When President Muhammadu Buhari signed the Paris Agreement committing to minimum nationally determined contributions to be made by Nigeria to reduce the impact of global warming, he was reiterating Nigeria’s commitment to remain a respected and respectable member of the civilized global community.
The responsibility for delivering on that commitment now lies with the people of Nigeria in the public and private sectors of the Nigerian society.Government agencies, like the Federal Ministry of Power, Works and Housing have a leadership role to play in formulating policies, making regulations and developing or approving programmes that guide the conduct of public and private operators in the use of climate impacting resources, such as energy.