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Senate Considers Climate Change Bill by Nobody: 6:41pm On May 03, 2016
The bill for an act to provide for measures to address climate change has passed the essential second reading in the Senate.

The bill, which was sponsored by a federal lawmaker Senator Isah Misau, seeks to reduce greenhouse gas emissions to promote the use of renewable sources of energy.

Leading the debate, Senator Misau, said that in spite of Nigeria’s participation in conferences and seminars on global warming, not much had been done to tackle the problem of greenhouse emissions, gas flaring and other harmful environmental practices.

He said that if nothing was done to stop gas flaring and other harmful environmental practices that deplete the ozone layer, the effect on Nigerians would be enormous.
http://www.channelstv.com/2016/05/03/nigerian-senate-considers-climate-change-bill/?utm_source=twitterfeed&utm_medium=twitter

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Re: Senate Considers Climate Change Bill by madridguy(m): 6:42pm On May 03, 2016
OK
Re: Senate Considers Climate Change Bill by erusen: 6:50pm On May 03, 2016
we are already feeling the effect

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Re: Senate Considers Climate Change Bill by Bawsse(m): 7:19pm On May 03, 2016
Great...

This heat wave have me feeling like a slave....





Gas flaring is so old fashioned, haba mana

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Re: Senate Considers Climate Change Bill by Standing5(m): 7:41pm On May 03, 2016
I read sometime ago that india was getting solar power from GENCOs at ~N20/kw-h (using N320 a dollar) and i was wondering if they have more sunshine than we do. With oil at and all time low and our greedy GENCOs still looking to charge N30/kw-h it think we need solar power more than ever.

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Re: Senate Considers Climate Change Bill by ireneony(f): 7:59pm On May 03, 2016
this is a welcome development
Re: Senate Considers Climate Change Bill by dominique(f): 8:06pm On May 03, 2016
They are still considering it, by the time they pass the bill and implement it, temperatures would be pushing 45oC.

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Re: Senate Considers Climate Change Bill by Nobody: 8:49pm On May 03, 2016
For any climate-change policy to work in Nigeria, there needs to be a drastic reduction in the use of household generators.
They are amongst the biggest sources of air pollution, with their toxic fumes contributing to the 'dark' skyline of Lagos.

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Re: Senate Considers Climate Change Bill by Nobody: 6:43pm On May 05, 2016
Lalasticlala
Re: Senate Considers Climate Change Bill by bigsmoke2(m): 9:00pm On May 05, 2016
Development for nigeria na audio ,we dey hear ,we no dey see grin

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Re: Senate Considers Climate Change Bill by steppin: 9:00pm On May 05, 2016
Passing bills up and down...when there is no petrol, electricity, etc.
Na bill we go chop? When will those old cargoes impeach the daura dulladinho?
Meanwhile, the zombies are still hoping for a better tomorrow, praying so hard for bubu to wake up.
But who dash monkey banana kwanu?

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Re: Senate Considers Climate Change Bill by Dottore: 9:01pm On May 05, 2016
Misplaced priority. How does that address the immediate basic challenges of food clothing, shelter and security of the general populace.
#scrap_NASS
#scrap_Nigerian_senate

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Re: Senate Considers Climate Change Bill by hungryboy(m): 9:02pm On May 05, 2016
CFCman:
For any climate-change policy to work in Nigeria, there needs to be a drastic reduction in the use of household generators.
They are amongst the biggest sources of air pollution, with their toxic fumes contributing to the 'dark' skyline of Lagos.
na play you dey play abi?

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Re: Senate Considers Climate Change Bill by babs01(m): 9:04pm On May 05, 2016
yes we need it
Re: Senate Considers Climate Change Bill by banmee(m): 9:05pm On May 05, 2016
CFCman:
For any climate-change policy to work in Nigeria, there needs to be a drastic reduction in the use of household generators.
They are amongst the biggest sources of air pollution, with their toxic fumes contributing to the 'dark' skyline of Lagos.

It goes beyond that. Something as simple as how you dump refuse affects climate change. And we all know, Nigeria is among the dirtiest countries in the world. Nigeria is a lawless country and without laws you cannot begin to legislate climate change. People will ignore it. Nigeria needs to fix it's legal system before delving into advanced issues like climate change.

