Reps want promotion of green projects in MDAs, others

By Christiana Ekpa

The House of Representative has taken steps to ensure the promotion of sustainable practices and green projects in government Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs) as well as other entities.
Consequently, the Green Chamber urged the National Climate Council to enforce the requirement for all MDAs and companies to have a sustainability plan and effectively implement it.
The also mandated the committees on Climate Change, Renewable Energy, Environment, and Ecological Fund to work with the executive to educate citizens, companies, and MDAs to embrace
sustainable practices in the design and execution of its projects and programmes.
These resolutions were sequel to the adoption of a motion moved by Hon. Daniel Amos (PDP, Kaduna) at plenary on Tuesday.
Moving the motion, Amos noted that the Sustainable Practices and Green Projects Initiative focus on conservation, afforestation drives, renewable energy adoption, waste reduction, ecosystem restoration, and waste recycling programmes tailored to the country’s local context.
He said Nigeria was a signatory to the 2015 UN Climate Change Conference (COP21) Paris
Agreement, which was ratified in 2017 and formulated its Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs), announced it’s net-zero commitment by 2060 in 2021, following the enactment of the Climate Change Act.
Amos said carbon credits represent one metric ton of carbon dioxide (Co2) or greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions removed from the atmosphere, and the global value of the voluntary carbon market was estimated at about $2 billion in 2022 and is widely expected to grow by a factor of at least 15 by 2030.
The lawmaker stated that these credits motivate companies and organisations to engage in activities that benefit the climate by either reducing emissions or preventing them.