Nigeria is Africa’s largest economy and most populous country. Its approach to climate finance could either anchor the continent’s green transformation or leave millions exposed to worsening climate shocks. With 70 per cent of the population under 30, Nigeria’s future workforce demands green jobs, clean infrastructure and climate-resilient communities. The Baku to Belem process is a chance to attain that future, if Nigeria steps up.
In a world racing against time to contain the climate crisis, countries must act quicker and be more decisive. The next six months will shape the global climate ambition and determine who wins and who lags in the transition to a low-carbon economy. With President Trump pulling the US out of the Paris Agreement earlier this year and withdrawing funding support for climate action, this could potentially derail global climate action ambitions. But the international community has put forward the Baku to Belem roadmap, a dynamic process launched by the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) to empower countries to deliver on their climate goals more effectively by COP30 in Belem, Brazil, to mobilise at least $1.3 trillion for climate action annually by 2035.
Nigeria should not be on the sidelines.
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