The Commissioner for Environment and Natural Resources in Kaduna State, Mr Abubakar Buba, says the ministry’s enforcement team will soon begin clamping down on people who are into charcoal business, which is at the detriment of the environment.
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“Our farming business is about to collapse due to erosion, our roads are bad as a result of the emergency. It is difficult to find a vehicle to convey sick people to the hospital in the town, they run into complications and die on the way most of the time”, Sufiyanu laments.
China’s energy sector carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions increased by 5.2% in 2023, meaning a record fall of 4-6% is needed…
“Our ‘Joko’ charcoal stoves are a must-have for everyone. Easy to use; cook faster; use less charcoal and super durable.…
A Non-Governmental Organization, Environment Rights Action/ Friends of the Earth (ERA/FoEN) has emphasized the need for both governments and oil host communities to take precautionary measures to protect the environment and its ecosystem from the effects of oil exploration.
“We used to harvest enough for the year,” Nazir recalls, wiping the sweat from his brow. “But now, the desert is taking everything. We cannot even grow enough to eat, let alone sell.”
ASHENEWS reports that the latest report by the UN Environment Programme (UNEP) reveals that while heavy-duty vehicles (HDV) exports represent a modest 3.6% of the global automotive trade’s total value, their associated CO2 emissions have surged by over 30% since 2000, with trucks contributing 80% to this increase.
Despite the trend towards milder conditions, extreme cold snaps still hit the UK. The winter of 2009-10, for example, was dubbed the “Big Freeze of 2010” and clocked in as the UK’s least-windy, second-snowiest and eighth-coldest winter on record.
The Director-General, National Oil Spill Detection and Response Agency (NOSDRA), Mr Idris Musa on Thursday called for robust environmental management plans to address oil-devastated land in Nigeria.
A study considered to be the first continental analysis of mass importation and consumption of different polymers and plastics in Africa observed that 17 percent of all polymers and plastics were imported into Nigeria.