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Nigeria’s National Action Plan to reduce short-lived climate pollutants

2019PolicyMitigationMore details
Sectors: Agriculture, Buildings, Energy, Industry, Transport, Waste
This document lays the country's strategy to reduce the emission of short-lived climate pollutants (SLCPs), most prominently black carbon and methane, from a range of socioeconomic sectors. It sets 22 measures aiming at lowering SLCPs emissions while improving local air quality.  
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Resilient infrastructure, Fossil fuel divestment, Net zero growth plan, Sustainable fishing

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Nigeria’s National Action Plan to reduce short-lived climate pollutants
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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 buildingEconomy-wide · Target year: 2030
  • 10% of HFCs phased out by 2030, 50% by 2040 and 80% by 2045Economy-wide · Target year: 2045
  • end flaring by 2030, and reduce the contribution of flaring to total oil and gas emissions to less than 10% in 2020 from 80%Energy · Target year: 2030
  • 30% electricity generated by renewables by 2030Energy · Target year: 2030
  • 30% reduction in methane emission intensity from enteric fermentation by 2030Agriculture · Target year: 2030

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