The WTO and the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) today have agreed to boost cooperation and collaboration on a range of issues in the area of food and agricultural trade and climate change. According to the partners, the initiative comes at a time of growing crises affecting global food security and sustainable agriculture production. […]Read More
Olabisi D. Akinkugbe, Dalhousie University In 2015, more than 140 countries signed up to the goal of achieving net-zero emissions by 2050. For countries in the global south this is a huge task. On the one hand they have committed to low emissions. On the other their economic survival depends on using resources that produce […]Read More
President Bola Tinubu will embark on a journey to Dubai, United Arab Emirates, on Wednesday to participate in the Conference of Parties (COP) 28 Climate Summit, also known as the 28th United Nations Climate Change Conference, or Conference of the Parties of the UNFCCC (COP28). The President will address the World Leaders’ Summit, scheduled for […]Read More
In a disappointing turn of events, Pope Francis has been forced to cancel his planned trip to the Conference of Parties (COP28) Climate Summit in Dubai due to persistent health concerns. The announcement, made by the Director of the Holy See Press Office on Tuesday evening, cited the lingering effects of influenza and lung inflammation […]Read More
Tariye Gbadegesin, a Nigerian-US national, has been appointed as the chief executive officer (CEO) of Climate Investment Funds (CIF), the first African to hold the position. Gbadegesin, who is currently the chief executive of ARM Harith Infrastructure Investments, a pan-African infrastructure fund, will begin her role in March 2024. Bringing over 20 years of experience […]Read More
Empower New Energy is providing $13 million in financing to WATT Renewable Corporation. In Nigeria, WATT is installing hybrid solar systems to power telecoms pylons. WATT Renewable Corporation, which is based in Calgary, Alberta, Canada, has secured $13 million in financing from Empower New Energy, an investment company specialising in renewable energy. “This financing represents […]Read More
Worldwide employment in renewable energy reached 13.7 million in 2022, an increase of one million since 2021 and up from a total of 7.3 million in 2012, according to a new report by the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) and the International Labour Organization (ILO). The tenth edition of Renewable Energy and Jobs: Annual Review, is […]Read More
Yemi Osinbajo, the immediate former vice president of Nigeria, has become the leader of the board of directors for Climate Action for Africa (CAP-A). Osinbajo made this known on his X (formerly Twitter) account on Wednesday, September 27. This achievement marks Osinbajo’s second significant appointment since leaving office on May 29. He said: “I’m thrilled […]Read More
Kunle Salako, the minister of state for environment, has said that Nigeria’s petrol consumption rate dropped by 33 percent due to the removal of subsidy by President Bola Tinubu in May. He said on the sidelines of the 78th session of the UN General Assembly in New York that the action has reduced the emission […]Read More
The Energy Invest: Namibia 2023 publication, the official investment report on oil, natural gas, power, mining and renewable energy sectors of the country, will be launched at the “Invest in Namibia Energies” strategic session at African Energy Week 2023 (AEW) in Cape Town on October 18. Endorsed by the Ministry of Mines and Energy and […]Read More
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