Tenioye Majekodunmi, who is the director-general of the National Council on Climate Change has said that Nigeria is prepared to intensify efforts to advance the green economy and mitigate climate change.
Ms Majekodunmi made this known on Monday during an interview on the sidelines of the 30th United Nations Climate Change Conference of the Parties in Belém, Brazil where she was quoted as saying that focusing on overall environmental sustainability, including renewable energy, sustainable agriculture, and waste management, would be maintained nationwide.
According to her, Nigeria has taken this charge to heart.
“Our commitment is not just an aspiration; it is a solemn national mandate to achieve a 32 per cent emission reduction target by 2035,”. “We have already submitted our comprehensive Third Nationally Determined Contribution; the first among West Africa, approved the National Carbon Market Framework, and operationalised our Climate Change Fund,”.
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She disclosed that the federal government would support private sectors that were ready to deploy scalable off-grid solutions to ensure diversification of the nation’s energy sources and close persistent energy gaps in hard-to-reach communities.
”This aligns with the Nigeria Just Transition Guideline and action plan we have recently validated. Such clean energy projects from the private sector will strengthen the NCCC’s efforts to advocate for and mandate the decarbonisation of energy production, thereby ensuring Nigeria remains Paris-aligned.
Speaking further, she said ”Nigeria offers political stability, massive market demand, and a new, robust climate policy architecture designed to attract and protect investors’ capital,”.
The NCCC director general reiterated that the Nigerian government, through the council, supported the wind sector as a vital pillar in the Nigerian energy mix plan.
”Let the winds of change that sweep across Nigeria’s land be harnessed not just as potential, but as tangible power, driving our sustainable development and guaranteeing a greener, brighter future for every Nigerian,” she said.
Story was adapted from People’s Gazette.
