zarina moolla

[Patrick Henningsen @21WIRE]

‘British intelligence’….

[The Wire @thewire_in]

‘Iran is Not Gaza’: Acclaimed Writer Arundhati Roy

Arundhati Roy stirred the audience in Gurgaon on March 9 when she spoke of the travesty of the war in West Asia, imposed by US and Israel on Iran, threatening to engulf the region, and the world.

[zarina moolla @zarmoolla]

Key implementers @Lawma_gov @fabenigeria @MeyanaEnergy @followlasg

[C40 Cities @c40cities]

A green upgrade for markets in Lagos 🇳🇬

The Ikosi Market Anaerobic Digester has launched.

The goals? Simple.

1. Collect market waste
2. Turn it into clean energy
3. Power the community

Thank you @UKinNigeria @followlasg for making this pilot possible: https://t.co/snzAhGti9f

[Tokunbo Wahab @tokunbo_wahab]

Today, I had the privilege of launching and handing over the Ikosi Fruit Market Biodigester Plant, delivered in partnership with @c40cities and with support from UK International Development under the Climate Action Implementation programme.

This facility is a resounding success for the Ikosi community and for @followlasg . We are not just unveiling a structure. We are presenting a clear example of how Lagos can turn a long-standing environmental challenge into a sustainable opportunity.

Every day, Ikosi Fruit Market generates tons of organic waste, fruit peels, vegetable trimmings, unsold produce. In the past, much of this ended up in dumpsites and road medians, clogging drains, creating health risks, and releasing methane into the atmosphere. Today, that same waste will be fed into an anaerobic digester where it will be converted into biogas for cooking and electricity, as well as nutrient-rich biofertilizer for farmers. This is the circular economy in action.

I have always said that climate action must move beyond conferences and policy documents. It must be practical and visible in our communities. This plant reflects our bigger ambition for Lagos, which is to build a city that is resilient, resource-efficient, and forward-looking. Clean markets mean healthier communities, reduced disease transmission, and a more dignified environment for traders and residents alike.

I appreciate the Permanent Secretary, Office of Environmental Services, Dr. Omobolaji Tajudeen for highlighting the importance of innovation and collaboration in solving our waste challenges. I also thank Mr Anthony Okoth, Regional Director for Africa at C40 cities, for reaffirming his organisation’s commitment to Lagos as a leading African city in climate action.

I acknowledge the Mayoress of Ikosi-Isheri LCDA, Princess Abolanle Bada, represented by Hon. Olayinka Ogunleye, for her support and for recognizing the impact this project will have on sanitation, energy access, and local economic growth.

This biodigester plant is proof that Lagos is not waiting. We are acting. We are showing that waste can become wealth, that environmental responsibility can create economic value, and that local solutions can address global challenges.

We will continue to build systems that protect public health, reduce emissions, and position Lagos as a model for sustainable urban development.

#AGreaterLagosRising

[Andrew Feinstein @andrewfeinstein]

This is a degree of depravity & inhumanity I cannot recall witnessing before, not even under apartheid in South Africa

[Al Jazeera English @AJEnglish]

In an Instagram video, Scotland’s ex-First Minister Humza Yousaf and his wife say their relatives in Gaza—including a baby—are being deliberately starved, urgently calling for borders to open and aid to be allowed through.

[City of Joburg @CityofJoburgZA]

Today we celebrate 30 champions trained in safe and efficient organic waste management at the Garden Waste Chipping Certificate Award Ceremony at Joburg Zoo! This is a key step towards a cleaner, greener Joburg🌿💚♻️ #KleenaJoburg #JoburgCares ^NJ

[kunle adeshina @kunle_adeshina]

PRESS RELEASE

LAGOS TO BENEFIT FROM  ESTABLISHMENT OF USD90,000 WORTH BIOGAS PLANT PROJECT AT KETU FRUIT MARKET UNDER THE  C40 CITIES UK GOVT FUNDED CLIMATE ACTION PROGRAMME  

As cities from Africa converge in Lagos for a 3 day annual Regional Academy, the State Ministry of the Environment and Water Resources in conjunction with C40 Cities, through the UK Government-funded Urban Climate Action Programme (UCAP), will soon be commissioning a new USD90,000 worth biogas plant at the Ikosi Fruit Market in Ketu, Lagos.

According to a statement released by the organizers on Thursday, the project which comes on stream after months of planning, studies and community and government engagements will convert organic food waste generated by the market to power a coldroom and improved lighting.

