COP28 Agreement to Transition Away from Fossil Fuels: Impact on African Oil Producers
By Chinenye Ajayi, Chukwuemeka Osuji, Faith Jane A. from Olaniwun Ajayi LP
The 28th meeting of the Conference of Parties…
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COP28 ‘Action Agenda’ Commits to Phaseout Fossil Fuels, Triple Renewables, Strengthen Financial…
By Ndubuisi Micheal Obineme
COP28 concluded with a historic agreement by 198 Parties to deliver a new era of climate action.…
The Green Agenda – NGC focusing on sustainability, climate education
The National Gas Company of Trinidad and Tobago Limited (NGC) is evolving. NGC and its subsidiaries – together, The NGC Group of…
Coca-Cola Targets 100% Recycled Plastic Packaging by 2030
By Genevieve Aningo
In a bid to curtail the diverse effects of climate change and waste prevention, Coca-Cola one of the…
Energy Transitions in Latin America and the Caribbean Region: The Role of Gas and Renewables
By Carlos A. Garibaldi, Executive Secretary of ARPEL
Energy Transitions must be Just and Plural
The oil and gas industry of…
COP27 to Focus on Delivering on the Promises of Paris Agreement
Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt, 6 November 2022 - The United Nations Climate Change Conference COP27 opened today with the key aim…
Egypt’s Historic Pyramid lights up for COP27
Global climate conference starts in Sharm El Sheikh this weekAround 45,000 international delegates will come together for…
Egypt set to host a landmark COP27
COP President-Designate, H.E. Sameh Shoukry, oversaw preparations for COP27 ahead of the conference taking place in Sharm El…
Climate Plans Remain Insufficient: More Ambitious Action Needed Now – UN Report
UN Climate Change News – A new report from UN Climate Change shows countries are bending the curve of global greenhouse gas…
Hydrogen Will Contribute 20% Solution for Energy Transition – Daryl Wilson
By Ndubuisi Micheal Obineme
14 July 2022, CANADA - With the current global trends on climate change and discussions for a…
GECF Unveils Plan to Deepen Gas Development in Africa
By Ndubuisi Michael Obineme
Qatar - The Gas Exporting Countries Forum (GECF) has unveiled plans to promote gas development in…
Russia leading the way in climate-related energy policy
Doha, Qatar – Russia, the world’s largest country by landmass, has a multi-prong strategy to confront climate change, by further…
Total withdraws from the American Petroleum Institute
Following a detailed analysis of the climate positions of the
American Petroleum Institute (API), Total announces its decision…
APPO looks to Establish a Solid Foundation for Climate Change in Africa
By Ndubuisi Mcheal Obineme
The Secretary-General of African Petroleum Producers Organization
(APPO), Dr Omar Farouk Ibrahim,…
Maersk Drilling sets ambitious climate target
As part of an overall sustainability strategy, Maersk Drilling has set an ambitious target of lowering the intensity of CO2…
Scotland to become a net-zero emitter of greenhouse gases by 2045
Scotland is a leading voice in the climate conversation. As the world is moving out of the coronavirus crisis, Scotland is…
Shell unveils plan to be a net-zero company by 2050
Royal Dutch Shell has formally announced plans to reduce greenhouse gas emissions to net-zero by 2050.
In an update to…
Paris Agreement & Climate Change: The progress, the challenges, and the solutions
By Ndubuisi Micheal Obineme
Over 3 years after the signing of the Paris Agreement that
involved 196 states plus the European…
Equinor CEO Call for Transparency, Cooperation and Reforms to Address Issues on Climate Change
By Ndubuisi Micheal Obineme
The CEO of Norway's state-owned oil company, Eldar Sætre, call for Transparency, Cooperation among…
Germany energy trade union demands ‘more realism in climate policy’
Haltern, Germany (dpa) - The
chairman of the German chemical and energy trade union IG BCE, Michael
Vassiliadis, has…
Top German diplomat calls for coordinated climate change fight
Berlin (dpa) - At
a conference on energy transformation in Berlin on Tuesday, German
Foreign Minister Heiko Maas said that…
Oil and Gas Climate Initiative sets first collective methane target for member companies
OGCI companies set a target to reduce by 2025 the collective average methane intensity of aggregated upstream oil and gas…
New car pollution standard comes into force across EU
Brussels (dpa) - Stricter emissions tests for all new cars in the European Union went into force on Saturday.
It comes in…
German test cities present public transport plans to clean up air
By Sascha Meyer, dpa
Berlin (dpa) - Five sites in Germany are due to present plans to make public transport more enticing, in an…
Siemens to become climate neutral by 2030
One year after the launch of its decarbonization program, Siemens is already making significant advances in reducing its carbon…
BRICS Leaders Calls for Full Implementation of Paris Agreement and 2030 Agenda
Story Highlights:
Leaders from Brazil, the Russian Federation, India, China and South Africa published a statement from…
Investors Increase Climate Action, MDBs Support Energy Efficiency and Green Transport Initiatives
31 July 2018: During the month of July, several multilateral development banks (MDBs) advanced their climate finance targets with…
Families Call for Increased Climate Action in Court Case Against EU
Ten families from within and outside Europe are taking the European Parliament and the Council of the EU to the European General…
Germany’s climate targets require 100,000 more skilled workers
Berlin (dpa) - In order for Germany to reach its long-term climate targets, an additional 100,000 skilled workers are needed to…
Mountain hares in the Alps threatened by climate change, study says
Bern - Climate change is endangering the future of mountain hares in the Alps, and their decline will impact other animals,…