VP Kashim Shettima (M) wearing green attire interacting with world leaders at the opening of the Leaders’ Climate Summit (COP30) in Belém, Brazil
Nigeria is set to unveil its green transition roadmap as part of efforts to translate climate commitments into concrete investments and projects.
Vice-President Kashim Shettima will present the plan to world leaders during the ongoing COP30 climate summit in Belém, Brazil.
Speaking with journalists on Thursday ahead of the summit’s opening, Tenioye Majekodunmi, director-general of the National Council on Climate Change (NCCC), said the roadmap is central to Nigeria’s plan to attract sustainable investments.
She said the green transition roadmap will be achieved while implementing the country’s newly submitted third nationally determined contributions (NDC 3.0).
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Nigeria recently became the first West African country to submit its updated NDC to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC).
The NCCC DG described the move as “a turning point” for the country.
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She said the federal government’s approval of the National Carbon Market Framework and the National Climate Change Fund provides “clear policy direction” for investors seeking credible, high-integrity carbon projects in Nigeria.
Majekodunmi added that Nigeria plans to strengthen cooperation between other Global South countries, especially through forest and nature-based partnerships with countries in the Amazon, Congo, and Guinea regions.
“Our submission of NDC 3.0 puts Nigeria in a position to leverage COP30 for new partnerships and pay-for-performance opportunities. We want to move from paper to projects,” she said.
“These decisions show that Nigeria is open for business — for investments that deliver real climate benefits and support local communities.
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“We are in the Amazon, the heart of the world’s forests, and this dialogue among tropical forest nations will help deepen our cooperation and strengthen the Belem agenda.”
While in Brazil, the vice-president will also speak on Nigeria’s intent and direction, focusing on the country’s third NDC and its target of reducing emissions by 32 percent by 2035.
