Minister of Environment, Sharon Ikeazor
As part of measures to comply with the National Determined Contributions (NDC) in emission reduction to climate change in Nigeria, the federal government has launched the Nigeria Deep Decarbonization Project.
Minister of Environment, Sharon Ikeazor who launched the project said the federal government was determined to reduce carbon emission by 50% come 2050 in its quest to meet net-zero carbon emission levels.
She maintained that a measurable response to carbon emission was the way to go and Nigeria would adopt the same measure.
She said: “The Federal Government of Nigeria formulated and communicated its Long-Term Low GHG Emission Development Strategies (LT-LEDS) envisioned that ‘By 2050, Nigeria will be a country of low-carbon, climate-resilient, high-growth circular economy that reduces its current level of emissions by 50%, moving towards having net-zero emissions across all sectors of its development in a gender-responsive manner.”
Ikeazor also said “Climate change concerns and awareness and policy are growing. However, there is still a need to better understand the quantities of emissions reduction that can be made from each of the sectors of the economy such as power, oil and gas, transport, agriculture, industry, etc.
“We need to have a better understanding of how rapidly such emissions can be made in tandem with sustainable economic growth, the technologies that will be needed and the wider economic and social implications of rapid emission reduction pathways.
“Such degree of clarity is critical for planning, financing, and securing the long-term investment needed to shift our green and climate-resilient development future.
“The Nigeria Deep Decarbonization Project is designed to generate context-specific scenarios and long-term modelling that will offer substantial evidence to support the government’s long term emission reduction strategies and our climate action in general.
“The DPP is a national research and capacity building project designed to reinforce the capacities of local teams of experts and researchers for the scientific analysis of low-emission development pathways.
“Equally important is the plan to connect the community of practice among Nigerian and African research institutions to facilitate knowledge sharing, Ikeazor stated.
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