Nigeria: States Reject Removal of Power Subsidy, Others From Federation Account

Nigeria: States Reject Removal of Power Subsidy, Others From Federation Account

States governments under the Federal Account Allocation Committee (FAAC) Postmortem Sub-Committee have expressed concern on the growing scale of deductions from federation revenues, including power-related subsidy obligations, debt write-offs, and operational costs deducted at source.

The anti-climate policy blowing a hole in Labor’s budget

This year, the Australian federal government will spend billions on a scheme that makes it cheaper for miners and other industries to use diesel and petrol. It’s known as the fuel tax credit scheme, and there are growing calls for it to be wound back.With the federal budget under pressure, Nour Haydar speaks with Adam Morton about the most costly anti-climate policy in the Australian government budget, working against efforts to cut emissionsRea…

B.C. climate news: Farmers, farms and farmland decreasing in Metro Vancouver | Study finds contaminated drinking water can last months or even years after wildfire | Global instability fuelling climate risks

Here’s the latest news concerning climate change and biodiversity loss in B.C. and around the world, from the steps leaders are taking to address the problems, to all the up-to-date science.