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Supping with the Devil-The Big Polluters

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Photo credit :www.redd-monitor.org While the stage is been set towards actualizing a way forward as regards the new climate treaty in Paris, a view from behind the scene has revealed a speck of potential threat to the success of the conference of parties and if necessary actions are not taken, we might have to just kiss the possibility of a consensual outcome goodbye after all.  One good question to ruminate upon here is “what becomes of a meeting that wants a solution to a problem and yet allows the problem givers a position of control?” Such is the case with the big polluters standing in as the big spenders supporting the climate meeting in Paris. Now this is the absolute tricky part which is aimed at sending a rather mixed signal of being in support of a positive outcome of the climate negotiations, whereas the end game is basically to stand as saboteurs with the wrong influence. It is quite disheartening to find among the corporate sponsors of COP21, culprits that hav

Peoples' Climate March

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Here we go again! It is the moment when every citizen on Earth is expected to take to the streets and raise a common banner of solidarity in demand for climate justice-The peoples’ climate march. It has indeed been many years of struggles and seemingly endless pressure, but that has not just been enough to break the speed of our continuous fight and there is no stopping to the demand for climate action.   It is however saddening that despite the glaring possibility of losing a whole country like the Marshall Island to becoming a city in the league of the fabled Atlantis due to the rising sea level or even the rising figure of climate change fueled conflicts and human displacements; our leaders are still finding it hard assuming the responsibility roles as expected of them. As the finalization of this year’s climate negotiations would soon kick off in the beautiful city of Paris, the common people are planning a rather complimentary gathering which am afraid would

Report on Raise the Green Wall program held at Abeokuta Girls’ Grammar School, Abeokuta, Nigeria

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Project Title:    “Raise the Green Wall” In the view of the global move towards the sustenance of the future of our planet from the ravaging impact of climate change, there has been a tremendous build-up of activism portraying various levels of action all around the world and In a great deal of way the youths have been practically the solid backbone of these moves. Raise the green wall represents one of the many projects of Green Impact International and it is an adapted program set to help educate and ignite the passion of youths towards ensuring their relative contributions as regards engaging in actions directed at protecting the future of our environment from the impact of climate change Focus points ·          Climate smart orientation ·          Ecological footprint calculation ·          One student, one tree The program was recently staged at Abeokuta Girls’ Grammar school, Abeokuta, Ogun State Nigeria with a total out of 80 students. The program was how