Nigeria's Climate Change Act, 2021
Nigeria's Climate Change Act, 2021 chi Act eyi National Assembly eyi Nigeria.[1] Act lẹ jẹnwu gọmenti ki chanẹ National Climate Change Action Plan kpai five-year carbon budget, kí ní targets ọdọ du.[1][2] Act lẹ chanẹ the National Council on Climate Change. Ukọlọ Council ki dẹ yi chi ku ma execute the National Climate Change Action Plan kpai ama no ọda oji ọkọ eyi Climate Change ku ma chanẹ titọ yi.[1][2][3]
Background
nwọ́cheEfu ochu November ọdọ 2021, President Buhari jẹ nwu Nigeria's Climate Change Act, 2021 ki mu di ọla ọda.[1] Eyi jẹnwu ọla ọda ki tafi efu Nigeria, ki chu'nyọgba eyi climate objectives nwu, long-term social kpai economic stability, kpamani resilience onugo. Oji commitment eyi President lẹ ki ka yi COP 26 efu Glasgow ki tu net zero efu ọdọ 2060, Act lẹ sets forth a comprehensive goal eyi attaining net zero emissions spanning Kai ọdọ 2050 tu ọdọ 2070.[1][2]
Act lẹ no significant provisions ki lugbo ami key aspects ki dẹyi:
- Ichukpẹ ki gọmenti ki chanẹ a National Climate Change Action Plan kpai a five-year carbon budget, complete ki ni quantified objectives ọdọ du. Ami measures neji ki dẹyi chẹ subject to validation by the Federal Executive Council. Carbon budget eyi ejodud chẹ mu'ọla ki gbi approval efu ochu November ọdọ 2022.[3]
- Ọgba eyi National Council on Climate Change lẹ chẹ stipulated, defining its composition and responsibilities. Council ki dẹyi ach'ukọlọ eyi executing the National Climate Change Action Plan kpai edeju ti administration eyi Climate Change Fund titọ ko dẹyi. The Fund's funding chi abo parliamentary deliberations a kpilo nwu kpai ama lẹ a Council itself, kpai financial support. Ed'ọwọ dama kpai environment ministry, Council lẹ anya coordinate global climate action kpai sector-specific initiatives. Onugo gẹ it will focus on identifying kpai implementing high-priority adaptation measures.[4]
References
nwọ́che- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 "Nigeria - Climate Change Act, 2021". www.ilo.org. Retrieved 2023-08-16.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 "Nigeria's Climate Change Act - Climate Change Laws of the World". climate-laws.org (in English). Retrieved 2023-08-16.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "A Review of Nigeria's 2021 Climate Change Act: Potential for Increased Climate Litigation | IUCN". www.iucn.org (in English). 2022-03-28. Retrieved 2023-08-16.
- ↑ PricewaterhouseCoopers. "Nigeria's Climate Change Act – things to know and prepare for". PwC (in English). Retrieved 2023-08-16.