Madi-Okollo, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Up to 192,640 households in the West Nile sub-region are set to benefit from reliable electricity following groundbreaking work by a government-backed independent power developer. The project will establish a 24 MWp Solar Photovoltaic (PV) plant in Madi Okollo district. The solar plant, implemented by …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Airtel Uganda recently announced the overhaul of its fleet with the aim of reducing carbon emissions as part of its environmental stewardship goal and serving customers better. This comes weeks after the leading Smartphone network launched Green-towers in Iganga as part of reducing their …
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Montreal, Canada | Xinhua | The International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) announced Friday it has reached historic agreement on a goal of net-zero carbon emissions for international flights by 2050. Member states meeting at the ICAO assembly in the Canadian city of Montreal have adopted a collective long-term aspirational goal (LTAG) …
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Washington, U.S. | Xinhua | U.S. President Joe Biden on Wednesday signed an executive order that requires the federal government to achieve a goal of net-zero carbon emissions by 2050. “As the single largest land owner, energy consumer, and employer in the Nation, the Federal Government can catalyze private sector investment …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Germany government is providing support to Uganda in the fight against environmental degradation and carbon emissions. This follows reports that there was increased destruction of forests since the lockdown was announced in March. There are no updated deforestation figures for the period. But a …
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Paris, France, | AFP | THE INDEPENDENT | A citizens’ council set up by President Emmanuel Macron to explore measures for cutting carbon emissions urged the French leader on Sunday to hold a referendum on making the destruction of nature a crime. The “ecocide” proposal topped dozens of ideas presented by …
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Paris, France | AFP | Global carbon emissions boosted by soaring natural gas use are set to hit record levels in 2019 despite a decline in coal consumption and a string of countries declaring a climate emergency, researchers said Wednesday. In its annual analysis of fossil fuel trends, the Global Carbon Project said CO2 emissions …
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Paris, France | AFP | Airlines have taken steps to reduce their carbon footprints under the gaze of public opinion, but the pressure of the bottom line means some fly with extra fuel, boosting emissions of climate-changing greenhouse gases. As the highly competitive air travel industry is being pushed to reduce …
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Monaco, Principality of Monaco | AFP | Two days after a climate summit failed to deliver game-changing pledges to slash carbon emissions, the United Nations warned Wednesday that global warming is devastating oceans and Earth’s frozen spaces in ways that directly threaten a large slice of humanity. Crumbling ice sheets, rising …
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