Nigerians Can Sue Shell in Britain Over Oil Spills says UK High Court
The Dutch energy company has a presence in Britain, and a judge ruled there was “a real issue to be tried.” Britain’s Supreme Court said Friday that a group of about 50,000 Nigerian farmers and fishermen could bring a case in London’s High Court against…
Bill Gates at it again: Climate Change, Bioterrorism Greatest Threats to World
Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates, who five years ago predicted the emergence of “a highly infectious virus,” now says that the two greatest potential threats to the world are climate change and bioterrorism. During an interview with Veritasium, the science-focused educational YouTube channel hosted by Derek…
Nigeria Plans 30 Percent of Its Electricity From Renewables By 2030 – Osinbajo
The Nigerian government commissions another university-based solar plant. With the commissioning of yet another solar hybrid power plant by the federal government in one of its universities, Nigeria’s energy transition plan to renewables is on course. And this is in line with the globally endorsed…
Air pollution from fossil fuels responsible for ‘one in five deaths worldwide’
Number of deaths connected to fine particulate matter from fossil fuel burning could be twice as high as previously thought, research says Air pollution from fossil fuels could account for nearly one in five deaths globally, a new study suggests The research finds air pollution…
A Requiem for River Niger ? BY PAUL ORIE
“The sad news emanating from there is the stunning buildup of huge sand dunes on the River Niger that have thrown the people of the communities along the east and west banks of the river into panic” The River Niger and Ase Creek, a major…
Nigeria: U.S. Launches Air-Quality Monitors to Track Lagos, Abuja Pollution
The United States Ambassador, Ms. Mary Beth Leonard, yesterday launched Air Quality Monitor to link Nigeria to air quality index information and health messaging from the United States’ Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). A statement from the US Consulate General noted that the monitor would supply…
Coronavirus in Africa could reverse 30 years of Wildlife conservation gains, harming interconnected communities and livelihoods By Edwin Tambara
“Coronavirus in Africa could reverse 30 years of conservation gains” For wild animals in Africa on the verge of extinction and the tight knit communities who protect them, COVID-19 is a specter, disrupting a delicate balancing act of survival for both humans and endangered species….
Somalia, one of the world’s most fragile states works towards a more resilient, low-carbon future
In February last year, Somalia was in the midst of a declared national emergency. Swarms of locusts, fed on grains driven by climate change, were steadily eating their way through swathes of crops and grasslands, consuming jobs and food supplies in the process. As a…
GULLY EROSION A PRACTICAL LOOK AT THE CASE OF IMO STATE by Clement Udegbe
Gully erosion constitutes the major ecological problem in South Eastern Nigeria and requires adequate scientific and proper technical competence in the prevention and control of the menace. An effective control of this phenomena may not be complete until the principles and mechanics underlying its behavior…
‘5G will generate 7 billion tonnes of CO2’
By Adeyemi Adepetun Rolling out 5G could lead to a sharp increase in power consumption and greenhouse gas emissions, according to a report just published by France’s High Council on Climate (HCC). The report is no loony-tunes attack from the ‘5G causes COVID’ mad fringe…
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