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Climate Change: Experts recommend energy conservation

By Samuel Edu

In order to reduce further damage of the climate and harsh environmental condition being felt in Nigeria,  climate and environmental experts have harped on the need for efficient energy conservation.

The experts made the recommendation at the Nigeria Youth Post COP26 Conference organized by the United Nations Information Centre (UNIC) in collaboration with Global Environmental and Climate Conservation Initiative (GECCI), Elomgreenie and Environmental Conservation Club (FUTA), held at the School of Agriculture and Agricultural Technology, Federal University of Technology, Akure.

They further stated that the onus to bring the needed change in the environment rest on the shoulders of Nigerian youth.

In his address, a Professor at the Department of Meteorology and Climate Science, FUTA, Prof. Ahmed Balogun called on Nigerian youths to make energy conservation a priority so as to bring a notable reduction to the increasing carbon footprint said to be causing serious damage to climate.

He said, “the impact of carbon emission is obviously being felt on our climate today. Several mechanisms can be inculcated to reduce this effect while at the same time ensuring financial sustainability and job creation.

Highlighting the hazardous effects of carbon emission on the climate change, Prof. Balogun said the youth must take the task of bringing about the needed change stating that the country was in the hands of young people.

Earlier in his opening remark, the Director of UNIC, Mr. Ronald Kayanja stressed the potential danger inherent in climate change, calling on all and sundry to be instrumental in bringing the menace under control.

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He said, “Climate action is real and the threat is real, the earlier we start deliberation on it, the better for us because we have no other planet except this planet earth.”

Giving his contribution on reduction of carbon emission, the Head of Department, Meteorology and Climate Science, FUTA, Dr. Akinbobola Ademola, said “one of the most viable means of doing this is to involve in more agricultural practices that does not affect the natural environment.

In her own contribution, a Natural Resources Economists from the Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics, FUTA, Dr  Sadiat Arifalo made case for recycling of resources.

She said, “For us to use natural resources to reduce carbon emission, first we have to extract the resources and use them in reproduction. The ones made already from natural resources can also be recycled so as to mitigate the effects of extracting new once”.

Speaking on the realization of the reduction in carbon emission as promised by some nations at the conclusion of the COP26 conference held in Scotland, United Kingdom, a Climate Change Economist Research Fellow, Dr Awolala David, revealed although there was a political game in actualizing carbon emission reduction, countries found releasing too much emissions would be penalized.

Giving explanation on climate finance, Dr. Awolala said it was an opportunity given to countries to invest in projects that could help them reduce their carbon emission, adding that “China and the US, which are big polluters have invested in climate finance.”

 

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