 The Ikosi Biogas Project aims to implement an organic waste management system designed to reduce the volume of food and other organic waste ending up in landfills. 

The project involves constructing a biodigester at Ikosi Market, diverting organic waste to convert it into biogas, producing energy from waste while mitigating environmental emissions, and improving the livelihoods of market traders. 

Speaking on the heartwarming development, the State Commissioner for Environment and Water Resources Tokunbo Wahab, said: “Our entry point is reducing methane emissions but an important co-benefit of the project is that it improves the lives of market traders, as we are also providing a cold storage facility which will see their produce stay fresher for longer”. 

Managing Director for Climate Action Implementation at C40, Aditi Maheshwari, whilst speaking said: “What we would like to see is that due to this project, the city is able to build a case for leveraging its own finances as well as external investments for scale up and greater city-wide impacts”. 

If scaled to other 35 food markets in the city, each of which is estimated to have the capacity of reducing 3732.8 tonnes CO2-eq/year, this will lead to 130,648 CO2-eq tonnes/year reduction (equivalent to 3% of the total waste emissions in Lagos). 

The system will be geared to divert 0.5 tonnes/day of market waste, while putting steps in place to implement separation at source for the full 30 tonnes/day of waste the market generates, which will then be diverted to other solutions such as composting and black soldier fly protein farms for organic waste and recycling solutions for the recyclable components.

 Power generated by the system will also provide lighting in key areas of the market and refrigeration to support traders to reduce spoilage of their produce. 

According to C40 studies, Lagos State generates and disposes of approximately 5,600 tonnes per day (TPD) of organic waste. The Ikosi Fruit Market, one of Lagos’s largest produce markets, contributes an average of 30 TPD of solid waste, 90% of which is organic. The market serves over 1,000 traders, 80% of whom are women. 

Upon its completion by mid-2025, the plant will be referred to as a pre-scale-up project since Lagos State intends to roll out similar interventions across its 35 markets, if Ikosi proves a success.

Representatives from Accra, Lagos, Addis Ababa, Nairobi, Dar es Salaam, Johannesburg and Tshwane came together from Tuesday to discuss the critical pillars for enabling inclusive implementation including: Developing strong climate governance; Unpacking and communicating the wider benefits of climate action to win the hearts and minds of decision-makers and society; Enabling the flow of climate finance in cities, by providing support on project pitching.

Signed
Kunle Adeshina
December 5, 2024

@jidesanwoolu @followlasg @drobafemihamzat @tokunbo_wahab @rotimi_akodu @enviupdatelasg @tajhgajy @mogbite @LasgMOE

[Tokunbo Wahab @tokunbo_wahab]

As cities from Africa converge in Lagos for a 3 day annual Regional Academy, the State Ministry of the Environment and Water Resources in conjunction with C40 Cities, through the UK Government-funded Urban Climate Action Programme (UCAP), will soon be commissioning a new $90,000 worth biogas plant at the Ikosi Fruit Market in Ketu, Lagos.

According to a statement released by the organizers on Thursday, the project which comes on stream after months of planning, studies and community and government engagements will convert organic food waste generated by the market to power a coldroom and improved lighting.

The Ikosi Biogas Project aims to implement an organic waste management system designed to reduce the volume of food and other organic waste ending up in landfills.

The project involves constructing a biodigester at Ikosi Market, diverting organic waste to convert it into biogas, producing energy from waste while mitigating environmental emissions, and improving the livelihoods of market traders.

Speaking on the heartwarming development, the State Commissioner for Environment and Water Resources Tokunbo Wahab, said: “Our entry point is reducing methane emissions but an important co-benefit of the project is that it improves the lives of market traders, as we are also providing a cold storage facility which will see their produce stay fresher for longer”.

Managing Director for Climate Action Implementation at C40, Aditi Maheshwari, whilst speaking said: “What we would like to see is that due to this project, the city is able to build a case for leveraging its own finances as well as external investments for scale up and greater city-wide impacts”.

If scaled to other 35 food markets in the city, each of which is estimated to have the capacity of reducing 3732.8 tonnes CO2-eq/year, this will lead to 130,648 CO2-eq tonnes/year reduction (equivalent to 3% of the total waste emissions in Lagos).

The system will be geared to divert 0.5 tonnes/day of market waste, while putting steps in place to implement separation at source for the full 30 tonnes/day of waste the market generates, which will then be diverted to other solutions such as composting and black soldier fly protein farms for organic waste and recycling solutions for the recyclable components.

