Nigeria’s cement industry contributes 23% of the country’s total greenhouse gas emissions, a figure much higher than the global average of 11%.
This is largely due to the country’s heavy reliance on cement for construction in a less industrialized economy.
At a Green Building Council of Nigeria (GBCN) workshop, Danjuma Waniko, president of GBCN, highlighted the significant emissions from the building and cement industries, which are central to Nigeria’s climate crisis. He emphasized that cement production directly increases emissions and that buildings contribute to about 40% of global energy-related emissions, largely due to energy-intensive processes in construction and operation.
Waniko pointed out that emissions from buildings go beyond construction materials, such as cement, to include energy use, especially from fossil fuels powering air conditioners. He argued that addressing emissions from buildings can lead to solutions impacting other industries and reduce global greenhouse gas emissions.
To lower emissions, Waniko proposed energy-efficient cooling, natural ventilation, and the use of alternative materials. He stressed the importance of reducing cement use, as it produces significant carbon dioxide during its manufacture. He also mentioned the GBCN’s efforts to develop a global tool to manage building-related emissions, working with the World Green Building Council Network to create a unified Nationally Determined Contributions (NDC) scorecard.
CREDIT:Allneeds,THE PUNCH
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