By Bisola Adeyemo
The UN deputy secretary-general and chair of the United Nations Sustainable Development Group, Amina Mohammed, has said that the UN will continue to support Nigeria to achieve its ambition to be net-zero by 2060.
The UN Secretary-General stated this in her virtual comments at the ongoing Nigeria-Africa Natural Resource and Energy Summit (NAFFNIS) with the theme, “Towards a greener Africa”.
Mohammed said Africa is the world’s fastest-growing continent which consumes 6.1 percent of global energy and produces around 4 percent of the world’s Green House Gas (GHG) emissions.
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“How Africa develops will have significant implications for the world. It shows the urgent need for African countries to receive financial and technical support now to develop rapidly and sustainably.
“African nations are demanding a just and equitable transition. I am happy to see that Nigeria is leading the charge in defining, developing, advocating, and implementing a just energy transition.
“Nigeria and all other African nations must be supported within the confines of our climate targets to enjoy speedy economic development and to create a foundation for a just green and sustainable transition.
“The United Nations will continue to support Nigeria and I believe this is the door for African solutions developed by Africa for the attainment of African priorities,” she said.
