Nigeria
National Policy on Climate Change and Climate Change Policy Response and Strategy
1) Implement mitigation measures that will promote low carbon as well as sustainable and high economic growth
2) Strengthen national capacity to adapt to climate change;
3) Raise climate change-related science, technology and R&D to a new level that will enable the country to better participate in international scientific and technological co-operation on climate change;
4) Significantly increase public awareness and involve the private sector in addressing the challenges of climate change;
5) Strengthen national institutions and mechanisms (policy, legislative and economic) to establish a suitable and functional framework for climate change Governance.
The current version of the policy was approved by Nigeria's president on June 2, 2021, and covers the period 2021-2030.
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reduce energy consumption levels by 20% by 2020 and 50% by 2030 through energy efficiency
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end flaring by 2030, and reduce the contribution of flaring to total oil and gas emissions to less than 10% in 2020 from 80%
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reduce greenhouse gas emissions intensity of GDP by 20% by 2030 relative to base period 2010-14 - this is conditional, the reductions in intensity will increase to 45% depending on conditions such as climate finance and capacity building