COP28, or the 28th United Nations Climate Change Conference, was recently held in Dubai, United Arab Emirates (UAE). This event is typically where various governments come together to agree on policies which aim to limit global temperature rises and adapt to impacts associated with climate change. COP28 is basically the Oscars of the Sustainability/Climate Change world. Yes, you may have heard a lot about whether the delegates Nigeria took to the event were qualified or otherwise – this is not what we shall discuss in this article. Nigeria, like other countries working towards a better world, attended the event and a number of initiatives were announced such as: the unveiling of an electric bus fleet by President Tinubu with the aim to reduce the country’s carbon emissions; the Nigerian Carbon Market Activation Plan which is a special committee to assist in the drafting of a national carbon market strategy; the unveiling of the Long-Term Low Emission Development Strategy; Nigeria’s commitment to the Global Cooling Pledge which aims to raise ambition and international cooperation to ensure that cooling related emissions are reduced and cooling systems are sustainable and accessible; and Nigeria’s commitment to eliminating gas flaring in a bid to reduce methane emissions. All these initiatives are supposed to further Nigeria’s commitment to decarbonising her economy and achieving net zero emissions by 2060.

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