Nigeria

The weekly round-up on the climate crisis and data on carbon dioxide levels in the atmosphere. The greater intensity and frequency of extreme meteorological phenomena are now causing enormous damage at all latitudes and unfortunately the death of many people caught unprepared by events for which we were not prepared.We have also seen it in Italy, recently in Emilia-Romagna twice within a few weeks, and last September in the Marche.But early warning systems and better management of the devastating effects of these catastrophic events can save many human lives.At least according to what one reports study by the World Meteorological Organization (WMO). Floods in Emilia-Romagna:an announced disaster and because climate change is also involved According to the report, in the countries most exposed to the consequences of the climate crisis, floods, storms and fires have caused trillions of dollars in economic damage over the last half century, but the number of human victims has f...

The Supreme Court of London has decided to give voice to continue human rights violations perpetrated on the inhabitants of the Niger River coast by the local supply chain of the multinational oil company Shell.The decision was taken following complaints from over 13,000 farmers and fishermen in the communities of Ogale and Billeper regarding the damage caused by decades of continuous oil extraction in the Nigerian republic.The ruling of the English Court therefore provides for the start of a trial in which, however, the opposing party has already declared that "Shell has no intention of leaving Nigeria", despite the fact that the institutions have ascertained the company's responsibility for the pollution of the territory where it operates.The environmental and human health damage caused by the oil spill have tragically outlined a contamination with roots too deep to be ignored any longer. For over 60 years the Shell Petroleum Development Company of Nigeria (SPDC) extracts o...

The weekly round-up on the climate crisis and data on carbon dioxide levels in the atmosphere. The European Commission he presented on 18 October another series of emergency measures to combat the increase in energy prices, without however setting a ceiling on the price of gas since member states are still divided on the matter.Over 15 EU countries are in favor, including Italy, Poland, Greece and Belgium, but there is no agreement on how to structure the proposal.Germany and the Netherlands are against this, according to which a cap on gas prices could make it difficult for individual countries to attract fuel from global markets at a time when Russian supplies are in short supply.France would instead like to extend the scheme used this summer locally by Spain and Portugal to the entire EU. The proposals will now have to be approved by European Union member states.Among these, the idea of ​​fixing a temporary "maximum dynamic price" to trade on the Euro...