The world is in a critical decade for climate action. This is not hyperbole – the UN’s Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change says limiting warming to around 1.5°C requires global greenhouse gas emissions to peak before 2025 at the latest, and be reduced by 43% by 2030. That’s seven short years from now. However, the world is […]
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COP27 closed with a breakthrough agreement to provide loss and damage funding for vulnerable countries hit hard by floods, droughts and other climate disasters. This was widely lauded as an historic decision. Why? Because for the first time, countries recognized the need for finance to respond to loss and damage associated with the catastrophic effects
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Five Key Takeaways from COP27 Although the UN Climate Change Conference COP27 is behind us, the decisions taken in Sharm el-Sheikh require all countries to make an extra effort to address the climate crisis – starting now. Or as UN Secretary-General António Guterres put it, “COP27 concludes with much homework and little time.” So what
The United Nations Climate Change Conference COP27 closed with a breakthrough agreement to provide “loss and damage” funding for vulnerable countries hit hard by climate disasters. “This outcome moves us forward,” said Simon Stiell, UN Climate Change Executive Secretary. “We have determined a way forward on a decades-long conversation on funding for loss and damage
A meeting of the Steering Committee on the Elaboration of the Long-Term Low Emission Development Strategy (LT-LEDS) or Long-Term Strategy (LTS) that held in Abuja on Thursday, October 20, 2022, was aimed at ensuring that the government through its various ministries give a direction to the strategy that is being developed by the Natural Eco
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The Nigerian government has outlined preparations for the forthcoming 27th Session of the Conference of the Parties (COP27) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) holding from November 6 to 18, 2022, in Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt. Minister of Environment, Mr Mohammed Abdullahi, at a media session in Abuja on Friday, October 14,
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Nigeria aims to raise an initial $10 billion in funding to implement its energy transition plan ahead of COP27 climate talks later this year, the country’s vice president said. Africa’s most populous country needs at least an additional $10 billion a year and a total $410 billion to deliver on its net-zero targets by 2060,
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The Nigerian Government has launched the Emissions Trading Scheme, ETS, which is to provide policy recommendations that will guide National transition of a green economy The government says the establishment of the trading scheme is in line with the legal framework provided in the Climate Change Act 2021 to help in the reduction of
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President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the appointment of Dr. Salisu Mohammed Dahiru as Pioneer Director General and Chief Executive Officer of the National Council on Climate Change. The appointment takes effect from Monday, July 25, 2022. As part of his Climate Change Agenda, Mr. President made a commitment for Nigeria to achieve a net zero
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The Federal Ministry of Environment (FMEnv), with support from the European Union and German Government through the Nigerian Energy Support Programme (NESP), hereby invites reputable companies specializing in the manufacturing or distribution of quality LPG clean cookstoves to submit applications under the Modern Energy Products (MEP) Intervention. The candidates are requested to download the Call
