by Nnimmo | Jun 21, 2023 | Analysis, Biosafety, Climate Change, Climate/Ecological Crimes, Corporate Capture, Culture, Development alternatives, Environment, Governance, Policy, Rights of Nature/Mother Earth
The struggle for environmental justice in Africa is complex and broad. It is the continuation of the fight for the liberation of the continent and for socio-ecological transformation. It is a fact that the environment is our life; the soil, rivers and air are not...
by Nnimmo | Jun 7, 2023 | Climate Change, Climate/Ecological Crimes, Corporate Capture, Environment, Poetry
Convenience and Greed The two thieves between whom We are nailed. Shall we forgive them Seeing they know exactly what they are doing? Held high as cheap Hoisted aloft as efficient We got enarmoured Denuded Spat upon Slapped Our dignity dragged in oceans of crude...
by Nnimmo | May 25, 2023 | Alternatives, Analysis, Climate Change, Climate/Ecological Crimes, Corporate Capture, Dirty Energy, Policy
This reflection is coming at a critical moment with climate change alarm bells are ringing loudly and clearly. According to the World Meteorological Organisation (WMO), global near-surface temperature rise may between 2023 and 2027 exceed...
by Nnimmo | Nov 30, 2022 | Analysis, Climate Change, Climate/Ecological Crimes, Corporate Capture, Dirty Energy, Environment, Governance, Militarism, Policy
The recently concluded 27th Conference of Parties (COP27) of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) at Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt, went in the way of rituals and did not rise beyond the low bars set by previous editions. Well, maybe it...
by Nnimmo | Nov 4, 2022 | Climate Change, Climate/Ecological Crimes, Dirty Energy, News
Editor’s note: This interview has been edited for clarity and length from the author’s conversation with Nnimmo Bassey on October 7, 2022. For access to the full interview’s audio and transcript, you can stream this episode on Breaking Green’s website or...
by Nnimmo | Sep 23, 2022 | Analysis, Climate Change, Climate/Ecological Crimes, Corporate Capture, Dirty Energy, Environment, Policy, Rights of Nature/Mother Earth
Countries that have been on the receiving end of climate change have to carefully examine the narratives driving the conversations and negotiations at the Conference of Parties (COP) of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate...
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