Power generated by the system will also provide lighting in key areas of the market and refrigeration to support traders to reduce spoilage of their produce.

According to C40 studies, Lagos State generates and disposes of approximately 5,600 tonnes per day (TPD) of organic waste. The Ikosi Fruit Market, one of Lagos’s largest produce markets, contributes an average of 30 TPD of solid waste, 90% of which is organic. The market serves over 1,000 traders, 80% of whom are women.

Upon its completion by mid-2025, the plant will be referred to as a pre-scale-up project since Lagos State intends to roll out similar interventions across its 35 markets, if Ikosi proves a success

Representatives from Accra, Lagos, Addis Ababa, Nairobi, Dar es Salaam, Johannesburg and Tshwane came together from Tuesday to discuss the critical pillars for enabling inclusive implementation including: Developing strong climate governance; Unpacking and communicating the wider benefits of climate action to win the hearts and minds of decision-makers and society; Enabling the flow of climate finance in cities, by providing support on project pitching.

#CleanerLagos
@kunle_adeshina

[C40 Cities @c40cities]

This week, leading C40 cities in Africa are convening in Lagos in collaboration with @followlasg & @UKinNigeria, sharing best practices on scaling up inclusive climate action implementation. 🔋♻️🌍

#UnitedinAction #AGreaterLagosRIsing #LASG

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[Kenya Railways @KenyaRailways_]

C40 Cities @c40cities in partnership with the Kenya Green Building Society (KGBS) and the Nairobi Railway City (NRC) project team hosted a joint ‘Decarbonisation of the Built Environment’ Workshop at Kenya Railways Headquarters on 29th October, 2024.

[zarina moolla @zarmoolla]

.@eThekwiniM Mayor Cyril Xaba opens the @c40cities Transforming Waste Management workshop @DurbanICC. He calls on cities to share knowledge and build capacity of ordinary citizens to recycle. #cities4climate

[City of Tshwane @CityTshwane]

Environment & Agriculture MMC Cllr Ziyanda Zwane at the Tshwane Youth And Climate Change Event in Ga-rankuwa, today. #Rekaofela #YouthClimateChange
#GareJwaleng

[Emmanuel Macron @EmmanuelMacron]

Outraged by the Israeli strikes that have killed many displaced persons in Rafah.

These operations must stop. There are no safe areas in Rafah for Palestinian civilians.

I call for full respect for international law and an immediate ceasefire.

[Adam @AdameMedia]

They responded to the ICJ telling them to stop bombing Rafah by burning 50 men, women, children and babies to death.

They’re the worst terrorists on earth.

https://t.co/KnSK3GpkSH

[Sulaiman Ahmed @ShaykhSulaiman]

BREAKING: SOME OF THE PEOPLE BURNT ALIVE BY ISRAEL WHILE SLEEPING IN TENTS

They were burnt by Israel in a camp that was supposed to be "safe."

This was in complete defiance of, and 2 days after, the decision of the highest international court, the ICJ.

[Simon Evans @DrSimEvans]

Truly grim reading: How key climate indicators have changed since IPCC AR6 WGI in 2021

🌡️Decadal warming at 1.19C, up from 1.09C
🛰️CO2 at 419ppm, up from 410ppm
🏭Emissions at 54GtCO2e, up from 53
📉Remaining carbon budget 150Gt, down from 500

https://t.co/U58wYZYvQb

[John Cusack @johncusack]

Take another minute to fully grasp the horror of the Israel / US governments - student protestors who are being smeared and beaten gassed by cops in riot gear - for having the audacity to say stop killing people in our names. Cease fire -
The corporate press takes its orders and lies filling the airwaves and print with wretched propaganda - liberation phrases and language is being outlawed -
Israeli army slaughters with glee posts psychotic videos dancing on graves.
Asaaaaand the student protesters are the problem

[Mehdi Hasan @mehdirhasan]

"We stand in solidarity with our fellow journalists in Gaza...the question is: where's everyone else?"

For Zeteo, me, @gretathunberg, @NaomiAKlein, @fbhutto, @byoussef & a host of Zeteo contributors read out the words of Palestinian journalists killed by Israel in Gaza.

Watch:

[Sulaiman Ahmed @ShaykhSulaiman]

ANTISEMITISM IS A WORD USED TO SILENCE US