Carbon reduction: Nigeria becomes first in Africa to launch updated 2050 energy calculator | TheCable

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Nigeria has become the first country in Africa to launch an updated version of the energy calculator 2050 (NECAL 2050), an energy and emissions model to assist Nigeria in achieving

NECAL was launched in Abuja on Monday by the Energy Commission of Nigeria , the ministry of environment and the British high commission.

In 2013, the British department of energy, through the British high commission to Nigeria, introduced the energy calculator to Nigeria and supported the ECN to adapt and produce the initial phase of the Nigeria Energy Calculator 2050 , which wasThis updated NECAL version aims to help industries and the energy sector to set greenhouse gas emission reduction targets, as well as identify solutions which will support the implementation of Nigeria’s climate commitments.

“The Ministry as the national coordinating body of climate activities will leverage on this tool for policy and decision making for the implementation of Nigeria’s long-term strategy for climate change under the Paris Agreement, as well as identify realistic solutions towards supporting the implementation of Nigeria’s NDCs.

NECAL was delivered under the UK government’s international 2050 calculator programme, which is funded by the UK’s International Climate Finance, and led by Mott MacDonald, a global engineering, management and development consultancy. This story is published in partnership with Report for the World, a global service program that supports local public interest journalism.

 

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FMEnvng sharon_ikeazor VivianJourno But is this good for Nigeria,I doubt ,because we need the oil and gas to generate dollars we need for economic development

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