Commences second phase of vaccination exercise Updates citizenry on new covid19 guidelines and vaccination measures To sanction defaulters On Friday the 28th of May 2021, the Lagos State government commenced the administration of the second dose of the Oxford-AstraZeneca COVID…
Registration Opens for Latin America and Caribbean Climate Week 2021 (11 – 14 May)
— Registration is open for the next sessions of Latin America and Caribbean Climate Week 2021, which will take place from 11 to 14 May 2021 in virtual form hosted by the Government of the Dominican Republic. Regional leaders from public and private sectors have confirmed their participation, including…
Muhammad Sanusi II SDG Challenge Spurs Education Reform Across Africa
A become a beacon of hope to raise future leaders in Africa Provides mentorship support to scale up education initiatives for underserved communities in Africa With inclusive, equitable quality education and gender equity as key areas, focusing on SDG’s 4…
Indigenous Energy firm, OMAA, rolls out Nigeria’s first dual power buses
An indigenous energy firm, OMAA has rolled out Nigeria’s first locally assembled natural gas-powered buses and are already producing in volumes. The roll out took place at its facility in Igbo Ukwu near Nnewi, Anambra, in the presence of Dr.…
Mark Carney, UN Race to Zero campaign, COP26 Presidency launch Net Zero Financial Alliance
Press Release: Industry-led and UN-convened Net Zero Banking Alliance also announced today, co-launched by the UNEP Finance Initiative and the Financial Services Taskforce of the Sustainable Markets Initiative The Glasgow Financial Alliance for Net Zero (GFANZ), chaired by Mark Carney,…
Swiss Re announces ambitious climate targets including phase-out of coal by 2040
Swiss Re today has announced new measures to support the transition to a net-zero economy, encompassing both asset management and underwriting as well as its own operations. The Swiss Re Group, one of the world’s leading providers of reinsurance, has announced ambitious…
Fast-Track Energy Transitions to Win the Race to Zero
Press Release: World Energy Transitions Outlook outlines global strategies towards carbon-neutrality and leads way to a climate-safe 1.5°C pathway by 2050 Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, 16 March 2021 – Proven technologies for a net-zero energy system already largely exist today, finds…
International Aluminium Institute releases global aluminium industry 2050 climate pathways
The International Aluminium Institute (IAI) has published the most comprehensive greenhouse gas emissions reductions pathways available to the aluminium sector over the next three decades. The pathways are based on the IAI’s unrivalled data and leading analysis of the global…
Fish Farmers in Cameroon record increased Income upon Adoption of Technologies
Djam Wilfred Chiatoh, is a fish farmer from the central region of Cameroon. He is also an animal production specialist but after 12 years of poultry, pig and rabbit farming, coupled with a loss of over 2,000 pigs to African…
Satelligence partners with GAR to delink palm oil production from deforestation
Utrecht, 25th February 2021 – Agritech company Satelligence has partnered with Golden Agri-Resources (GAR), following a three month trial, to deliver near real-time deforestation risk monitoring of GAR’s full palm oil concessions and supply chain, covering all of Indonesia. Based…
