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FG Harps On Private Sector Partnership On Renewable Energy
In a bid to mitigate the ef
fects of climate change, the Federal Government has called for the partnership of private sector, to move away from the use of fossil fuel to renewable energy.
The minister of Environment, Mrs Amina Mohammed, stated this when a business delegation from Finland led by the Finnish Deputy Minister for Extend Economic Relations, Mr Matti Anttonen, paid her a courtesy visit.
Mohammed disclosed that the government was fully aware that pollutants were closely associated with greenhouse emissions, hence the need for renewal energy.
She said “the ministry is putting together a new and aggressive framework and platform geared towards tackling the challenges posed by climate change such as desertification, waste management among others.”
The minister noted that climate change is a serious challenge to sustainable development which can be mitigated with concerted human efforts and right technology in place.
Over the years, as awareness of the stakes increased government resolved to combat the menace of climate change has also strengthened.
“Government is very receptive and open to interested investors both within the country and from the international business community on sustainable development through research, sustained awareness creation campaign that will help inform the populace”, she said.
She expressed worry that inspite of the encouraging progress being recorded by the present administration in the fight against Boko Haram and corruption, land degradation, deforestation, pollution, inadequate access to clean water and poor sanitary conditions have continued to threaten sustainable socio-economic development in the country.
Earlier, the head of delegation and the deputy minister for external Economic Relations of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Finland, Mr Matti Anttoneu, said his delegation came to seek collaboration with Nigeria in areas of economic development that would be beneficial to environmental sustainability.
He presented proposals on transition from fossil fuels to renewable energy, environmental health, communication technology, solar power and waste management.
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