In a letter delivered to House Speaker Pelosi and Senate Majority Leader Schumer today, more than 400 scientists and health professionals urged Congress to reject the energy permitting reform bill released yesterday by Senator Joe Manchin. The letter cites grave public…
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Microsoft, Planet and The Nature Conservancy launch the Global Renewables Watch
Using AI and satellite imagery, the Global Renewables Watch maps renewable energy installations from space Microsoft Corp., Planet Labs PBC and The Nature Conservancy on Thursday announced its plans to launch the Global Renewables Watch (GRW), a first-of-its-kind living atlas…
Profits Soar for Oil Companies, while Jobs decline, says New report
A New research has revealed an increasing disconnect between industry hype and jobs data in the global oil and gas industry. According to the report by Food and Water Watch, fossil fuel production has actually increased with more profit coming…
Global Experts on Clean Energy and the Built Environment Headline Workshop on Sustainable Energy
Experts from around the world share strategies for roadmap on decarbonization In the lead up to the Clean Energy Ministerial and Mission Innovation’s Global Clean Energy Action Forum in Pittsburgh, dozens of international, national and regional experts in clean energy,…
Breakthrough Report states International ‘collaboration gap’ might derail climate progress
International ‘collaboration gap’ threatens to undermine climate progress and delay net zero New report sets out urgent priorities to rapidly make more clean technologies the most affordable options in key sectors. Against the backdrop of the energy crisis and the…
#WorldCleanAirDay: C21st to participate in #Cityzens4CleanAir campaign
C21st Programme Assistant selected as RUN Leader in Lagos September 7 is annual World Clean Air Day Breathing clean air is fundamental human right The Centre For 21st Century Issues (C21st), has joined the rest of the world to raise…
Pakistan: Frantic efforts to prevent disaster as floods continue
With more than 33 million people impacted, that represents 15 per cent of the total Pakistani population, said Dr. Palitha Mahipala, World Health Organization (WHO) Representative in the country. Some “6.4 plus million people are in dire need of humanitarian aid”,…
Osinbajo proposes new deal ‘debt-for-climate swaps’
In a call that can at once significantly advance the course of global net-zero emissions targets, facilitate energy access and the development of African countries, Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, SAN is proposing a Debt-For-Climate (DFC) Swap deal. Explaining the…
The War in Ukraine: Global Food Security in Peril
Since the Russian invasion of Ukraine began on February 24th this year, sanctions levied against Russia have politically, economically, and militarily hamstrung it. Unfortunately, these sanctions combined with the security situation in the Black Sea and the realities of war…
Air Pollution Kills Millions Every Year: Action Needed
An estimated seven million people die every year from indoor and outdoor air pollution. That’s more than died from Covid-19 over the last two years. Often invisible, air pollution receives little attention compared with other public health emergencies, but the threats to health are every bit as real
