The Senate has begun the process that would help in mitigating against Climate Change in Nigeria.
The Chairman of the Senate Committee on Ecology and Climate Change, Senator Lawal Hassan Anka, made this known to journalists in Abuja on Monday.
The action of the Senate is due to the disturbing high rate of gas emission in the country with attendant adverse effect on Climate.
Senator Anka noted that Nigeria is a high net gas emitter and has consistently ranked among the 10th highest gas emitting countries in the world.
He said, “We are currently the seventh largest gas flaring Nation in the world , this combined with other emission sources like oil spillage and non – oil sector , notably agriculture, transportation and power sector.
“Cumulatively, the country has witnessed the lake Chad basin rapidly drying up and the entire country has also been assailed by climate – induced conflicts leading to high human casualties and unquantifiable material losses.”
