Clearing Niger Deltaâs Augean Stable
By Jerome-Mario Utomi     Listen to article
To buttress the imperatives of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) practice to the nation, Barrister Babatunde Raji Fashola,(SAN), Former Governor of Lagos State and now the Minister for Housing and Works while commissioning the Ajose Adeogun Street, a road executed by Zenith Bank limited, in September, 2008, remarked as follows:
“We recognize that the engine of growth and development for any developing nation today lies in the ability to strategically cultivate and harness private as well as public sector effort, thereby opening up vistas of opportunities for the public-private partnerships that will contribute not only to the millennium development goals but also the nation’s overall development.
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Deepti’s business and economics background informs her understanding of the numbers involved in legal matters, whether related to business decisions or litigation.
Deepti was a summer associate with B&D in 2019 and re-joined the firm in November. She assists with FIFRA research and other related assignments. Her interest in law began as an undergraduate while studying abroad in Costa Rica, working with an indigenous group called the Boruca. Her international experience focuses on the circular economy and she continues to build expertise in Basel Convention and other international and federal laws related to waste recycling and disposal, the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC)/Paris Agreement, and carbon trading.
The 2015 Climate Agreement was a stimulus for reversing negative climate change, but achieving this requires even more effort and ambition. However, the result wil definitely be worth it. This was the conclusion reached by the participants of the webinar organized by EURACTIV.pl and the Konrad Adenauer Foundation.
The negotiations took many years, but on December 12th 2015, at the conclusion of the United Nations Climate Change Conference in Paris (COP21), the first such broad, universal and legally binding document was signed on climate issues in the world’s, which replaced the Kyoto Protocol from 1997.
After the Paris Agreement was ratified by the first 55 countries, which together account for 55% of greenhouse gas emissions, it could enter into force in November 2016.
Aleksander Čeferin pledges UEFA support for European Climate Pact Wednesday 16 December 2020
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European football’s governing body ready to do everything it can to help achieve EU’s vision of a climate neutral economy by 2050.
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President Aleksander Čeferin announced UEFA’s support for the European Climate Pact on Wednesday, pledging to use football’s global reach to raise awareness of the climate emergency and inspire more people to take action to save the planet.
Launched in Brussels last week, the European Climate Pact invites people, communities and organisations to pro-actively contribute to the Green Deal – the European Union’s (EU) plan to create an economy with net-zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050.
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Pope Francis’ message for the World Day of Peace, which is celebrated, January 1, 2021, on the theme: “A Culture of Care as a Path to Peace.” The text was presented on December 17, 2020, virtually, from the Holy See Press Office.
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Vatican, December 17, 2020
1. At the dawn of a new year, I extend cordial greetings to Heads of State and Government, leaders of International Organizations, spiritual leaders and followers of the different religions, and to men and women of good will. To all I offer my best wishes that the coming year will enable humanity to advance on the path of fraternity, justice and peace between individuals, communities, peoples and nations.