Archives Tag: climate change

News

April 19, 2022

  1. Following the first export from the Aje offshore field, Lagos State expects to get its first oil derivation fund in December. 2. Northeastern states are to receive five 100 MW solar power plants worth $600m; the first should be ready by March 2017. 3. As part of the United States government’s Feed the Future Initiative, … Continue reading Nigeria Today: Top 5 News Stories, Wednesday, Nov 16th 2016

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Environment News Research

April 19, 2022

Human influence on the climate system is clear. This is evident in most regions of the globe, a new assessment by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) has stated. The report notes that, “It is extremely likely that human influence has been the dominant cause of the observed warming since the mid-20th century. The … Continue reading Human Influence on Climate Clear – IPCC Report

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April 19, 2022

Climate change activists in Nigeria are planning a 12-man walk from Abuja through Niger, Mali, the Ivory Coast, Ghana, Togo and Benin to Lagos. Organisers say they intend to use the walk to raise awareness, on climate change effects involving a 3,400km trek from Nigeria to Mali. The program director of ‘Walk to Mali’ Oludotun … Continue reading Nigerian Climate Change Activists Plan ‘Walk to Mali’ Trek

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Energy Environment TECH

April 19, 2022

Climate Technology Initiative Private Financing Advisory Network (CTI PFAN) is set to commence operations in Nigeria, the Pan African Vision for the Environment (PAVE) has disclosed. PAVE defines PFAN as a multilateral, public-private partnership initiated by the CTI in cooperation with the UNFCCC Expert Group on Technology Transfer. The partnership operates to bridge the gap … Continue reading PAVE Partners CTI-PFAN on Clean Energy Businesses in Nigeria

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Environment Media

April 19, 2022

U.S. President Barack Obama, in June unveiled a climate change action plan detailing how his administration intends to take the lead on climate change, in the States and around the world. He also gave a speech concerning climate change that saw solar stocks in the States rise. While the US announces its ambitions, other countries are upping the game, with … Continue reading President Obama’s Climate Change Policy and the Global Race for Renewable Energy

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News

April 19, 2022

Nigeria’s economy can be made more climate-resilient and less carbon-intensive without foregoing growth, argue two new World Bank reports: “Toward Climate-Resilient Development in Nigeria” and “Low-Carbon Development Opportunities for Nigeria,” released this week. These studies are the fruit of a two-year long collaboration between the World Bank and the Government of Nigeria to address the challenges … Continue reading World Bank: Climate Resilience and Low-Carbon Growth Critical for Nigeria’s Economic Future

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Environment

April 19, 2022

Lagos and Ogun States, had their first rainfall this year, on Sunday, January 20, and afterwards. Then Calabar and several other cities in Southern Nigeria, experienced heavy rainfall too, introducing the year, with surprise of changing climate, after a precarious 2012 for environmental issues in Nigeria. The rain poured heavily, shoving pedestrians into shelters and … Continue reading Heavy Rainfall in Southern Nigeria, Early, in 2013

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Stuff

April 19, 2022

Trees grow throughout the world from the extreme hot tropical regions around the equator to cold regions near the Arctic and the Antarctic. At maturity, trees are usually the tallest of plants, and their height and single main stem differentiates them from shrubs, which are shorter and have many stems.

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