This plan, developed by the the Federal Ministry of Environment of Nigeria, aims to improve air quality and reduce Nigeria’s contribution to climate change, through 22 specific mitigation measures in 8 source sectors (transportation, cooking and lighting in households, industry, waste, oil and gas, agriculture, power and HFCs).
Full implementation of these measures would be effective in reducing SLCPs, with an 83% reduction in black carbon emissions by 2030 compared to a business-as-usual scenario, and 61% reduction in methane emissions. These measures are also effective in reducing other air pollutants, such as nitrogen oxides and particulate matter, and also reduce CO2 emissions.
This plan is an outcome of a multi-sectoral consultative process that took place between 2016 and 2018. The process included the identification of the different sources of SLCPs emissions, their analysis, identification and prioritization of measures targeted at reducing emissions from major SLCPs such as Black Carbon (BC), Methane (CH4), as well as long-lived greenhouse gases such as Carbon Dioxide (CO2). Hence, this national plan gives to the country the possibility to enhance Nigeria’s NDC commitment by expanding them to cover other gases and pollutants beyond the long live greenhouse gases as recommended by UNEP emission gap report 2018.