Tag: Climate Change
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Climate Change: Concerted efforts needed to stop menace – NIMASA DG
The Director-General of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency, NIMASA, Dr. Dakuku Peterside has stressed the need for collaborative efforts to tackle the scourge of climate change. Dr. Dakuku stated this while speaking at an event on climate change which was organized by Senator Florence Ita-Giwa led Cross Rivers State Calabar carnival award winning…
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Climate Change: NPA reads riot Act on breach of environmental laws
The Nigerian Ports Authority, (NPA) on Monday warned stakeholders in the maritime and port industry to adhere to environmental laws, particularly marine waste laws or face severe sanctions. Speaking at this year’s World Environment Day celebration, (WED) in Lagos, Managing Director of the NPA, Ms Hadiza Bala Usman, said that there was a need to…
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India’s pathway to selling only electric cars by 2030
While the United States is walking away from the historic Paris Climate Agreement, India is making a bold vow to start selling only electric cars by 2030. India is one of the world’s most polluted countries. Its energy department said in a blog post that it has set the “ambitious” target to stop selling gas-powered…
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Paris Agreement: Implication of Donald Trump withdrawal
President Donald Trump announced recently that he would begin the process of withdrawing the United States from the historic Paris Agreement, the world’s first global plan to address climate change. The historic agreement, approved in December 2015, commits nearly 200 countries to pursue all efforts to limit global temperature increase to 1.5°C to stave off…
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Climate Change: We are not pulling out of Paris Agreement – FG
The Federal Government has said that Nigeria is not going to follow on the heels of the United States of America and pull out of the Paris Agreement which is seen as a turning point for global climate policy. This was disclosed in a statement signed and issued on Friday by the Minister of State,…
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Trump withdraws U.S. from Paris Climate Accord
President Donald Trump has withdrawn the country from the historic Paris Climate Accord dealing with greenhouse gas emissions mitigation, adaptation and finance starting in 2020. Trump, in a nationwide broadcast on Thursday, said U.S. would either seek re-negotiation or remain withdrawn from the agreement that went into effect on Nov. 4, 2016. Trump had promised…