UK’s Record-Warm Seas Spark Climate Alarm — Scientists Urge Political Action on Marine Crisis
Britain’s seas are experiencing an unprecedented transformation, with marine life shifting in ways that scientists say demand urgent political attention to tackle climate change. From octopus and bluefin tuna to mauve stinger jellyfish, an unusual…
The Plastic Crisis: Can the World Finally Agree to Clean It Up?
The struggles of the world with the growing environmental and health burden of plastic pollution is drawing delegates from more than 170 countries to the discussion table. This time, they are meeting in Geneva to hammer out a long-delayed global treaty…
Ethiopia Leads Continental Push for Fair Climate Finance and Green Development
Ethiopia is preparing to host the second edition of the Africa Climate Summit (ACS2), scheduled for September 8 to 10, in Addis Ababa, in partnership with the African Union Commission (AUC). Themed “Accelerating Global Climate Solutions: Financing for…
UN Warns of Rising Global Hunger as Nigeria Bets on AI to Transform Food Systems
As climate change continues to erode harvests and disrupt supply chains, global hunger is on the rise. The United Nations gave this warning at the opening of the United Nations Food Systems Summit Stocktake (UNFSS+4) in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. UN…
Clean Cooking Must Be a Continental Priority
As simple it seems, cooking has become a source of widespread health, environmental, and economic harm in many African households. Currently, four out of five families on the continent still rely on open fires or rudimentary stoves that burn wood,…
Africa’s Climate Future Has a Woman’s Face
In small, sun-drenched rural communities of Africa where women rise with the dawn to till the land, fetch water, or cook for their families over smoky fires, lies an untapped climate force. These women, often overlooked and under-resourced, could become…
Digital Lifelines Under Climate Threat – Global Report Warns of Risks to Data Centres
A new global report has issued a steely warning about the vulnerability of data centres to the intensifying impacts of climate change. This signal is coming being that data centres are the critical infrastructure powering the world’s digital economy.…
Editorial Review: Climate Change in West Africa: Sub-Regional Political Dynamics, Adaptation Strategies, and the Quest for Resilience
In an era where climate change dominates global headlines, Climate Change Crisis in West Africa: Sub-Regional Political Dynamics, Adaptation Strategies, and the Quest for Resilience takes off as timely and necessary. It’s a joint work by Gbolahan…
Nigeria Targets Zero Routine Gas Flaring by 2030, 60% Methane Cut by 2031 — NUPRC
The Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC) has reaffirmed its commitment to eliminate routine gas flaring by 2030 and reduce methane emissions by 60% before 2031. The Chief Executive of the Commission, Gbenga Komolafe, made the…
Europe Scorched by Early Heatwave as Climate Change Fuels Record Temperatures
An intense early-summer heatwave has gripped southern Europe, with temperatures soaring to 46°C in El Granado, a Spanish town near the Portuguese border, as meteorologists warn of worsening extremes due to climate change. Dozens of cities and towns…