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Advancing climate action: Lower atmospheric thermodynamics, financial mechanisms, and the Phase-out of fossil fuels
Author: Kankara Aliyu, Ibrahim S. Madugu, Munir A. Gwarzo, Isah B. Yabo, A. Abdulkarim, & Mustapha Kundili
Publisher: KIU Journal of Science, Engineering and Technology
Published: 2025
Section: School of Mathematics and Computing
Abstract
In this present study, the increased lower atmospheric thermodynamics, which, over the decades,
culminated in global warming, proposed and contemporary climate financing, and termination
of fossil fuel usage: the way forward, were looked into. The methodology adopted was mainly
observations of the atmospheric (weather) activities, which formed parts of the primary data,
from which information was obtained at different stages, and some parts of secondary materials,
which were parts of existing literature. The study shows that, although atmospheric
thermodynamics, ideal dry gaseous components; hydrostatic stability, heat conduction,
temperature, convection, radiation, adiabatic processes, latent heating, lapse rate and Earth’s
stability which together kept the Earth in constant equilibrium are battled by the global warming
and its effects are devastatingly bringing the ecology, ecosystems and economies of African
nations to nearly alarming points. The results showed that two options are only feasible: seeking
alternatives to fossil fuel usages and Climate Financing and Climate Justice to mitigate the
situation. The results also went further to show that African nations, which are poorer than the
developed nations, are more susceptible and have the direct impacts of Climate Change, and are
to benefit more from Climate Financing. It was recommended that the United Nations’ schema
for 2023, which outlined six (6) critical activities for governments and financial institutions for
ICF (International Climate Finance) promises, must be kept towards ensuring Climate-free
nations by 2027 for sustainable ecosystems and clean energies in Africa.