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Emmanuel Addeh in Abuja
The federal government on Tuesday inaugurated the Joint Decarbonisation Working Group (JDWG) for Nigeria’s oil and gas sector, reaffirming its commitment to end routine gas flaring by 2030 while positioning natural gas as the country’s transition fuel in pursuit of industrial growth and lower carbon emissions.
Speaking at the inauguration in Abuja, the Minister of State for Petroleum Resources (Gas), Ekperikpe Ekpo, said the working group would provide a coordinated platform for government institutions, regulators, industry operators and development partners to drive decarbonisation initiatives across the petroleum industry without undermining Nigeria’s economic development aspirations.
