Climate activists ‘may turn to violence’, experts fear
Serge Stroobants, Director for Mena and Europe at the Institute for Economics and Peace, at the regional launch of the Global Terrorism Index in Abu Dhabi. Ravindranath / The National Environmental activists could soon turn to violence due to what they see as a lack of action to tackle climate change, a terrorism expert said. Serge Stroobants, an officer More...
How Nigeria’s third Green Bond will be deployed -Abubakar
Minister of Environment, Dr. Muhammad Mahmood Abubakar By Mashe Umaru Gwamna Minister of Environment, Muhammad Mahmood Abubakar, on the sidelines of the 25th Session of the Conference of the Parties (COP25) to the More...
York to ban cars from city centre
Private cars are to be banned from York’s medieval city centre by 2023, under plans approved by councillors. The City of York Council wants an end to “non-essential” car journeys within the city walls. The More...
Bank of England chief Mark Carney issues climate change warning
The world will face irreversible heating unless firms shift their priorities soon, the outgoing head of the Bank of England has told the BBC. Mark Carney said the financial sector had begun to curb investment in More...
Britain’s Queen hails climate movement on Christmas Day
Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II used her Christmas Day message Wednesday to pay tribute to young environmental campaigners who were inspired to global action by Swedish teen Greta Thunberg. The monarch’s annual More...
Researchers remove sulfur from petrol to decrease air pollution
Iranian researchers at the University of Isfahan have conducted a study on removing sulfur from petroleum compounds, as a major step towards better automotive performance. One of the major sources of environmental More...
Nature News: Chickadees are a New England favorite
I think if you ask any New Englander to name the top three birds at their feeder, the chickadee would be on everyone’s list. I also think that of any of the common bird calls in our forest, the chickadee’s is More...
Climate Change: Nigeria to support global efforts
By Mashe Umaru Gwamna President Muhammadu Buhari has affirmed Nigeria’s resolve to continue to play significant role in supporting global efforts at addressing climate change. The Minister of Environment, Dr. More...
Group urges govt to declare state of emergency on erosion in S/East
The Coalition of South East Youth Leaders (COSEYL) has called on the Federal Government to declare a state of emergency on erosion menace in the South East geopolitical zone. President General of COSEYL, Chief Goodluck More...
COP25: African delegates criticized for being passive as negotiations end
By Mashe Umaru Gwamna African delegates said they have been criticized for being passive as negotiations ended the 25th session of the Conference of the Parties (COP25). The delegates said the refusal of the United More...