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Report: USD 1.4 trillion fossil fuel buildout jeopardizes Africa’s economies, climate, and communities
Analysis details why a just energy transition in Africa requires an end to new oil, gas, and coal extraction projects Download the full report: priceofoil.org/the-skys-limit-africa Read the Executive Summary of the report in Swahili (Kiswahili), French (en...
Eco-Instigator #33
Welcome to another information-packed edition of eco-Instigator. Critically relevant events have been unfolding in rapid succession. Just as wild fires and unusual storms and floods were ravaging the world, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) issued...
The global tumbling of oil fortunes and the shift to sustainable energy
The shift from fossil fuels to renewable energy is becoming more urgent as climate change impacts force the world to respond.. The handwriting is boldly declaring that the burning of fossil fuels have taken up carbon budget and wrapped the earth with a...
Shell clean up your mess, restore our environment before divesting!
Why is Shell divesting? The Shell divestment plans have made topical headlines in recent times with the arguments for and against the plan depending on the divide the protagonist belongs. However, except we understand the real motives or reasons behind the divestment...
The Petroleum Industry Act Neglects Community Concerns and Strengthens Oil Companies
Since the first draft of the new petroleum industry law was produced by Nigeria’s National Assembly almost 2 decades ago, civil society organizations have been in the forefront of demanding that the provisions of the Act adequately provides for the concerns of all...
NNPC’s Push for Resumption of Oil Extraction in Ogoniland is Insensitive and Irresponsible.
On the 20th of August 2021, following an Appeal Court ruling denying Shell ownership and access to OML 11 mostly located around the area of the Ogoni ethnic nationality, and handing same over to the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, a statement from the...
Politics of the Sea: Counting the ecological cost and damages to our water bodies.
As efforts are being made towards restoring the ecosystem, different concepts and ideologies are springing up. While some are geared towards improving the quality of life and proffering real sustain-able solutions, others lean towards the continuous profiting of big...
Agroecology as a Viable Solution to Climate Change
The world is grappling with the challenge of how to address climate change. The latest report of the Intergovernmental panel on Climate Change (IPCC) underpins the urgency of taking global action to halt climate change and deal with its growing effects. The report...
Petition: Nigerians Reject the UPOV-91 Based Plant Variety Protection Law
23 August 2021 The Secretary General The International Union for the Protection of New Varieties of Plants (UPOV) Genève 20, Switzerland Dear Mr. Daren Tang Petition: Nigerians Reject the UPOV-91 Based Plant Variety Protection Law The undersigned coalition of farmers,...
Hotspots of Conflicts
There is literally no African nation without one viable resource or the other and this has made Africa a centre of attraction for exploiters and speculators. Consequently, the quest for these natural resources has made Africa a highly exploited continent in the world...
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