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Climate change has continued to affect the ecosystem, causing significant variations in average weather conditions. From 1901 to 2020, global temperatures increased by around 1.98°F (1.1°C).
This writer conducted an online survey through a cloud-based platform (Google Form) to assess knowledge, perceptions, challenges, and mitigating factors affecting environmental plastic pollution. The responses of the participants are shown in the chart below:
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Partners of Sustainable Energy for ALL (SE4ALL) pledged a $347 million investment to promote clean energy and transition in Africa, Asia, and other parts of the world.
In Nigeria, 38.2 percent of GHG emissions came from the land-use change and forestry sector, followed by the energy, waste, agriculture and the industrial processes sector which contributed 32.6 percent, 14.0, 13.0 percent and 2.1 percent respectively to GHG emissions.
To achieve the ultimate goal of zero-emission by 2030, Nigeria needs at least $27 billion annually. The President, in his speech, noted that the country needs $400 billion to reduce its dependence on fossil fuels.
The International Energy Agency forecasts that renewable energy power capacity will go up by 50% between 2019 and 2024.
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The Nigerian Minister of Power, Abubakar Aliyu, speaking at the concluded BETD2022, stated the Nigerian government’s commitment to transition from fossil fuels to gas and other renewable sources of energy to achieve Vision 2030.
During the Berlin Energy Transition Dialogue 2022, stakeholders in the clean energy sector call for urgent action to rapidly shift energy generation to net-zero alternatives and increase energy efficiency.
Clean energy is energy that comes from renewable, zero-emission sources that do not pollute the atmosphere when used and the good news is that Nigeria is blessed with renewable energy resources like wind, solar, biomass and hydropower. Nigeria’s primary energy carrier is biomass (81.25%), followed by natural gas (8.2%), petroleum products(5.3%), crude oil (4.8%), hydropower (0.4%), and others (< 1%).
Climate change continues to be an important issue of discourse globally. As part of efforts toward ensuring that there are actions toward achieving the SDG 13, combating climate change and its impact, world leaders are meeting at Glasgow, for the 2021 Climate Change Conference (COP26) which got underway on Sunday 31st October.
COP26 continues today in Glasgow and over 100 countries, including Nigeria, are gathered together to find solutions to the existential challenge of climate change.
In the last five years, Nigeria has flared 1,252 trillion cubic feet (Tcf) of natural gas to the atmosphere, posing health risks and lighting up global warming.
World Earth Day is observed on April 22 every year to raise awareness about the severe environmental problems we face. From the climate crisis to air pollution, oil spills, toxic waste disposal and deforestation.
