The African Group of Negotiators Experts Support (AGNES) has urged the Nigerian government to accelerate the nationwide implementation of clean cooking initiatives. The call was made on Thursday by AGNES Nigeria Country Director David Awolala during the official kickoff workshop for the project, “Integrating E-Cooking in Nigeria’s Clean Cooking Policy Implementation Plan and Funding Proposals.”
The project is being implemented in collaboration with the Federal Ministry of Environment, the Presidency’s National Council on Climate Change (NCCC), the Federal Ministry of Power, the Climate and Clean Air Coalition (CCAC), and the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP).
The group argued that scaling up electric cooking (e-cooking) is critical to improving public health, reducing emissions, and meeting the country’s climate commitments.
AGNES Nigeria Country Director, David Awolala, during the official kick-off meeting and stakeholder workshop on the E-cooking project in Abuja
AGNES is a continental, not-for-profit African think tank that works at the nexus of climate science, policy, and practice to advance evidence-based negotiations and climate action. Established in 2015 to provide technical support to the African Group of Negotiators (AGN) and African governments, AGNES is a leading continental hub for climate policy, negotiations, and implementation. It is accredited by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) and the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), strengthening its contribution to global environmental and climate governance.
