According to Kunle Salako, State Minister of Environment, the country’s consumption rate has decreased by roughly 33% as a result of Bola Tinubu’s administration’s brave choice to end gasoline subsidies.
The measure has decreased the emission produced by gasoline, according to Salako, who spoke to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in New York during the 78th UN General Assembly session.
“The one action has reduced Nigeria’s consumption of petroleum by 33% and the amount of emissions produced by Nigerians,” he claimed.
The bold action to end fuel subsidies by Bola Tinubu’s administration, according to Minister of State for Environment Kunle Salako, has cut the nation’s consumption rate by around 33%.
On the fringes of the 78th session of the UN General Assembly in New York, Salako told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) that the measure had decreased the pollution produced by gasoline.
“Nigeria is advancing climate action through the courageous decision to remove petroleum subsidy,” he noted.
“I had highlighted this development in some of the meetings I attended or represented the President and at the meeting of the Commonwealth Ministers of Environment and Climate,” he said. “I had also brought it up at the meeting of the Committee of African Heads of State and Government on Climate Change.”
“Nigeria took part in the Committee of African Heads of State and Government on Climate Change meeting where I spoke on behalf of the president to approve a resolution adopting the Nairobi Declaration for final approval by the AU assembly.
He claimed that a single step has cut Nigeria’s usage of gasoline by 33% and the amount of emissions that Nigerians were producing.
the 28th Conference of Parties, which will be held in Dubai in late November or early December, with a united front of promoting improved financing for climate action. This decision was made during the inaugural meeting of Commonwealth Ministers of Environment and Climate.
“At the meeting, I spoke on behalf of Nigeria and demonstrated how President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has advanced climate action in Nigeria by making the gutsy decision to end petroleum subsidies.
He added that it had drawn Nigerians’ attention to renewable energy on both a corporate and personal level.
Earlier, Salako emphasized that in order to meet the world’s ambitious conservation goals, including 3030, we must all prioritize nature financing more. Salako spoke on behalf of the President at the “High Level Event for Nature and People: from Ambition to Action”.
By 2030, 30% of the globe is to be protected for wildlife, according to the global initiative 3030.
“At COP15 last year, the world came to an agreement to completely bridge the nature finance gap and set a short-term goal of providing the Global South with at least $20 billion in international financing by 2025.
“African nations gathered last month in Addis and released a statement that emphasized the significance of these nature finance targets.
“Nigeria would like to appeal to all nations to step up their efforts on this matter and to join forces with us to make sure that the world honors these important financial promises.
This is our vision for the future, and we ask everyone to take action and come up with ideas that will protect the environment for upcoming generations, the speaker stated.
He claims that Nigeria is making every effort to encourage transformational efforts as a responsible State Party to various Multilateral Environmental Agreements (MEAs), including the Convention on Biological Diversity.
According to the minister, Nigeria is making every effort to support changes that are commensurate with the severity of the biodiversity crisis.
In addition to helping the nations in our Sub-region build up their capacities in this area, we are making these efforts within our own nation,” the official said.
Salako also claimed to have attended the Blue Leaders High Level Meeting, where he made a statement claiming that Nigeria was making every effort to support transformational measures commensurate with the severity of the biodiversity issue.
He explained to the leaders that Nigeria was making these efforts both internally and through aiding other nations in our sub-region in building up their capacity in this area.
“The Blue Leaders and the ECOWAS countries, including Nigeria, share this ambitious ambition.
“The high seas are a vital component of the marine environment, which is crucial to preserving the wellbeing of both our planet and its inhabitants.
Nigeria, which has the longest coastline in West Africa, is dedicated to the goals of the “BBNJ” Treaty because it recognizes the negative effects of unregulated high seas.
“A key step toward achieving this objective is the swift approval of the recently adopted high seas treaty. The deal needs to be ratified and put into effect immediately,” he said.
He declared that the 55 members of the African Union have come together in support of ratifying the new international ocean treaty for the high seas as stated in the Addis Ababa Declaration at the earliest practical date thanks to Nigeria’s mobilization efforts.
At the 19th African Ministerial Conference on the Environment (AMCEN-19, August 2023) ordinary session, the declaration was approved.
Let’s all take a stand for ocean conservation, he urged, and work with the African region to quickly ratify the new deal.
