TY - CHAP
T1 - The impact of climate change on the state of carbon footprint in Nigeria
AU - Oguntade, Sodiq Solagbade
AU - Aborode, Abdullahi Tunde
AU - Afinjuomo, Oluwatoni Honour
AU - Kayode, Victor Akolade
AU - Atanda, Toyeeb Abidemi
AU - Amupitan, Oluwayomi
AU - Ojajune, Olatomide Blessing
AU - Ajagbe, Abeeb Babajide
AU - Omonitan, Michael Olamilekan
PY - 2023/4/20
Y1 - 2023/4/20
N2 - Carbon emission in Nigeria is among the highest globally, and the country suffers from the impacts of climate change. The Nigerian government, international, and national non-governmental organisations have made efforts to curtail this scourge through laws, policies, programmes and projects. However, the country’s carbon footprint continues to increase, with over 82 million tonnes of CO2 emissions and CO2 emissions per capita of 0.44 tonnes per person in 2016. These carbon emissions adversely affect essential sectors in Nigeria, such as agriculture, health, power generation and security. The rainfall and temperature patterns have changed geographically in Nigeria due to climate change induced by carbon emissions, with some areas receiving excess rainfall and heat and vice versa. Therefore, all stakeholders must take holistic measures to reduce the carbon footprint, especially the government. A major challenge for this research is the non-availability of an up-to-date carbon profile of Nigeria to validate the progress made so far in reducing the carbon footprint, which should be the focus of subsequent research. Nevertheless, this chapter discusses the impact of climate change on the state of carbon footprint in Nigeria, the challenges, the implications, the current interventions, and sustainable recommendations.
AB - Carbon emission in Nigeria is among the highest globally, and the country suffers from the impacts of climate change. The Nigerian government, international, and national non-governmental organisations have made efforts to curtail this scourge through laws, policies, programmes and projects. However, the country’s carbon footprint continues to increase, with over 82 million tonnes of CO2 emissions and CO2 emissions per capita of 0.44 tonnes per person in 2016. These carbon emissions adversely affect essential sectors in Nigeria, such as agriculture, health, power generation and security. The rainfall and temperature patterns have changed geographically in Nigeria due to climate change induced by carbon emissions, with some areas receiving excess rainfall and heat and vice versa. Therefore, all stakeholders must take holistic measures to reduce the carbon footprint, especially the government. A major challenge for this research is the non-availability of an up-to-date carbon profile of Nigeria to validate the progress made so far in reducing the carbon footprint, which should be the focus of subsequent research. Nevertheless, this chapter discusses the impact of climate change on the state of carbon footprint in Nigeria, the challenges, the implications, the current interventions, and sustainable recommendations.
KW - Climate change
KW - Impact
KW - Carbon footprint
KW - Nigeria
U2 - 10.1007/978-3-031-21007-5_9
DO - 10.1007/978-3-031-21007-5_9
M3 - Chapter (peer-reviewed)
SN - 9783031210068
T3 - Springer Climate
SP - 155
EP - 177
BT - Climate change impacts on Nigeria. Environment and sustainable development
A2 - Egbueri, Johnbosco
A2 - Ighalo, Joshua
A2 - Chaitanya, Pande
PB - Springer
ER -
