Low-Carbon Development: Opportunities for Nigeria (Directions in Development: Countries and Regions) - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 082139925X ISBN 13: 9780821399255

Verlag: World Bank Publications, 2013

Inhaltsangabe

The Federal Government of Nigeria has adopted an ambitious strategy to make Nigeria the world's 20th largest economy by 2020. Sustaining such a pace of growth will entail rapid expansion of the level of activity in key carbon-emitting sectors, such as power, oil and gas, agriculture and transport. In the absence of policies to accompany economic growth with a reduced carbon foot-print, emissions of greenhouse gases could more than double in the next two decades.

This study finds that there are several options for Nigeria to achieve the development objectives of vision 20:2020 and beyond, but stabilising emissions at 2010 levels, and with domestic benefits in the order of 2 percent of GDP. These benefits include cheaper and more diversified electricity sources; more efficient operation of the oil and gas industry; more productive and climate -resilient agriculture; and better transport services, resulting in fuel economies, better air quality, and reduced congestion.

The study outlines several actions that the Federal Government could undertake to facilitate the transition towards a low carbon economy, including enhanced governance for climate action, integration of climate consideration in the Agriculture Transformation Agenda, promotion of energy efficiency programmes, scale-up of low carbon technologies in power generation (such as renewables an combined cycle gas turbines), and enhance vehicle fuel efficiency.

Details zur Ausgabe

• Verlag: World Bank Publications
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2013
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN 10: 082139925X
• ISBN 13: 9780821399255
• Einband: Taschenbuch
• Anzahl der Seiten: 188
• Herausgeber: Cervigni Raffaello, Rogers John Allen, Henrion Max
• Kontakt zum Hersteller: Nicht verfügbar
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