There is hydrogen, then there is green hydrogen, grey hydrogen, blue hydrogen, and even turquoise hydrogen! What? Yes, you read it well. All the color coded names mentioned above are the derivatives of artificially produced hydrogen. So how does hydrogen, mostly known as a component of water (H₂0) suddenly become an element with varied names?

Hydrogen is the most abundant element in the human body and universe, and third most abundant element on earth. On earth it actually exists bonded to other atoms such as oxygen (like in water) and carbon. Despite being a naturally occurring element in the universe, and mostly as a gas, hydrogen needs to be produced to reach viable commercial amounts.

There is a quote that says ‘leaders need to be optimists. Their vision is beyond the present’ (Rudy Giulani).

The stakeholders who sat at the Stockholm Conference on the Human Environment (1972) must have been acting on this words unawares because they spearheaded an event that would encompass one of the biggest challenges the world faces in the 21^st Century. To accentuate this, threats against the environment are one of the top 20 topics that worry individuals according to a 2021 Ipsos survey done in 28 countries (Meyers, 2021). Thanks to the foresighted individuals back then, several policies, innovations and international binding agreements aimed at making the earth cleaner, healthier and safer have stemmed from that meeting first held on Swedish soil.

This Sunday March 14th, will be marked as the international day of action for rivers. This year’s theme is “rights of rivers”. Yes, rivers have rights per se. Just you and I have rights to life, clean and healthy environment, right to education, right to justice and so on, so do rivers. There is a common saying that goes, “your rights end where mine begin”. If rivers could speak, how many of their rights would they spew out as having been infringed upon? Many, that cannot be simply washed off—no pun intended. But first, a brief history of the international day of action for rivers. 

Climate Finance involves the flow of funds to enable countries mitigate the effects of climate change and become more resilient to climate change. According to The United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) “Climate finance aims at reducing emissions and enhancing sinks of greenhouse gases and aims at reducing vulnerability of, and maintaining and increasing the resilience of, human and ecological systems to negative climate change impacts.” Climate Finance funds are aimed at activities, projects and programmes that support either climate change adaptation or mitigation or both. The type of finance provided include low cost loans, grants, development aid, equity etc. The sources of the funds include both public and private sector.

C&E Advisory is a leading provider of consultancy and advisory services in environment,climate change and energy, and has been recently certified by the National Industrial Training Authority (NITA) to offer training in our areas of expertise.
The training programmes have been designed and developed to fill capacity gaps identified during our interaction with various groups and the letters of demand for such trainings that we have received.
The training programmes are further designed to create awareness, educate and build competence for environmental sustainability. Contacts us for details.