Nigeria’s President, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, has reiterated the country’s commitment to address climate change for sustainable economic prosperity.
Henzodaily reports that President Tinubu said Nigeria was committed to ensuring zero emissions by 2060. He stated that the fight against climate change was an environmental necessity.
The President said this while speaking at the Abu Dhabi Sustainability Week (ADSW2025) in the United Arab Emirates, on Wednesday.
Addressing the gathering of global leaders, experts, and stakeholders, he noted the world stood at a critical juncture in human history and must fight to save the global community.
“The topic assigned to me for discussion is Climate Imperatives into Economic Prosperity: Bridging African with Global Energy Future.
“This topic resonates deeply with Africa’s aspirations and challenges. It also underscores a pivotal reality about our continent.
“The fight against climate change is not merely an environmental necessity, but a global economic opportunity to reshape the trajectory of our continent and the global energy landscape.
“As leaders, stakeholders, as citizens of our planet, we stand at a crucial and critical junction in human history. To succeed, we must innovate and decisively collaborate as a global community,” he said.
Nigeria’s President emphasized the need for all nations to embrace sustainability in all sectors. Tinubu stressed that his administration’s policies were anchored on energy transition, climate resilience and sustainable development.
“As Africa’s most populous nation and one of its largest economies, Nigeria recognizes its responsibility to demonstrate the required leadership on these matters.
“We have embraced the vision of sustainability, that alliance of global aspiration, which will address the local realities. Our efforts are anchored on three pillars; energy transition, climate resilience and sustainable development.
“My administration recognizes this problem from the word get-go. From inception, we recognized the importance of reducing carbon emission and a just transition to clean and renewable energy, promoting environmental sustainability and economic growth energy transition,” he stated.
President Tinubu told world leaders that the most populous African nation, Nigeria, would achieve its target of net zero emissions by 2060.
“Dear delegates and excellencies, our energy transition plan, like many nations, are aimed at diversifying energy sources and reducing our dependency on fossil fuel, prioritizing the transition to cleaner energy sources.
“As a cornerstone of our national development strategy, Nigeria is committed to achieving a net zero emission by 2060, in line with global climate objectives, we are developing the infrastructure to utilize compressed natural gas and electric vehicles,” he added.