NIMASA Is Fully Committed To Tackling Shipping Contribution To Climate Change-Jamoh
LAGOS SEPTEMBER 29TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Director General of the Nigerian Maritime Safety and Administration (NIMASA), Dr Bashir JamoH has affirmed that the Agency is committed to tackling shipping’s contribution to climate change in line with the Nigeria’s Climate Change policy and IMO Greenhouse Gas strategy.
Jamoh who gave the assurance in a statement titled, ‘World Maritime Day Theme For 2022: New Tachnologies For Greener Shipping’ in commemoration of 2022 World Maritime Day, disclosed that NIMASA is aspiring to achieve net zero carbon emission for shipping in Nigeria by 2050, adding that they equally intend to play a lead role in fostering cooperation between policy makers,governments, and industry in Africa towards a greener and more sustainable shipping in the continent and its sub-regions.
He stated that their strategy for net zero carbon emission shipping will be centred on the following three core themes which include,
“First in 2023 – Adoption of a National Action Plan: Our National Technical Committee on reduction of Greenhouse Gas emissions from ships will be strengthened and tasked to develop
a clear and achievable National Action Plan for addressing Greenhouse Gas emissions from ships- and maximising the opportunities to the Nigeria maritime sector and wider economy. The plan will set out strategies and policy measures for effective and sustainable implementation of climate actions for shipping in Nigeria. It will set out the details onthe implementation and enforcement of international regulations that support net zero carbon emission shipping – ensuring that all new and existing vessels operating in or transiting Nigeria waters adopt energy efficient, low-and-zero carbon emission options. The development of the plan will involve extensive research and horizon scanning, as well as consultationswith leaders and experts across government, maritime industry and academia.
“Second – Provision of incentives and financial mechanisms: NIMASA recognises there is no single solution to the challenge of addressing Greenhouse Gas emissions from ships. It requires new enterprise and innovative solutions – some of which present significant investment challenges but also opportunities for shipping companies, port operators, and others in the maritime value chain. NIMASA will act by mobilising and facilitating fiscal policies and financial mechanisms – including donor initiatives – to support energy efficiency and emission reduction initiatives focused on ships, port infrastructure, and other key areas.
“Third – Global and regional cooperation: The transition to a net zero carbon emission future in shipping requires both individual and collective actions by governments and industry across the globe. There are examples around the world where this is already happening anddelivering results. Collaboration between regional and international partners is a step we can collectively taketo share good practices and information, create synergies, and leverage expertise and capacity across governments and industry. In this respect, NIMASA intends to organise, by February 2023, a conference on possible pathways to net zero emission shipping in Africaand collective actions necessary to implement them. More details on the conference will be announced in due course,” he stated.
Jamoh assured that NIMASA will continue to play its role in the energy transition of shipping and will continue to push boundaries towards achieving their aspiration of a net zero carbon shipping by 2050.
“It is a global team effort, and our message to our partners in governments and industry is let’s work together and proactively support the transition to a greener and more sustainable maritime sector for Nigeria, Africa and the world at large,” he appealed.
Jamoh reiterated that climate change is one of the biggest challenges facing the world today of which Nigeria is no exception, adding that according to the United Nations, climate change is now affecting every country on every continent – and the poorest and most vulnerable people are being affected the most with half of the top ten and two out of the top three countries most affected by climate change in 2019 are in Africa, according to the Global Climate Risk Index 2021 published by Germanwatch.
“Nigeria strongly shares the sentiments expressed by many on the need for urgent action- and welcomes the call for multi stakeholder cooperation to tackle climate change and its impacts.The theme of the World Maritime Day for 2022–which is “New technologies for greener shipping” -is a theme that provides an opportunity to promote partnerships in developing solutions to help speed up actions necessary to tackle climate change in the maritime sector.
“Nigeria supports the 2015 Paris Agreement – limiting global warming to well below 2°C and pursuing efforts to limit it to 1.5°C. Nigeria plans to cut its Greenhouse Gas emissions intensity by 20% by 2030 compared with the levels between 2010 and 2014 on an unconditional basis- and pledges a further 45% reduction conditional on receiving climate finance, technology transfer and capacity building. The setting of thisNationally Determined Contributions was a major milestone that signalled Nigeria’s commitment to responding to the threats and opportunities presented by climate change.
“Nigeria actively supports, and promotes, the need for the world to move to a net zero carbon emission future – recognising this will require effective leadership, institutional frameworks, global and regional cooperation, and significant investments in climate actions.
“In 2018, Nigeria participated in the negotiations at the International Maritime Organization (IMO) which resulted in the Initial Greenhouse Gas Strategy for the maritime sector – setting an initial target of 40% carbon intensity reduction by 2030, a 70% carbon intensity reduction by 2050 and to reduce total annual Greenhouse Gas emissions by at least 50% by 2050 compared to 2008 and phasing them out as soon as possible this century. Nigeria is poised to actively participate in the development of the revised IMO Greenhouse Gas Strategy planned for adoption in 2023,” Jamoh asuured.
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