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Deborah BodundeClimate change directly affects our communities, health, and livelihoods. Yet, media coverage often prioritises politics and business over climate-related stories, leaving crucial environmental news underreported.
Climate Watch seeks to bridge this information gap, ensuring that important climate change stories and mitigation efforts never slip under your radar.The United Nations says the ozone layer is on track to being fully restored by 2050. Theprotects humans and the environment from harmful levels of ultraviolet radiation from the sun. However, scientists discovered that the ozone layer is depleting due to the use of human-produced chemicals such as chlorofluorocarbons.
The organisation said the fossil fuel and industrial agriculture sector received an annual average funding ofThe report found that the fossil fuel sector has been receiving an annual average of $438.6 billion—65 percent of public subsidies in the global south countries in seven years. Find out moreBenjamin Kalu, the deputy speaker of the house of representatives, says multinational companies operating in Nigeria should pay taxes to support victims of climate change.
The call was made at a regional capacity-building workshop of the Economic Community of West African States private-sector actors on green hydrogen. Temitope Dina, assistant director at the ministry of power, said the regional journey towards a sustainable and green future requires collaboration. Dina said green hydrogen stands at the forefront of the global transition to clean energy. Read moreGoogle has enhanced its Open Buildings 2.
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