Climate change Archives

Global Heatwave: Abuja, Delhi, Madrid & Sydney living at 40C

Most cities across the world, especially on the European continent are experiencing a heatwave; the UK is not left out with temperatures expected to rise even...

International3 years ago

Earth Day 2022: Google Doodle Highlights Effects of Climate Change, Urges People to Live More Sustainably

On Earth Day 2022, which falls on Friday, Google addressed the pressing challenge of climate change through its doodle. “Acting now and together to live more...

News3 years ago

FG Launches Project to Curb Carbon Emissions by 50%

The federal government has launched a Deep Decarbonization Pathway Programme (DDPP) in a determination to reduce carbon emissions by 50 per cent come 2050 in its...

Google has said it will no longer post ads next to misinformation about climate change on its search engine or on global video-sharing platform YouTube. Google is boldly tackling climate change denial across its advertising platforms and YouTube, with bans and new demonetisation policies starting from next month – November The new policy for Google advertisers, publishers and YouTube creators will prohibit the platforms from helping people make money from content that “contradicts well-established scientific consensus around the existence and causes of climate change.” That includes online content referring to climate change as a hoax or a scam, or denying the world’s temperature is rising and that human activity is contributing to the problem, Google said in a post. “Advertisers simply don’t want their ads to appear next to this content,” Google said. “And publishers and creators don’t want ads promoting these claims to appear on their pages or videos.” The internet giant added that the policy change aligns with efforts by the company to promote sustainable practices and confront climate change. “Google’s important decision to demonetize climate misinformation could turn the tide on the climate denial economy,” said NGO Avaaz campaign director Fadi Quran. “For years, climate misinformers have confused public opinion and obstructed urgent political action on climate change, and YouTube has been one of their weapons of choice.” Quran urged other online platforms to follow Google’s lead and stop funneling money to those peddling debunked denials of climate change. Similarly, Social networking colossus Facebook, which is Google’s biggest competitor in the digital advertising market, touts efforts to curb climate misinformation at its platform but has no yet such ad ban in place.

Business3 years ago

Climate Change: Google to Ban Ads, Demonetise YouTube Videos Promoting Denial

Google has said it will no longer post ads next to misinformation about climate change on its search engine or on global video-sharing platform YouTube. Google...

We’re Committed to Climate Agreement – Total Nigeria

Business3 years ago

We’re Committed to Climate Agreement – Total Nigeria

Total Nigeria Plc has said it remains committed to the global climate agreement that seeks to transform the energy system in order to meet the challenges...