The Minister of Environment, Balarabe Lawal, has revealed that just one in ten households within the nation use clear vitality sources and applied sciences for cooking.
He additionally famous that implementing the National Clean Cooking Policy of Nigeria is anticipated to create round 10 million direct jobs for younger individuals.
The minister made this assertion in a press launch in Abuja on Saturday, signed by the Head of the Press and Public Relations Unit, Ibrahim Haruna.
It said, “Nigeria is facing a silent energy crisis. Only one in ten households in the country use clean energy sources and technologies for cooking.
“Traditional cooking with firewood and other polluting fuels, such as kerosene and charcoal, is claiming lives, causing deforestation, and contributing to climate change, while also placing a burden on women. Clean cooking solutions will save lives, empower women and youths, improve livelihoods, and combat climate change,” Balarabe careworn.
It is value recalling that on 27 May 2022, the ministry inaugurated a National Clean Cooking Committee as a part of the method of constructing the framework for the growth of unpolluted cooking vitality entry in Nigeria. The Committee developed the draft National Clean Cooking Policy, which was validated to attain entry to scrub cooking vitality options for households and establishments by 2030.
The National Clean Cooking Policy of Nigeria was authorized by the Federal Executive Council on 25 March 2024.
The purpose of the coverage is to mitigate greenhouse gasoline emissions, enhance well being, create jobs, improve livelihoods, defend the setting, forestall deforestation, and assist households, establishments, and companies save money and time.
The minister mentioned this could allow Nigeria to attain the Nationally Determined Contribution goal, web zero by 2060, the Energy Transition Plan, and a carbon-neutral clear cooking future by the 12 months 2060.
The assertion added, “In line with the Energy Transition Plan, 20 per cent of the full clear cooking goal shall come from electrical cooking, comprising grid and off-grid sources, 54 per cent from Liquefied Petroleum Gas.
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“The share of fuel-efficient biomass cookstoves will rise to 13 per cent earlier than its anticipated decline in a post-2030 clear cooking situation. Other parts of the 2030 goal embrace three per cent for biogas, representing ethanol, biodiesel, and methanol, and 5 per cent representing briquettes from principally agricultural waste.
“It is noteworthy that the coverage aligns with the clear cooking targets within the up to date NDC (2021), the National Climate Change Policy of Nigeria (2021-2030), the Climate Change Act (2021), and the National Gas Policy (2017).
“This policy was unveiled at the 17th session of the National Council on Environment on 24 April 2024. It was subsequently launched during the National Clean Cooking Fair on 18 July 2024 in Abuja, following the inauguration of the national implementation committee. The policy will be implemented by the relevant Federal MDAs and transmitted to the 36 states and the FCT for buy-in and domestication,” Balarabe mentioned.
He careworn that the ministry has visited main native clear cookstove manufacturing corporations in Nigeria for collaboration to scale up the manufacturing of unpolluted cookstoves and briquettes utilizing native uncooked supplies, in addition to to coach youths in manufacturing abilities.
“The implementation of this coverage will create about 10 million direct jobs for younger individuals, starting from the meeting of native uncooked supplies to manufacturing and the distribution chain of unpolluted cookstoves, along with the carbon credit score earnings which shall be facilitated by the event of a nationwide carbon market framework that’s at the moment in course of.
“In conclusion, the ministry is engaging development partners such as the World Bank for support and partnership in achieving the set targets, which align with the Renewed Hope Agenda of Mr. President,” he said.