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13 Dec
Senior Vice President, Huawei, United Arab Emirates, Charles Yang has said that the integration of the digital and energy worlds will improve energy efficiency and resource allocation worldwide.
11 Dec
The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) has again issued an Emissions Gap Report that underscores the fact that the Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs), the linchpin of the Paris agreement is not leading away from the climate precipice but is rather increasing the speed to a catastrophic plunge.
6 Dec
The United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) plays a crucial role in addressing the pressing challenges posed by climate change. Therefore, COP 28 (28th Conference of the Parties) from November 30 till December 12, 2023..
5 Dec
Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris, has disclosed that 422 out of Nigeria’s 1,411 delegation to ongoing COP28, holding in Dubai, were funded by the Federal Government.
29 Nov
President Bola Tinubu will today depart Abuja for Dubai, United Arab Emirates, to attend the COP28 Climate Summit, also known as the 28th United Nations Climate Change Conference, or Conference of the Parties of the UNFCCC (COP28).
27 Nov
A major stride towards stepping up the Paris agreement will begin Thursday in Dubai, United Arab Emirate, as delegates take stock of countries’ compliance with the ‘Rule Book’ to address the multiple and escalating climate challenges facing the world.
18 Sep 2023
A groundbreaking report by a group of independent experts released last week, by the United Nations has outlined steps governments should take to maximise the impact of policies and actions by tackling the climate and sustainable development crises.
22 May 2023
The Nigerian Building and Roads and Research Institute (NBRRI) want Nigerians and investors to buy into the bamboo technology because of the multifaceted socio-economic value that can be derived from the plant for construction.
20 May 2023
The President of the Alliance for Green Revolution in Africa, Agnes Kalbata, has been appointed as member of the advisory Committee of the President of the 28th Session of the Conference of the Parties (COP28) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) The session to be hosted by the United Arab Emirates…
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