Akume to Africa: We Don’t Have Time — Climate Crisis Is Here

By: Oluwaseun M. Lawal Abuja. Tuesday. The rain had barely stopped when the city’s conference hall began to fill. Suits, traditional attires, name tags swinging as people moved from one coffee table to another. Conversations—some loud, some in whispers—were all about one thing: climate change. Sen. George Akume, Nigeria’s Secretary to the Government of the…

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Report: Governments funneled $80 billion into virgin plastics in 2024. The bill? Ours.

By: Oluwaseun M. Lawal Picture the year’s end: beaches swept, bins overflowing, a quiet cough in the clinic. Then a receipt you never saw—$80 billion in public cash nudging industry to make more brand‑new plastic. That’s what Eunomia, with the Quaker UN Office and support from Minderoo Foundation, found. We fund the start of the…

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