperatures, caused by greenhouse gas emissions from fossil fuels. Computer simulations of regional economic sectors and...

US announces $5m grant to support AfDB in tackling methane emissions

The United States government has announced it will provide a $5 million grant to the African Development Bank (AfDB) to support efforts to abate...

U.S. commits $200m to address climate change in Nigeria

The United States Government is to commit $200 million to implement a start-up process on Clean Energy Demand Initiative to help address climate change...

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Guterres calls for support to counter climate change in Pakistan

UN Secretary-General, Antonio Guterres, on Wednesday, September 27, 2023, called for “massive support from the international community’’ for Pakistan...
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CSOs seek inclusion in $700m World Bank water, sanitation programme

The Society for Water and Sanitation (NEWSAN) has called for the inclusion of its members in the implementation of...

Climate change: COP28 presidency to ensure awareness for indigenous communities

The COP28 presidency (UN Climate Change Conference) has set out plans to ensure indigenous communities will have their voices...

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Guterres calls for support to counter climate change in Pakistan

UN Secretary-General, Antonio Guterres, on Wednesday, September 27, 2023,...

CSOs seek inclusion in $700m World Bank water, sanitation programme

The Society for Water and Sanitation (NEWSAN) has called...