SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT

Alternative energy sources conquer the place of coal, oil and gas, in the cities the car loses its prestige, global environmental technologies are booming. Technological innovations and a changed, sustainable lifestyle go hand in hand. The course is set, but we have to hurry to win the race against the ecological crisis.

Power distributor engineers are working on the damaged pole in Lagos Nigeria, 23rd June 2019. Nigeria

Can Nigeria Meet its Electricity Goals by 2030? We found out.

Study Summary
Nigeria has been unable to provide its growing population with reliable power supply. Despite the billions of dollars spent in the energy sector, about 80% of the population still does not have access to on-grid electricity. Meanwhile, 4 out of 5 people that do have a grid connection have to rely on expensive, dirty petrol and diesel back-up generators to complement the electricity coming from the weak and unreliable power grid.
By Chibueze Ebii

Eco Village in Port Harcourt

Many Nigerians cannot afford to buy their own homes. Real estate properties are expensive and there is lack of robust mortgage available to Nigerians. With an increasing population and an expanding housing deficit of over 17 million units, award winning architect Chinwe Ohajuruka still believes that affordable green houses have the ability to curtail the housing deficit and place many Nigerians on the pathway of owning their homes. Chinwe has completed the construction of an Eco Village in Port Harcourt which could become a blueprint for affordable housing, low-carbon architecture and job creation.Watch Video

Greening Jigawa Bakery Business

Jigawa State is losing over 300 trees a day for bakery activities alone: 1 tree is fired per bakery per day to bake the ubiquitous bread, which has become the staple food for many Nigerians on low incomes. With more efficient bakery ovens, this loss could be reduced by 80 per cent, and the bakers would save money on their fire wood as well. Renewable Energy entrepreneurs Hannah Kabir and Happy Amos have installed 3 such ovens in Jigawa State, as pilot cases.
By Chibueze Ebii

COP 21 and the Paris Agreement: A Force Awakened

Globally, political leaders are lauding the acceptance of the global and legally binding Paris Agreement on Climate Change at COP 21 as a historical moment. It achieves a goal long believed unattainable. However, judged against the enormity of the challenge and the needs and pressure from people on the ground demanding a global deal anchored in climate justice (“system change, not climate change!”), the Paris Agreement can only be called a collective failure and disappointment. Read a critical assessment by hbs colleagues from around the world.
By Lili Fuhr, Liane Schalatek, Maureen Santos and Hans Verolme

Young Nigerians Discuss Climate Change

As world leaders are debating global solutions to climate change, ordinary Nigerians await concrete measures that would cushion the effects of climate change on their environment. The Heinrich Böll Foundation asked Nigerians to tell their own, local stories about how climate change affects them. From the 38 entries submitted to the competition in November 2015, two winners emerged: Doreen Nlekwa from Port Harcourt and Daniel Akinjise from Lagos.
By Doreen Nlekwa and Daniel Akinjise

What is the actual cost of generating one megawatt of electricity besides the cost incurred by investors? This study examines other external costs associated with generating electricity from different energy sources. If these external costs are included, the true cost of each energy source emerges, with coal as the most costly energy source followed by solar PV.

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COAL ATLAS NIGERIA: FACTS AND FIGURES ON A FOSSIL FUEL

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How much coal should Nigeria burn to increase electricity supplies for the country? Is coal economically viable, and what health hazards does it bring to Nigerians? The Nigeria Coal Atlas has relevant facts & figures from domestic and international sources

AGRIFOOD ATLAS

Industrial agriculture is responsible for both colossal environmental and climate damage as well as global injustice. It is high time for a socially and politically oriented regulation of the agrifood industry. We hope that this atlas will stimulate a broad-based social debate on this vital topic.

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Marshall Plan for Nigeria NESG Report

How should the ‘Giant of Africa’ develop, and what role should the ‘Power House of Europe’ play in this development, if any? It is in the search for practical approaches to a development that has the majority citizens as its centre that the Nigeria Office of the Heinrich Böll Foundation commissioned this paper. This paper is meant to spell out the private sector view on people-oriented development, and it was developed in collaboration with the Nigerian Economic Summit Group, NESG, as the main private sector platform of Nigeria.

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Bitumen in Nigeria

Nigeria has the 6th largest reserves globally of bitumen, also known as oil sands or tar sands. It is used in road construction, but can also be processed into oil. International researcher Christina Milos draws lessons from the Canadian experience, comparing with field findings from Ogun State and adding analysis of Nigerian government policies in order to assess the true cost of extracting bitumen from the ground.

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Coal Atlas Nigeria: Facts and figures on a fossil fuel

Coal Atlas Nigeria contains the latest facts and figures on the use of coal and its environmental and social consequences. With detailed graphics, the atlas illustrates the coal industry’s impact on nature, health, labour, human rights and politics.

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20 years of African CSO Involvement in Climate Change Negotiations: Priorities, Strategies and Actions

A publication which explores African CSO engagement in the UNFCCC conference of Parties (COPs) process. It looks into the strategies CSOs have employed and how these have shifted over the years, the successes and challenges encountered along the way, growing government recognision of the role and value of CSOs to their engagment as negotiators and as a link between affected communities and african government postions at the negotiating table.

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PAYG Executive Summary

Pay As You Go Solar (PAYG Solar) is fast growing in East Africa, with companies such as MobiSol and M-KOPA installing many MW in Tanzania, Kenya. There is no limit to growth as the business is built on quality service provided in small household and MSME units.

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People, Profit, Planet

A green budget for Jigawa State

Taking the concrete case of a typical Jigawa State annual budget, this report charts an alternative vision which takes into account the long-term cost of environmental damage and of underdeveloping the local economy. The green solutions in this report include replacing chemical with organic fertiliser, thereby creating more than 1,000 local jobs; the report also calculates the benefits of buying solar irrigation pumps rather than diesel powered pumps – resulting in savings of more than N 12 billion over a decade.

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