But the pledges don’t go far enough to limit temperature rise to 1.5C EKO HOT BLOG reports that a deal aimed at staving off dangerous climate change has been struck at the COP26 summit in Glasgow. The Glasgow Climate Pact is the first ever climate deal to explicitly plan to reduce coal, the worst fossil … Read more
The city is being built on land reclaimed from the Atlantic, on a former beach on Lagos’ Victoria Island Standing on the sand next to a building hollowed out by the churning sea, Sheriff Elegushi points far out into the Atlantic Ocean to where his ancestral home once stood. “Over there was where we had … Read more
Obama to speak at UN climate summit in Glasgow Obama’s presence at the COP26 began with suggestions from climate activists. EKO HOT BLOG reports that former President Barack Obama will speak at the United Nations Climate Conference in Glasgow on Monday, marking his comeback to the global stage on the issue of climate change. Read … Read more
President Buhari delivered the statistic on Tuesday in Glasgow at a COP 26 high-level side session The Nigerian leader noted that infrastructure investment should, therefore, take into account economic, environmental and social, and governance aspects Ekohotblog reports that President Muhammadu Buhari has stated that Nigeria will require around 1.5 trillion dollars over a ten-year period … Read more
Queen Elizabeth urges World leaders to “rise above the politics of the moment Ekohotblog reports that at the COP26 conference, the Queen has challenged world leaders to “rise beyond the politics of the moment and achieve real statesmanship.” In a video address, the 95-year-old implored the assembled lawmakers to help establish a “safer, more secure … Read more