The Special Presidential Envoy on Climate Action (SPEC), Ajuri Ngelale, has announced an agreement with his Danish counterpart, Tomas Anker Christensen, on a framework for monitoring climate action programs in real time.

Ngelale disclosed in an update he provided during the virtual meeting, held in Geneva, which outlined President Bola Tinubu’s green industrial vision and Nigeria’s critical climate initiatives.

According to him, the agreed next steps will prioritize de-risking capital formation in global climate finance discussions, supporting Nigeria’s campaign for value chain localization in the global south.

Earlier, Ngelale met with Green ICT Champion, Diseye Isoun, who briefed him on progress in decarbonizing Nigeria’s telecoms infrastructure, highlighting emission displacement opportunities and job creation potential.

The collaboration aims to establish integral frameworks and achievable benchmarks for Nigeria’s climate action efforts.

“The week ended with a very important virtual engagement with my counterpart, Denmark’s Special Climate Envoy, Tomas Anker Christensen on Friday, in Geneva, Switzerland, as we laid out President Bola Tinubu’s green industrial vision and other critical climate action initiatives of the Federal Republic of Nigeria.

The conversation led to an agreed set of next steps which will play a crucial role in providing a framework for monitoring climate action programmes in real-time while also placing de-risking capital formation at the forefront of global climate finance discussions as Nigeria leads the campaign for value chain localization in the global south.

“Earlier, I was briefed on progress being recorded in Nigeria’s push to decarbonize its robust network of telecoms infrastructure facilities by Green ICT Champion, Diseye Isoun, who flew into Switzerland for the meeting.

“There are tremendously exciting emissions displacement opportunities in the sector that will create job opportunities in the months ahead. Isoun is working hard to ensure that our frameworks are integrous and that our benchmarks are achievable,” Ngelale said.