ENVIRONMENT

Following a 60-day ultimatum given to residents of Ogun State to get vaccinated against the COVID-19 virus, the Commissioner for Industry, Trade and Investment, Mrs Kikelomo Longe, has called on industries operating in the state to encourage their employees to get vaccinated. Longe made the call during a tour of Olam Nigeria Limited and the TGI Group in Sagamu, stating ...

Ahead of the commencement of the 26th United Nations Climate Change Conference of the Parties (COP26) in Glasgow, Scotland next week, the GMD/CEO of NNPC Ltd, Mallam Mele Kyari has advocated for the consideration of what he calls “energy justice” in the implementation of energy transition. Discussions on countries transiting to less carbon-intensive energy sources have been gaining momentum in the last few ...

………….by Jenifer Dike………. The Secretary General, Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC), Sanusi Barkindo, has highlighted the need for an inclusive, comprehensive and just solution within the context of sustainable development to steer climate change mitigation efforts. Barkindo highlighted that the oil industry has always been a leader in driving innovation and efficiency. “The oil industry is uniquely placed to ...

TotalEnergies, Air Liquide, and VINCI, are partnering with other large international companies to sponsor the creation of the world’s largest fund exclusively dedicated to clean hydrogen infrastructure solutions. The fund aims to reach 1.5 billion euros and has already secured initial commitments of 800 million euros. Its objective is to accelerate the growth of the clean hydrogen ecosystem by investing ...

Royal Dutch Shell has appointed Wael Sawan as head of its integrated gas and renewables division, replacing Maarten Wetselaar who will leave the energy company after 25 years.Sawan currently heads Shell’s oil and gas production, or upstream, division. In his new position he will oversee Shell’s continued expansion into low-carbon and renewable energies as well as the power markets, key ...

Chevron U.S.A, a subsidiary of Chevron Corporation, and Gevo, Inc. has announced a letter of intent to jointly invest in building and operating one or more new facilities that would process inedible corn to produce sustainable aviation fuel, which can lower the lifecycle carbon intensity of fuels used in the aviation industry. The new facilities would also produce proteins and ...

The Shell Petroleum Development Company of Nigeria (SPDC) and Environmental Rights Action/Friends of the Earth Nigeria (ERA/FoEN) are trading words over the discovery of an alleged toxic waste dumpsite in K-Dere, Gokana Local Government Area of Rivers State. ERA/FoEN through its Programme Director, Mike Karikpo, stated that a team of its Environmental Field Monitors visited Lot 13 and Lot 14 ...

Chevron the US oil major has set a target to cut emissions to net-zero by 2050 for equity upstream Scope 1 and 2 emissions. Chevron issued an updated climate change resilience report that further details the company’s ambition to advance our lower-carbon future. Meanwhile the oil major, last month pledged to triple its investments to $10 billion to reduce its ...

Vice President Yemi Osinbajo says the plan to defund gas projects in the run up to the global net-zero emissions target will be unhelpful to developing countries such as Nigeria.Osinbajo’s spokesman, Laolu Akande, in a statement on Saturday, October 9, 2021 in Abuja, said the vice president made presentations at different meetings in London. The vice president attended a High-Level ...

THE Federal Government, Thursday, rejected a single pathway concept to energy transition and net zero carbon. The Minister of State Petroleum Resources, Chief Timipre Sylva, who stated government’s position in a keynote address at the 2021 Seplat Energy summit in Abuja, explained that energy transition is a process, not an instant destination. According to him, Nigeria will continue to explore ...