The federal government says it has developed a long term low emission strategy that would drive Nigeria’s efforts towards achieving a cleaner and resilient future while also meeting its global commitment to curb carbon emission as stipulated by the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change.
At the policy’s validation workshop in Abuja, the Director General, National Council on Climate Change, Salisu Dahiru said the document is a visionary blue print that will aid the country in attaining sustainable environment and economic prosperity.
Since the 2015 Paris agreement on Climate Change under which Nigeria with the rest of the parties pledged to a net zero target for preservation of the environment and the economy, the country through its nationally determined contribution has developed strategic plans that would gradually enroll it into meeting it’s low emission target.
While the 2021 strategy document targets a 20% emission reduction by 2030 with a conditional increase to 47%,
this Long Term Low Emission Development Strategy Document LT-LEDS being validated at this workshop is expected to propel Nigeria’s clean energy plan by 2060.
Speakers at the workshop identified climate change as not just an environmental challenge but also an economic development challenge which can be converted to opportunities with proper implementation of the LT-LEDS.
The strategy document is embodied with innovations for Nigeria’s climate solutions. The final draft at the end of this validation excersice will be submitted to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change,UNFtripple C.
(Editor : Ena Agbanoma)
