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UAE commits $30bn to launch landmark climate-focused investment vehicle at COP28
Today, as world leaders gathered for COP28, in Dubai, the United Arab Emirates (UAE) announced a $30 billion…
COP28 talks open in Dubai with breakthrough deal on loss and damage fund
Delegates meeting in Dubai agreed Thursday on the operationalization of a fund that would help compensate vulnerable countries…
Science points to ‘climate collapse’ as UN chief calls COP28 to action
The world is heating up at an unprecedented pace, new climate data shows, and leaders gathered for the…
Lagos issues seven-day ultimatum to illegal structure owners in Lekki, others
The Lagos State Commissioner for the Environment and Water Resources, Tokunbo Wahab, has issued a seven-day contravention notice…
Hopes for a sustainable planet must not ‘melt away’: Guterres
World leaders at this week’s climate conference, COP28, must break the deadly cycle of global warming before a…
3,000 barrels of crude lost to Egina oil spill: NOSDRA
. ‘Not a minor one’ About 3,000 barrels of crude oil were lost to the November 15 oil…
Climate vulnerable nations could get insured for $10 mln a year each -research
Wealthy nations could provide 100 of the world’s most vulnerable countries a combined $25 billion in annual protection…
New York sues PepsiCo over plastics it says pollute, hurt health
New York state sued PepsiCo (PEP.O) on Wednesday, accusing the beverage and snack food giant of polluting the environment and…
‘No end in sight’ to rising greenhouse gas emissions: World Meteorological Organization
Greenhouse gas emissions reached a record high in 2022 with “no end in sight to the rising trend”,…
‘Close the climate ambition gap’ says UN chief ahead of COP28
The COP28 climate conference to be held in Dubai later this month “must be the place to urgently…