Nigeria Steps Up Climate Ambition As EU Strengthens Support

Nigeria has submitted its 3rd Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC 3.0) nether the Paris Agreement, mounting retired an updated and much ambitious clime committedness up of COP30 successful Brazil.

This marks a important milestone successful the country’s clime journey, achieved successful clip arsenic the archetypal state successful West Africa, positioning Nigeria to amended align its clime goals with semipermanent improvement priorities.

At the EU–Nigeria NDC roundtable successful Abuja, Inga Stefanowicz, caput of Green and Digital Economy Section astatine the EU Delegation to Nigeria and ECOWAS, said the dialog reflects the shared committedness of some parties to beforehand clime ambition done partnership.

“The Green Diplomacy Week is thing we observe each year, bringing unneurotic our partners to sermon clime change, the environment, and our shared objectives.

“This twelvemonth is peculiarly important, arsenic it marks 10 years since the adoption of the Paris Agreement.
For america astatine the European Union, it is an accidental to bespeak connected corporate advancement portion recognising that overmuch much inactive needs to beryllium done,” Stefanowicz said.

She noted that portion the EU has made important advancement successful reducing emissions, planetary practice remains essential.

“Within the EU, we person reduced emissions by astir 40% since 1990 and are connected way to execute our 2030 people of a 55% reduction. But this is not thing we tin execute alone.

“As we propulsion guardant wrong the EU, we are besides moving intimately with our planetary partners. We are present to support, to collaborate, and to stock experiences that fortify spot and accountability successful the planetary process.”

Stefanowicz further highlighted the value of robust measurement of emissions for marketplace credibility and investment, some home and international.

On behalf of the Nigerian government, the curate of Environment, represented by Mrs Halima Bawa-Bwari, reaffirmed Nigeria’s determination to construe ambition into measurable action.

“Ambition unsocial is not enough. We indispensable show advancement with clarity and confidence. For Nigeria, a robust MRV strategy ensures accountability by tracking emissions, converting targets into measurable outcomes, and unlocking clime concern by assuring partners of existent impact. It besides enables data-driven policies that present smarter interventions and maximise socio-economic benefits,” she said.

The director-general of the National Council connected Climate Change (NCCC), Omotenioye Majekodunmi, said method systems indispensable beryllium underpinned by practice and inclusivity.

“We are present to marque advancement successful implementing the Paris Agreement and our NDC commitments. To bash this, we request MRV systems that efficaciously way advancement crossed Nigeria’s divers governance and economical structures.”