The United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP28) closed on Wednesday in Dubai with an agreement that signals the “beginning of the end” of the fossil fuel era.
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The Executive Secretary of the UN Climate Change, Simon Stiell, has urged parties at the climate summit in Dubai to clear the unnecessary tactical blockades out of the way as negotiations intensified ahead of the closing on Tuesday.
A renowned Nigerian environmentalist, Nnimmo Bassey, has condemned the draft Global Stocktake (GST) of COP28 for refusing to phase out production of fossil fuels as an urgent climate action.
ASHENEWS reports that the Niger state governor, Mohammed Umaru Bago says that his administration is seeking partnerships with the Dubai Emirates in the areas of agricultural and environmental sustainability.
A new draft for the final text of the UN Climate Change Conference in Dubai no longer includes a phase-out of coal, oil and gas.
Zamfara Government says it will soon distribute 2000 clean cooking stoves to poor and vulnerable households as part of its climate action in the state.
The Conservator-General of, the National Park Service, Dr Ibrahim Goni has called for substantial climate finance to address the challenges posed by climate change in West Africa.
The Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) says it will train 1,000 youths in the Niger Delta area on conversion of fuel engine to Condensed Natural Gas (CNG).
The Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet) has predicted sunshine and haziness from Sunday to Tuesday across the country.
Close to $7 trillion is invested globally each year in activities that have direct negative impact on nature from both public and private sector sources, says a latest report by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP).