another disguise to keep our economy in check

you won't see Asian tigers being a party to the agreement

need I remind you of the guy in the Whitehouse
a climate change denier


were we a party to the co2 emission during the industrial evolution
he'll no

even now our co2 emission is so much less than the industialized economies

we were not the originators of the problem

why then must we be subservient to the agreement

anyway,I don't care
this is Nigeria after all
nothing works here

be wise

ps
this people are royally fucking us by crashing the crude oil price through fracking
hence the reduced revenue stream into our country

at the same time they want us to reduce our fossil fuel use

do you see the irony

u sure say he knows waiting u dey do

Chiomenwa:

His own opinion not yours.
U may post your comment #stop social media fight.

You're right but you know what - Silence is actually the best response for a fool, a number of which are inevitably here on NL.

I hope Buhari is not selling Nigeria and Nigerians.

Is it Climate change? Where is geographical senator Dino alias Daniel.

eph123:
In order to meet the agreed climate target of the Paris Agreement, it is inevitable that the upcoming review will aim at tougher policies. As a result, the impact on the oil and gas sector will intensify.

The paper analyses the impact of international climate action agreed at the COP21 meeting in Paris in December 2015 on the oil and gas sector, concluding that:

Given the gap between the current round of Intended Nationally Determined Contributions (INDCs) and the target of limiting global warming to below 2°C, additional and more stringent measures are likely to be imposed on fossil fuels in future. As a result, the impact of regulation on the oil and gas sector is set to intensify.

See more at: https://www.chathamhouse.org/publication/paris-mismatches-impact-cop21-climate-change-negotiations-oil-and-gas-industries#sthash.L7MAZ1Cm.dpuf

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I hope Mr Buhari read all the above carefully considering the oil sector is practically where we derive our income from in this country.

obviously, our kunu drinking
gworo chewing president doesn't know the implication

but it is all good anyway

he just stepped up oil exploration in the Niger basin

buffalowings:


obviously, our kunu drinking
gworo chewing president doesn't know the implication

but it is all good anyway

he just stepped up oil exploration in the Niger basin

I am very sure he doesn't, probably thinks it will earn him an invite to visit Paris again

That is what happens when a country has aimless leaders.

ConcNiggress56:
sorry for my amebo oo..


i know nigeria pays 60 billion naira a year to feed buhari.. but how much do we pay to fix his nails??



someone tell him i can do a better job with a monthly pay of 100k

When we are not in that position....we always think we can do better...its not easy carrying the responsibility of over 150million Nigerians! I think the best thing to do is to pray for our dear country...God should just guide our leaders into making the right decisions! Long Live PMB

ConcNiggress56:
sorry for my amebo oo..


i know nigeria pays 60 billion naira a year to feed buhari.. but how much do we pay to fix his nails??



someone tell him i can do a better job with a monthly pay of 100k

aye Le o

So funny.
If our leader really understand what climate change means, all those rickety trucks on oshodi road would be gone off the roads.

The signature of a country that has, maybe 0.1% effect on climate based on its industrial and agricultural capacity, is... how shall I put it... purely ceremonial.

But if it means we'll get serious about emissions from our soot emitting vehicles and gas flaring, then I'm all for it.
It might mean more funding into solar, as opposed to coal for electricity.

Hope he read it

and Trump is about to sign an executive order to cut back on clean water act so that coal generated plants can work within a margin, okay o lest get our priorities right in this country, just because of small "egunje" you are signing nonsense when a small village in China emits more CO2 than the entire Nigeria industrial sphere, nonsense

amanze15:
and Trump is about to sign an executive order to cut back on clean water act so that coal generated plants can work within a margin, okay o lest get our priorities right in this country, just because of small "egunje" you are signing nonsense when a small village in China emits more CO2 than the entire Nigeria industrial sphere, nonsense

Abeg epp me tell dem so they will hear. After oyinbos have finished doing their own industrialization, they want to prevent others? If the top 5 economies drove half as much, they would save all the carbon emissions they want. But do they do that? No!

Imbe cile. The black monkey has fallen for the wiles of the globalists. Nigeria/Africa has not industrialized! You are curtailing your development with your own pen. As usual, low IQ blacks show their cowardice and lack of intelligence. Baboons.

Mayflowa:


That is not the most dreadful implication. We would be denied access to coal power generation which most developed Nations hv and still use to their advantage.

no developed country is using coal power to their advantage, they are all being phased out gradually. Even new coal power contracts across the globe have been cancelled.

eph123:
What a joke. Does he understand the implication of the Climate Change agreement?

He thinks it's just to sign a piece of paper, chuckles..

In a country where gas flaring still takes place, generator fumes are mixed with the air people breathe, those rickety trucks with their fumes still pollute the environment. Nigeria is so so far from where it should be.

don't mind them... they are yet to understand the implication of what they signed! instead of focusing on poverty alleviation and rural health... well... they just want to talk say dem too, follow join!

I wasn't surprised when the minister of finance on the sidelines of a climate change policy meeting in Washington blamed the western world for depriving us of the opportunity to exploit coal in electricity generation.
What an irony. America, China and South Africa generate more electricity from coal than other sources. Drax which happens to be one of Europe's biggest power plant and in West Yorkshire was initially 100% coal before converting two firing towers to biomass input along side other flue gas absorption technology for reducing nox emissions. Why hasn't China ratified the bill or proposal in their country? Why is South Africa still building coal power plants (Medupi and Kosile if I get the spelling right)? Na we when no sabi our left from our right dey junket upandan dey sign treaty.
Our president sef na minus. Him own na to shine teeth carry biro pretend to sign paper. If he is hungry of signing let them give him result sheets to append his 'holy signature'.
There is no doubt that Nigeria is one huge joke and it's on us as citizens. A lawyer is minister of power. The world is going far as regards smart grid initiatives and we are yet to even achieve 5000MW of electricity. We keep deceiving ourselves with power plants coming online and nonsense policy drafts that never see fruition when we don't have the capacity to wheel out electricity generated from the gencos. Becos we have babalawos and clowns in our legislature who have degrees bought from black market (apologies to black market in UI), there is no sensible legislation as follow up of implementation (oversight functions) is merely an opportunity to ask for funding to attend conferences and receive allowances.
It is obvious that Buhari is unaware of what he is signing. You want to put the cart before the horse. We have to develop local capacity in electricity generation and start with metering every house for accountability. Then we need a sensible pricing scheme like is used by the telecoms where electricity prices vary not in real time but at least twice in a day. TOU pricing is a more sensible pricing template for now compared to the MYTO I I pricing scheme. Furthermore we need a decentralised form of generation with emphasis on embedded generation. How can fashola comprehend these things?
The Senate has to debate on the climate change treaty before it can become a legislation but let us be aware that one cannot give out what he/she doesn't have. Our penchant for what is bigger than us is legendary.

Make e reach my side sha

metallisc:



no developed country is using coal power to their advantage, they are all being phased out gradually. Even new coal power contracts across the globe have been cancelled.

The US generates 33% of its power from coal.

https://www.eia.gov/tools/faqs/faq.php?id=427&t=3

nextstep:


Abeg epp me tell dem so they will hear. After oyinbos have finished doing their own industrialization, they want to prevent others? If the top 5 economies drove half as much, they would save all the carbon emissions they want. But do they do that? No!

as in ehn, they would give him small credit line of say 5 billion dollars he would sign the form like sey na better thing

It's Not Just Signing. Hope He Took A Moment To Read The Document Before Appending His Signature To It??

To be honest, Nigeria is still a developing country and really does not need all this restrictions. When oyinbo were destroying the climate to fuel their development them no talk. The Paris agreement Obama signed is about to be repealed by Trump so as to get people employed in sectors that would have been closed. We need to get our priorities right in this country. Did China even sign this crap?

eph123:


Yes you are right. I just posted an additional update. There is a whole lot involved in that agreement.

I hope this man will not aimlessly sign off the whole country before he exits.

The truth is, the Paris Climate Change agreement is already dead, so it is meaningless if PMB sign it or not.

US and China are the major signatory and two major polluters. The US under Trump have started chipping away at that agreement with Executive Orders reversing Obama's previous Executive Order to EPA to enact measures to meet the goals set in the agreement. Funding for even climate change research/study are being pulled and given to defense and military in the US as we speak.

With the US undermining the agreement, China is going to pullout, as it will be economic suicidal to hold themselves to the high standards set in the agreement, when their co-major polluter and competition has pulled out.

linearity:


The truth is, the Paris Climate Change agreement is already dead, so it is meaningless if PMB sign it or not.

US and China are the major signatory and two major polluters. The US under Trump have started chipping away at that agreement with Executive Orders reversing Obama's previous Executive Order to EPA to enact measures to meet the goals set in the agreement. Funding for even climate change research/study are being pulled and given to defense and military in the US as we speak.

