Climate resilience: Towards making African nations disaster-free
Climate education must be included in the school curriculums, news platforms, social media spaces, and worship centers among others.
Climate education must be included in the school curriculums, news platforms, social media spaces, and worship centers among others.
Wale Yusuff, Managing Director of Wärtsilä in Nigeria, explained how the most advanced studies had shown that decarbonising Nigeria was not only feasible, but that it could also be done in a way that lowered the cost of electricity going forward.
However, delivering on this ambitious plan will require enormous investments, estimated at $18.7 Billion until 2030 and $425 Billion until 2060.
Nigeria is the largest and one of the fastest growing economies in Africa, yet despite a wealth of natural resources, the country continues to struggle with acute electricity shortages, which constrain its economic development.