Top Posts
African climate change projects secure major funding
Former French PM urges China, Europe to unite...
NDDC, FOSDO launch tree-planting campaign to address climate...
WHO unveils an ambitious blueprint for action on...
New report shows nearly 900 million poor people...
Lagos to Host 2025 International Climate Change Summit
New study shows overheating world will add 57...
NAICOM urges W’African insurers to invest in climate...
Climate change: Nigeria, development partners launch Net Zero...
Nigeria launches net zero project to fight climate...
EcoNai Newsroom
  • Newsround
  • Nigeria
  • Africa
  • World
Nigeria

Nigeria’s low emission plan receives attention from UN Convention for Climate Change

by admineconai January 11, 2022
written by admineconai January 11, 2022
867

The United Nations Convention for Climate Change has published Nigeria’s 2050 Long-Term Low Emission Vision document.

Nigeria’s Minister of State for Environment, Sharon Ikeazor, who made this known on Sunday, January 9, said the Long-Term Low Emission Vision document clearly demonstrates Nigeria’s commitment to play a leading role in the implementation of the Paris Agreement.

Ikeazor described the document as an “important landmark” for the actualisation of Nigeria’s quest for mitigating the negative effects of climate change and a road path to meeting its decarbonisation targets.

She said, “I am happy that the LTV document has been published by the UNCFCC and I wish to express our appreciation to the 2050 pathways that funded the vision and all the stakeholders that contributed to the vision”.

According to her, a key part of the Paris Agreement was the invitation to parties “to formulate and communicate by 2020 long term low greenhouse gas emission development strategies.”

Read also: Nigerian govt to partner its stock exchange on climate disclosure

She explained that the 2050 Long-Term Vision for Nigeria, known as LTV 2050, was the initial step towards the development of the Long-Term Strategies, adding that the strategies would explore options to lower greenhouse gas emissions and contribute to the objective of reaching net-zero GHG emissions globally around the middle of the century.

“It provides a clear sense of direction for a well-managed transition to a low-carbon economy that grows existing and new sectors and creates new jobs and economic opportunities for the nation,” Ikeazor said.

Speaking further, she said, “the LTV communicates the vision that by 2050, Nigeria is a country of low-carbon, climate-resilient, high-growth circular economy that reduces its current level of emissions by 50 per cent and moves towards having net-zero emissions in the second half of the century across all sectors of its development in a gender-responsive manner.”

She noted that the next step will be the development of the Long-Term Low Emission Development Strategy, adding that the strategy would develop scenarios and models that would help to translate the vision document into quantified emission reduction targets together with technology options and costs implications.

“I am looking forward to the development of the LTS to complement Nigeria’s Energy Transition Plan and provide options for meeting decarbonisation target as announced by President Muhammadu Buhari at COP 26 in Glasgow,” she said.

DecarbonisationDocumentEmissionUN
0 comment 0 FacebookTwitterPinterestEmail
admineconai

previous post
Excitement as Int’l Energy Agency to consider making database freely accessible
next post
U.S. to increase cover crop planting to tackle climate change

Related Posts

Lagos to Host 2025 International Climate Change Summit

October 20, 2025

NAICOM urges W’African insurers to invest in climate...

October 16, 2025

Climate change: Nigeria, development partners launch Net Zero...

October 16, 2025

Nigeria launches net zero project to fight climate...

October 14, 2025

CSOs reject water privatisation, seek more investment to...

October 14, 2025

NAICOM speaks on impact of climate change

October 14, 2025

NDDC, others push for climate change awareness in...

October 9, 2025

Report: Nigeria, others may lose $300 billion, 49m...

October 3, 2025

Nigeria insurers prepare to global delegates on climate...

October 3, 2025

Borno govt, NGOs demand funding on climate change...

October 1, 2025

Leave a Comment Cancel Reply

Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment.

Newsletter

Subscribe my Newsletter for new blog posts, tips & new photos. Let's stay updated!

  • Facebook
  • Twitter
  • Instagram
  • Linkedin
  • Bloglovin
  • Vimeo

@2021 - All Right Reserved. Designed and Developed by Eco-Nai+

EcoNai Newsroom
  • Newsround
  • Nigeria
  • Africa
  • World