With the US undermining the agreement, China is going to pullout, as it will be economic suicidal to hold themselves to the high standards set in the agreement, when their co-major polluter and competition has pulled out.

My point is we have absolutely no business there at all (regardless of whether other countries are undermining it or not).

what a confused country , how can you sign climate change when 75 percent of your electricity is powered by diesel generators ...Nigerians are confused and there president is more confused than them

habebe1:
To be honest, Nigeria is still a developing country and really does not need all this restrictions. When oyinbo were destroying the climate to fuel their development them no talk. The Paris agreement Obama signed is about to be repealed by Trump so as to get people employed in sectors that would have been closed. We need to get our priorities right in this country. Did China even sign this crap?

you are absolute right ..perfect
what a confused country , how can you sign climate change when 75 percent of your electricity is powered by diesel generators ...Nigerians are confused and there president is more confused than them....even Aso rock is powered by a diesel generator ..what a shame

1Rebel:
Does the illiterate know what Climate change is?

he does not have a clue
how can you sign climate change when 75 percent of your electricity is powered by diesel generators ...Nigerians are confused and there president is more confused than them

Since is a change government, anything with the Name change on it just sign, its a good policy

ChinonsoDike2:


The US generates 33% of its power from coal.

https://www.eia.gov/tools/faqs/faq.php?id=427&t=3

OH..... I SEE YOU LIKE LINKS... OYA TAKE IT.....

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/nov/21/canada-coal-electricity-phase-out-2030

https://electrek.co/2016/11/25/6-major-countries-phase-out-coal/

http://www.reuters.com/article/us-canada-energy-coal-idUSKBN13G1EK

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2016/nov/09/britains-last-coal-power-plants-to-close-by-2025

http://energydesk.greenpeace.org/2016/12/07/comment-dutch-coal-phaseout-will-the-netherlands-really-shut-down-brand-new-coal-power-plants/

http://www.caneurope.org/docman/coal-phase-out/2811-coal-briefing-3-phase-out-of-coal/file

http://www.worldwatch.org/node/5948
Clean Energy Poised to Phase Out Coal and Avert Catastrophic Climate Change

Washington, D.C.- New technologies will permit rapid decarbonization of the world energy economy in the next two decades, according to a new report from the Worldwatch Institute. These new energy sources will make it possible to retire hundreds of coal-fired power plants that now provide 40 percent of the world's power by 2030, eliminating up to one-third of global carbon dioxide emissions while creating millions of new jobs.

http://www.powermag.com/dong-energy-to-phase-out-coal-use-in-power-plant-fleet/

https://www.carbonbrief.org/countdown-to-2025-tracking-the-uk-coal-phase-out

http://www.businessgreen.com/bg/news/3000230/france-announces-coal-power-phase-out-date

http://www.iflscience.com/environment/solar-power-completely-phase-out-coal-2050/

http://www.climatechangenews.com/2016/11/30/brand-new-dutch-coal-plants-are-crashing-in-value/

http://www.theaustralian.com.au/national-affairs/labor-demands-phaseout-of-coalfired-power-stations/news-story/6808bf1ae6f3913ffe3bfa463161e743

https://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/18/world/asia/china-coal-power-plants-pollution.html?_r=0

http://www.greenpeace.org/international/en/press/releases/2017/Cancelling-new-coal-plants-in-Southeast-Asia-Korea-Japan-would-save-50000-lives-a-year/

http://climatenewsnetwork.net/asia-loses-appetite-coal/

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/asia/china-scraps-construction-85-coal-power-plants-renewable-energy-national-energy-administration-paris-a7530571.html

http://coalswarm.org/trackers/a-shrinking-coal-plant-pipeline-mide-2016-results-from-the-global-coal-plant-tracker/

http://ieefa.org/ieefa-asia-note-cancellation-4-ultra-mega-power-plants-underscores-indias-commitment-transition%E2%80%A8%E2%80%A8/

http://world.350.org/east-asia/developers-announced-the-cancellation-of-new-coal-power-project-in-ichihara-chiba/

eph123:


My point is we have absolutely no business there at all (regardless of whether other countries are undermining it or not).

I understand your point, but you should know that we are follow-follow, we want to maintain accord with the world even when it is against our self interest.

I felt you will be happy that the US have helped us in righting this and align it with our self interest, despite the adverse action of our political leaders.