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ENVIRONMENT
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834Poor Policies, Corruption May Impede Africa’s Energy Transition, Analysts Say
By Juliet Ukanwosu As the world inch closer to the end of fossil fuel age with intensified clean energy transition campaign, analysts...
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973FG Adopts New Strategy To Tackle Oil Spill In Niger Delta
The National Oil Spill Detection and Response Agency (NOSDRA) says it has rolled out strategies to tackle incessant oil spills in communities...
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498COP26: Big Producers Shun New Alliance Committing To End Oil Extraction
France, Sweden and Ireland have joined a Denmark and Costa Rica-led alliance of countries committed to ending future oil and gas production...
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535COP26: 20 Countries Pledge To Stop Funding Fossil Fuel Projects Abroad
The push to phase out fossil fuels is gaining momentum at the COP26 climate summit as 20 countries have agreed to end financing for...
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539COP26: World Leaders Pledge $19.2bn To End Deforestation By 2030
More than 100 world leaders have promised to end and reverse deforestation by 2030, in the COP26 climate summit’s first major deal....
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489COP26: Nigeria Pledge Cutting Emission To Net Zero By 2060
By Gift Eguavoen Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari has pledged that the country would cut its emissions to net zero by 2060 and...
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COP26: World’s Biggest Coal Consumers Fail To Sign End Pledge
Some of the world’s biggest coal-dependent countries, including Australia, India, China and the US, have failed to sign up to the pledge...
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813EU To Seek Ban On Oil Exploration In The Arctic
The European Union will seek a ban on tapping new oil, coal and gas deposits in the Arctic to protect a region...
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586Financing Critical For Climate Change Targets In Developing Countries – OPEC
The Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC), says financing remains critical, in meeting any climate change target for developing countries. Dr Mohammad...
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703Nigeria Needs Data To Understand Climate Challenges, Says Minister
The Federal Government has said that the country needs data to understand climate challenges in the context of sustainable national development. Mr...