LWG make adjustments to Climate Change bill 2018 denied assent by Buhari

The Legal Working Group (LWG) has made adjustments to the Climate Change bill of 2018 that was denied assent by President Muhammadu Buhari in 2019.

The bill is expected to guide the process towards achieving zero emissions in the year 2030.

The adjustments were made in a workshop attended by by stakeholders which includes; Legal advisers, representatives of Government ministries, department and agencies, non governmental organisations under the NDC Partnership- Climate Action Enhancement Package (CAEP) in Abuja, a regulatory framework that is expected to drive Nigerians Climate Change policy was developed.

They said the objective of the workshop is to present the finalized work of the Legal Working Group (LWG) on the Climate Change Bill (CCB) to the Ministry of Environment through the Department of Climate Change (DCC) and the approved workplan for the LWG ahead of the Conference of Parties (COP26) scheduled to hold in November, 2021.
According to Chairman, Environmental Resource Center (ERC), Chief Newton Jibunoh, the meeting is part of support system to arrive at protocols that would bring about a better and sustainable environment.

Also, Mr. Huzi Mshelia, the National Coordinator for NDC Support Programme who threw his support behind the meeting, said the presence of representatives of government MDAs will bring in their buy-in to enable its easy assent by President Buhari this time around.

The country’s Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) made under the Paris Agreement embodies the country’s efforts to reduce national emissions and to adapt to the effects of climate change.

If fully implemented, these efforts will pave way for a low carbon economy and result in about 50 percent reduction in emissions.

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