Author: Musah Inuwa

Vine Street Brewery, a renowned British beer company, is collaborating with South African company, Beer is Art, to bring an exclusive taste of Africa to the UK. Together, they have produced a unique pilsner-style beer, named Kwanza, that merges the heart of Africa with tradition of British brewing.

In a bid to bridge cultural gaps and enlighten beer lovers about African creativity, a Denver-based brewing firm, Vine Street Brewery, has joined forces with South Africa’s Beer is Art for the production of a unique African-style beer named Kwanza. Deriving its name from the Swahili term for ‘first’, Kwanza beer is the first in a line of beers crafted in the style of traditional African drinks

Nepal will have its own pavilion at the 28th Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC). The UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres’ visit to Nepal just before the conference has highlighted the country’s climate issues on the global arena. In a programme organized by the Ministry of Forests and Environment (MoFE) on 7 November 2023 to discuss about the Nepal’s strategic engagement and preparations for the COP-28, the ministry confirmed that Nepal will have its own pavilion and more than 30 fields and topics will be presented. Speaking at the event, MoFE Minister Birendra…

UNDP Administrator Achim Steiner concluded a three-day official visit to Brazil during which he engaged in high-level discussions with a range of senior Government officials to discuss the United Nations Development Programme’s (UNDP) support to the country’s development priorities in line with the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), including eradicating poverty, reducing inequalities, governance and advancing decisive climate action. As Brazil assumes the Presidency of the Group of 20 (G20) in January 2024 — a gathering of many of the world’s largest economies — Mr. Steiner highlighted Brazil’s increasingly vital role on the global stage including to ‘unite’ the environmental agenda…

The US Global Change Research Program (USGCRP) released the Fifth National Climate Assessment (NCA5), which describes the state of climate science and the impacts of climate change on people, communities, and ecosystems. The report finds that extreme events, including heavy precipitation, droughts, floods, wildfires, and hurricanes, cost the US close to USD 150 billion each year – an “estimate that does not account for loss of life, health care-related costs, or damages to ecosystem services.” NCA5 evaluates climate impacts across ten US regions and assesses how they affect water, forests and ecosystems, coasts and oceans, agriculture and rural communities, the…

The 19th Annual General Meeting (AGM) of the Intergovernmental Forum on Mining, Minerals, Metals and Sustainable Development (IGF) focused on opportunities offered by the burgeoning demand for energy transition minerals (ETMs) to rethink how benefits are shared and multiplied, while ensuring a just transition. The Earth Negotiations Bulletin (ENB) summary report of the meeting highlights the critical role of the mining sector in enabling the global shift to a green and digital economy. It notes that “[g]overnments in resource-rich countries should act now to maximize the potential benefits” from the growing demand for cobalt, graphite, copper, lithium, nickel, and rare earths, among other ETMs.…

TIME named the Global Environment Facility CEO and Chairperson Carlos Manuel Rodríguez to the inaugural TIME100 Climate list, recognizing the 100 most innovative leaders driving business climate action. Rodríguez is currently head of the GEF, the largest multilateral source of environmental funding for developing countries and host of the new Global Biodiversity Framework Fund. A noted environmental lawyer and conservationist, Rodríguez pioneered many innovative policies that helped Costa Rica double its forest cover, reach 100 percent renewable energy in electricity generation, and embed nature conservation principles across the public and private sectors. To assemble the list, TIME’s editors and reporters fielded nominations and…