By John Ikani
The Federal Government says it has submitted its Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC) 2021 final report to the United Nations (UN) Framework Convention on Climate Change.
The NDC document contains policies that showcase efforts by countries to “reduce national emissions and adapt to the impacts of climate change”.
A statement on Saturday by Saghir el Mohammed, Director Press, Ministry of Environment, said the Minister of the Environment, Dr. Mohammad Abubakar, submitted the report on July 30 to the UNFCCC.
According to the statement, the updated report, which was approved by President Muhammadu Buhari, replaced the interim NDC report that was submitted in May 2021.
It reiterated the country’s unwavering commitment to the Paris Agreement on climate change as it had now raised its targets in the new report.
“This submitted updated NDC communicated that Nigeria has raised her ambitions by including emission reduction from the waste sector as a new sector in the NDC,” he said.
“Nigeria has increased its conditional contribution from 45 percent to 47 percent, while retaining the unconditional target of 20 percent.
“Hence, the updated NDC has an unconditional target of 20 percent below business as usual by 2030 and 47 percent conditional contribution on international support.
“July 30th was an important day for Nigeria, as the timely submission of the updated report will ensure its inclusion in a synthesis report,” he added.
The statement further noted that the report would be issued later this year ahead of the Conference of the Parties (COP26) slated to hold in November in Glasgow, United Kingdom.
