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Climate Change

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...

Michael Simire - June 20, 2023

Pollution

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...

Michael Simire - June 9, 2023

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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...

Michael Simire - May 31, 2023

Climate Change

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...

Michael Simire - January 5, 2023

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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 -...

Michael Simire - December 18, 2022

Climate Change

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...

Michael Simire - October 17, 2022

Climate Change

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...

Michael Simire - September 16, 2022

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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...

Michael Simire - September 13, 2022

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Climate ChangeSeptember 28, 2023

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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