Get an overview of the methane reduction landscape in Nigeria's oil and gas sector, and how it aligns with global climate goals. This factsheet highlights emerging initiatives and key policy and regulation frameworks of methane mitigation in Nigeria.
As part of its efforts to address climate change and reduce greenhouse gas emissions, Nigeria has been focusing on methane mitigation in its oil and gas sector. This factsheet provides a summary of key strategies and initiatives aimed at reducing methane emissions in the sector. The factsheet is based on the landscape mapping conducted in APRI’s earlier publication titled 'Methane Mitigation and Reduction Mapping Report in Nigeria’s Oil and Gas Sector,' which provides an overview of methane mitigation and reduction efforts in Nigeria's oil and gas industry.
Dr. Mahmoud Ibrahim Mahmoud is a Senior Climate Change Fellow working on Methane Mitigation and Reduction in Nigeria with the Africa Policy Research Institute (APRI).
Olumide Damilola Onitekun serves as a Research Assistant for the project ‘Methane Mitigation and Reduction in the Oil and Gas Sectors: Challenges and Opportunities in Nigeria under the Climate Change program.’
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