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BENIN CITY – The Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, has said the state government is hiring forest guards that will be trained and armed to protect the state’s endangered forest reserves for future generations. The governor disclosed this during a courtesy visit by members of Nigeria REDD+ at the Government House, in Benin City. The REDD+, which stands for Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation, is aimed at contributing to the fight against climate change by prese...

Andy Buchanan - WPA Pool/Getty Images The UK risks missing its 2035 climate change target by a “huge margin” because only a fifth of the emissions cuts needed are being addressed by effective government policies, the country’s top climate advisers warn. “We are very concerned about where things stand [on action to cut emissions],”says Chris Stark of the Committee on Climate Change (CCC), an independent public body that advises the UK government. In its Progress in Reducing Emissions r...

Carbon has overshadowed forests in climate policies, leading to practices that appear green but actually harm forests.

Green Party senator calls for government to prioritise family life over cars

Irish manufacturing and exporting companies have an important role to play in reducing emissions and building a more sustainable future and ...

The cultivation of palm oil, found in roughly half of U.S. grocery products, has devastated tropical ecosystems, released vast amounts of C02 into the atmosphere, and impoverished rural communities. But efforts are underway that could curb the abuses of this powerful industry.


Share: By Mark Gilman Benzingas Cleantech Small Cap Stocks Conference, a virtual event on April 22, 2021, featured Thermal Energy International CEO William Crossland took part in a 30-minute panel discussing the "Business Case for Reducing Emissions." The energy efficiency market has been strong for several years, but in the past year, it has grown at rates higher than expected by the most optimistic green energy advocates. Thermal Energy International, Inc. (TSX.V: TMG), an innovative Canadian...

LI MIN/CHINA DAILY Forests, covering 31 percent of the Earths total land area, are home to about 80 percent of the worlds terrestrial biodiversity, feed over 25 percent of the worlds population, and act as the most productive land-based ecosystems. In 2020, the total carbon stock in forests was 662 gigatonnes, making forests the second largest storehouse of carbon to mitigate climate change after the oceans. Global forestry has faced increasing challenges in the past few decades, such as de...

What is carbon offsetting? Carbon dioxide has the same impact on the climate no matter where it is emitted and what the source, so if a ton of carbon dioxide can be absorbed from the atmosphere in one part of the world it should cancel out a ton of the gas emitted in another. Trees absorb carbon dioxide from the air as they grow and store it, making forests one of the biggest carbon sinks. So, in theory, companies and individuals can cancel out the impact of some of their emissions by investing...

The Amazon has emitted more carbon than it absorbed since 2010, study says Isabella OMalley The Brazilian Amazon Rainforest, dubbed the ‘lungs of the Earth’ for the vast amounts of oxygen it provides us and the crucial role it plays in regulating the climate, has actually been emitting more carbon dioxide than it has sequestered since 2010. This finding comes from a study published in Nature Climate Change that reports the Amazon released 16.6 billion tonnes of carbon dioxi...