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The Society for Planet and Prosperity (SPP) has convened a high level meeting with State Commissioners of Environment and Climate Change, under the auspices of the “Conference of Commissioners of Environment and Climate Change”. This initiative continues SPP’s commitment to strengthening subnational climate governance by building technical capacity, fostering collaboration,…

The Society for Planet and Prosperity (SPP)inaugurated a Review Panel on July 8, 2025, to review the methodology and scoring matrix for the forthcoming second edition of the Climate Governance Performance Rating and Ranking of Nigeria’s 36 states The Review Panel was carefully invited to provide advisory on the methodology…

By Chukwumerije Okereke and Nnimmo Bassey Outside actors are increasingly looking to test speculative climate fixes such as solar geoengineering in African countries. But this potentially dangerous course of action would divert financing and support from real solutions, while putting the continent’s ecosystems and communities at risk. BRISTOL/BENIN CITY –…

Historically, the month of June is an important one for climate action. This is because it is the month when the meeting of the Subsidiary Bodies(SB) of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) usually holds. These SBs’ meetings are critical as they address leftover discussions from the…

The Department of Climate Change (DCC) of the Federal Ministry of Environment in collaboration with the Society for Planet and Prosperity (SPP) has announced the commencement of the second subnational climate governance performance ranking. The processes started on Tuesday, June 24, 2025, with a virtual workshop organised by the DCC…

This World Environment Day 2025, themed “Putting an End to Plastic Pollution,” let us re-imagine living in harmony with nature and take concrete actions (both big and small) to eliminate plastic waste and preserve our ecosystems. Together, we can #EndPlasticPollution and build a cleaner and greener future. Happy World Environment Day!

The only way to a climate consensus is to ensure we are building bridges and promoting solidarity by fostering equity and justice across the divide. Without this sort of solidarity collaboration, climate consensus would be difficult as climate change is not something that any one country or individual or city…

Globally, subnational governments are emerging as powerful agents of climate action. When national leadership falters or political shifts threaten climate policy continuity, state and local governments often step in to fill the void. As global climate governance evolves, the importance of subnational commitments is becoming increasingly evident. From integrating climate…