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Getty Images Cyclone Sidr wrecked homes and killed more than 6,000 people when it hit Bangladesh in 2007 Human-caused climate change made the ten deadliest extreme weather events of the last 20 years more intense and more likely, according to new analysis. The killer storms, heatwaves and floods affected Europe, Africa and Asia killing more […]
Lagos- 29 October 2024, As part of its commitment to sustainable finance and taking active steps towards reducing its carbon footprint, FirstBank has joined the Partnership for Carbon Accounting Financials (PCAF) to promote sustainable finance, combat climate change and advance sustainable socioeconomic development for the just transition. PCAF is a collaboration between financial institutions worldwide […]
A climate science denier who claims he advised Tony Abbott now says regions such as North America were warmer about a century ago. Steve Bishop checks his claim. NOTORIOUS CLIMATE SCIENCE denier Viscount Christopher Monckton couldn’t help himself. While boasting on a climate science denying website that a lecture he gave at Oxford University had been […]
Visualized: Countries by Grid Storage Battery Capacity in 2023 According to the International Energy Agency, 1300 GW of battery storage will be needed by 2030 to support the renewable energy capacity required to meet the 1.5°C global warming target. But how close is the world to reaching that target? The Energy Institute’s annual Statistical Review […]
The big-ticket item at the United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP29) being held in Baku, Azerbaijan, in November this year will be the development of a new climate finance goal for funding to developing countries — the New Collective Quantified Goal on Climate Finance (NCQG). However, weeks out from COP29, NCQG negotiations are in a […]
The International Union for Conservation of Nature says tree species are at risk of extinction in 192 countries. More than one in three species of trees are at risk of extinction worldwide, threatening life as we know it on Earth, according to a report published by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Red […]
Every rainy season for the past 12 years, floods have swept through 67-year-old Idris Egbunu’s house in central Nigeria. It is always the same story — the Niger River bursts its banks and the waters claim his home for weeks on end, until he can return and take stock of the damage. The house then […]
Philippine Coast Guard personnel rescue residents after flood waters rose from heavy rains brought by Tropical Storm Trami, in Bicol, Philippines, October 23, 2024. PHILIPPINE COAST GUARD/Handout via REUTERS HANOI (Reuters) -Storm Trami hit central Vietnam on Sunday, threatening to trigger heavy rains and dangerous floods after leaving a path of destruction in the Philippines. […]
Breadcrumb Trail Links News Local News National Weekly roundup of local and international climate change news for the week of Oct. 21 to Oct. 27, 2024. Published Oct 26, 2024 • Last updated 14 hours ago • 10 minute read You can save this article by registering for free here. Or sign-in if you have an […]