By Kabiru Abdulrauf,
In a strong and urgent appeal, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has called on world leaders to unite with courage and unwavering resolve to confront the deepening climate emergency. Speaking at a high-level virtual dialogue co-hosted by UN Secretary-General António Guterres and Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, Tinubu emphasized that climate action must not be delayed—and must go hand-in-hand with economic growth.
“The global climate emergency demands our collective, courageous, and sustained leadership,” Tinubu declared, stressing that for Nigeria, climate action is not a developmental cost but a strategic necessity.
President Tinubu spotlighted Nigeria’s Energy Transition Plan (ETP), a $410 billion roadmap to net-zero emissions by 2060. Targeting five critical sectors including power, transport, and industry the plan aligns regulation, fiscal policy, and institutional support to ensure energy access and decarbonisation progress together.
He also reaffirmed Nigeria’s leadership in the Mission 300 initiative, aiming to bring electricity to 300 million Africans by 2030, and highlighted the country’s National Energy Compact, one of the continent’s first, designed to attract investment and expand clean energy solutions.
Looking ahead, Tinubu announced the upcoming Nigeria Carbon Market Activation Policy, set to unlock up to $2.5 billion in carbon credit investments by 2030, and a Global Climate Change Investment Fund to draw climate-smart capital into green infrastructure.
“We are ready to collaborate, lead, and deliver,” Tinubu said, urging the global community to act now—not tomorrow.
