At the recent COP26 climate meeting in Glasgow, President Muhammadu Buhari declared that Nigeria will achieve net-zero carbon emissions by 2060.
According to Buhari, this is consistent with the country’s Energy Transition Plan, which aims to achieve universal energy access by 2030 and net-zero emissions by 2050.
Buhari gave 2060 as the year the country wants to zero out carbon emissions while giving his national declaration at the high-level section for heads of government at the ongoing 26th UN Climate Change Conference (COP26).
President Buhari stated during the event, which was live-streamed on the UN Climate Change YouTube channel and was observed by InsightnaijaTV, that “Nigeria is committed to net-zero by 2060.”
According to a search on the UN website conducted by InsightnaijaTV, the target date for achieving net-zero emissions is 2050 and has not been reviewed.
Buhari stated in an opinion piece written prior of COP26 that “we can also learn from our friends in Europe and America who do not always practice what they preach.” We demand that they abolish the moratorium on fossil fuel investments in Africa.”
Meanwhile, Nigeria’s Vice President, Yemi Osinbajo, stated last month that the country is committed to achieving net zero emissions by 2050.
“Through the COP26 Energy transition Council process, Nigeria has now developed its Energy Transition Plan, which has the three core objectives of achieving universal access to energy by 2030, net zero emissions by 2050 and industrialization to alleviate poverty and drive economic growth,” Osibanjo had said during an energy summit organized by Seplat Petroleum Development Company Plc on October 7, 2021.
Meanwhile, during his statement at COP26, President Buhari stated that Nigeria would not repeat the mistakes made by Lake Chad, which he described as “moving from a verse expanse of biodiversity to a shadow of itself” owing to environmental degradation.
He said, “We are investing in renewables, hydro-dams and solar projects. Nigeria is not looking to make the same mistakes that are being repeated for decades by others. We are looking for partners in innovation, technology and finance to make cleaner and more efficient use of all available resources to help make for a more stable transition in energy markets.
“The revisedNationally Determined Contributions (NDC) has additional priority sectors. Water and waste, nature-based solutions, adaptions and resilience, vulnerability assessment and a clean cooking gender and green jobs assessment.”
The Nigerian president also told his overseas counterparts that the country is more of a gas producer than an oil producer.
As a result, he asked financial assistance to assist the country’s transition to sustainable energy.
“Nigeria has developed a detailed energy transition plan and roadmap based on data and evidence. This plan has highlighted some key facts that face the difficult conversations. Our transition plan also highlights the key role that gas must play in transitioning our economy across sectors.
“The data and evidence show that Nigeria can continue to use gas until 2040 without distracting from the goals of the Paris Agreement.
“Nigeria has an approved national action plan on gender and climate change. This document incorporates priority areas of our economic recovery and growth plan and nationally determined contributions. The implementation strategy for this national action plan has been developed. In a bid to commit to transitional change through climate policy, the revised national policy on climate change was approved in June 2021. This will enable us to implement mitigation measures and also strengthen adaption towards a sustainable climate resilient development pathway in Nigeria.
“Mr. President, I will like to state that attaining national and global climate change goal would require adequate and sustained technical and financial support to developing countries. In Nigeria, in the area of energy access, Nigeria’s commitment to adjust transition is reflected in our ambitious Energy compact, which includes the government’s flagship project to electrify five million households and twenty million people using decentralized solar energy solutions.
“This is a major first step towards closing our energy access deficit by 2030. I will like to state again that attaining national and global climate change goals will require adequate and sustained technical and financial support to developing countries,” he said.
Buhari added that, “The outcome of this conference must result in a quick resolution of all outstanding issues pertaining to the finalization of the Paris Agreement rule book, adaption, mitigation, finance….and loss and damage.”
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