A house in Diobu, Port Harcourt Victoria Uwemedimo/AFP via Getty Images Olasunkanmi Habeeb Okunola, United Nations University and Prof. Mulala Danny Simatele, University of the Witwatersrand Climate change is a long-term shift in temperatures and weather patterns. It’s caused by solar cycle variations and human activities such as burning fossil fuels: coal, oil and gas.
Category: Environment & Sustainability
Ghana Wants Fewer Polluting Old Cars on the Road
Most Ghanaian cars are imported as used vehicles. Shutterstock Festival Godwin Boateng, Columbia University and Jacqueline M Klopp, Columbia University Used vehicles contribute greatly to transport emissions, undermining public health and the environment. In the US, Europe and parts of Asia, clunkers programmes – exchanging older, polluting used vehicles for cash – are becoming a […]
IEEFA: ArcelorMittal’s Path to Net Zero Emissions Under Scrutiny as New Coal-based Blast Furnaces in India
Australia//- Luxemburg-based ArcelorMittal should prepare for difficult questions in its upcoming AGM in May about how the company intends to reach Net Zero by 2050, as the company builds new coal-powered blast furnaces in India in a joint venture with Nippon Steel of Japan (AM/NS India).
Visualized: Ocean Plastic Waste Pollution By Country
Millions of metric tons of plastic are produced worldwide every year. While half of this plastic waste is recycled, incinerated, or discarded into landfills, a significant portion of what remains eventually ends up in our oceans.
Pangolins Not Medicine: Raising Awareness for the World’s Most Trafficked Mammal
Kampala, Uganda//- Pangolins are sentient beings and have a right to a wild life. Pangolins play a crucial role in maintaining the balance of our ecosystems.
Vivo Energy Ghana Partners with United Way to Promote Environmental Sustainability in Schools
Accra, Ghana – February 16, 2023: Vivo Energy Ghana, the exclusive marketer and distributor of Shell branded fuels and lubricants in partnership with the United Way Ghana has launched the first-ever Vivo Energy Environmental Club under its umbrella initiative, Cyclean, to promote environmental sustainability in schools.
Former U.S Vice President Al Gore Announced as Keynote Speaker at AIM for Climate Summit
Washington DC, US//— The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) today announced former US Vice President Al Gore as an opening keynote speaker at the Agriculture Innovation Mission for Climate (AIM for Climate) Summit on May 8-10, 2023, in Washington D.C.
Chinese Rice Farming Trials Cut Methane Emissions
In a mountain village in south-west China, the local people are playing a guessing game. A new climate-friendly way of growing rice is being trialled here that will reduce methane emissions. So, what’s the difference in yield between it and the conventional method?
“Dark” Side of Air Pollution Across China Poses Potential Health Threat
China is a night-time ‘hot-spot’ for the production of nitrate radicals (PNO3) that could have a major impact on health-threatening ozone and fine particulates (PM2.5) in the atmosphere, a new study reveals.
‘Plastic-eating’ Enzymes to be Deployed to Combat Waste Polyester Clothing
Polyester is the most widely-used clothing fibre in the world but is currently not a sustainable textile option and will likely end up discarded in landfill or polluting the environment. It is made from polyethylene terephthalate (PET), one of the most common consumer plastics.