A fire briefly swept through pavilions at the COP30 U.N. climate talks in Belem, Brazil, on the penultimate day of the conference, prompting an evacuation and leaving 13 people treated for smoke inhalation. Organisers said the blaze was controlled within six minutes, but the entire venue remained closed for about seven hours as safety inspections …
The Presidency on Sunday defended the size and composition of Nigeria’s delegation to the 30th Conference of the Parties (COP30), saying climate negotiations require officials from multiple ministries and agencies to protect the country’s interests. Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Temitope Ajayi, revealed that climate talks cut across energy, finance, …
A group of environmental rights organisations focused on advancing climate justice have raised concerns over a recent call by Nigeria's Vice President Kashim Shettima for new finance mechanisms to harness the nature economic value. In a joint statement on Tuesday, November 11, the non-governmental organisations (NGOs) described the move as an attempt to commodify the …
The absence of the U.S. highlights divisions COP30, the 30th meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change, opened on Monday in the Brazilian Amazon, Belém, with host leaders invoking indigenous concepts of collective action to push for urgent progress, even as the absence of senior U.S. …
Vice President Kashim Shettima has departed Abuja for Belem, Brazil, where he will represent President Bola Tinubu at the 30th United Nations Climate Change Conference scheduled to begin on Tuesday, November 6. The summit, hosted by Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva in collaboration with international partners, will be held in the Amazonian capital …
African leaders ended the second Africa Climate Summit on Wednesday with a resounding call for greater investment in renewable energy and stronger financial support to help the continent confront climate change. The three-day gathering in Ethiopia’s capital produced a joint declaration that emphasized the urgent need to scale up renewable energy projects across Africa. Leaders …
