Talk Climate

Our Power, Our Planet

Let us be honest — Earth Day celebrations have sometimes felt like a feel-good tradition. A few tree plantings here, a few speeches there, then we all move on. But this year, something was different. A few days ago, I stepped outside just before noon and felt the weight of the sun pressing down like […]

The Climate Tipping Point: Where Do We Go From Here?

“𝗜𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗵𝗲𝗮𝘁 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗻𝘂𝗲𝘀, 𝘄𝗲 𝗺𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁 𝗷𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝗳𝗿𝘆 𝗮𝗻 𝗲𝗴𝗴 𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗰𝗮𝗿 𝗯𝗼𝗻𝗻𝗲𝘁.” That was the joke a friend cracked last week as we both fanned ourselves under the scorching Abuja sun. We laughed, but deep down, it was far from funny. Nigeria is no stranger to heat, but what we are experiencing lately […]