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Re: Senate Considers Climate Change Bill by epospiky(m): 9:06pm On May 05, 2016
sounds good. Better they start.now before industrialization takes over the place and it becomes too late
Re: Senate Considers Climate Change Bill by Nobody: 9:10pm On May 05, 2016
banmee:


It goes beyond that. Something as simple as how you dump refuse affects climate change. And we all know, Nigeria is among the dirtiest countries in the world. Nigeria is a lawless country and without laws you cannot begin to legislate climate change. People will ignore it. Nigeria needs to fix it's legal system before delving into advanced issues like climate change.
Right.
The way refuse is dumped and burned on the streets especially in cities like Aba, Onitsha and Lagos, gives rise to harmful CO2 emissions too.
Moreover, gas-flaring also needs to be stopped in order to have cleaner air in the Niger-delta and surrounding areas.

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Re: Senate Considers Climate Change Bill by lifezone247(m): 9:12pm On May 05, 2016
I'm coming, make I get some breeze abeg.

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Re: Senate Considers Climate Change Bill by bezimo(m): 9:13pm On May 05, 2016
This is commendable. Nigeria must join the committee of Nations who are consious of the environment.
The bill must be targeted at those companies that flare GHG gases and pollute the air.
After the successful passage of this bill I expect them to pass the energy policy bill and PIB.

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Re: Senate Considers Climate Change Bill by Amanwulu1(m): 9:14pm On May 05, 2016
Very much welcome. For d first time it luks like something gud, other than providing check n ballances to d executive, will come out of d senate.

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Re: Senate Considers Climate Change Bill by calliope(f): 9:16pm On May 05, 2016
Is anybody thinking what am thinking....... In a lawless nation wonder if they facilitate it.....
Re: Senate Considers Climate Change Bill by MrPresident1: 9:17pm On May 05, 2016
Climate change, lol. What is the meaning of climate change?

Professing to be wise, they became fools grin

Climate change my foot!

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Re: Senate Considers Climate Change Bill by ifycelebrity(f): 9:20pm On May 05, 2016
playing "catch up" as usual.

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Re: Senate Considers Climate Change Bill by Tellemall: 9:21pm On May 05, 2016
CFCman:
For any climate-change policy to work in Nigeria, there needs to be a drastic reduction in the use of household generators.
They are amongst the biggest sources of air pollution, with their toxic fumes contributing to the 'dark' skyline of Lagos.

Provide electricity and watch generator use dwindle.


Green energy is a little too far from Nigeria, likewise solar. The only people able to install solar panels on a whim are the government. And it's rather costly, isn't it?

Climate change is affected by lack of industrial controls (all waste gases, toxic or not are carelessly released into the atmosphere), lack of proper natural gas utilization(really, is flaring the only thing to be done with gas?) and overpopulation. Imagine air that 50 people could comfortably pollute on a certain known area of land being polluted by 50,000 people on the same area of land. There should be more family planning. I digress.

The point is, climate change can only be brought about by awareness, good legislation and *actually* enforcing it in incremental stages. It's easy to go to another continent and see the beautiful means of environmental conservation but it's another thing entirely to babble about it in the Senate and continue as before. There is need to be realistic. Nigeria is eons away from civilization.

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Re: Senate Considers Climate Change Bill by Nobody: 9:21pm On May 05, 2016
What baffles me is the fact that all these rickety old lorries and trailers with very old engines keep pumping soot you begin to wonder if their primary function is haulage of goods or carbon production....

The stupid thing is that they all have road worthiness certificate.....

Traffic
Hot sun
Noisy horns
Smoke from these old engine trucks and buses..

The four things that make moving around in lagos unbearable

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Re: Senate Considers Climate Change Bill by Category1: 9:22pm On May 05, 2016
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Re: Senate Considers Climate Change Bill by Sunofgod(m): 9:25pm On May 05, 2016
More taxation coming your way.....Climate Chanji grin
Re: Senate Considers Climate Change Bill by wayne4loan: 9:27pm On May 05, 2016
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Re: Senate Considers Climate Change Bill by SmartMugu: 9:37pm On May 05, 2016
Do our law-makers know how to prioritize? Is climate change the next big issue for Nigeria?
Re: Senate Considers Climate Change Bill by KINGofTOTO: 9:37pm On May 05, 2016
Mr. Common sense is working aka Ben Murray Bruce

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