Nigerias Klimaagenda: Neue Wege in Politik und Diplomatie

The document analyzes Nigeria's climate policy through four 'policy moments', highlighting a persistent struggle with institutional overlap and fragmented governance. It examines how internal competition between bodies like the National Council on Climate Change (NCCC) and the Office of the Special Presidential Envoy on Climate (OSPEC) dilutes Nigeria's international bargaining power. The paper also discusses the impact of global energy market shifts, the divestment of onshore assets by International Oil Companies (IOCs), and the challenges of removing fuel subsidies. It concludes that Nigeria must move away from transplanting foreign institutional models and instead develop a domestically driven, streamlined framework that integrates the petroleum sector into its climate goals.

• Nigeria's climate governance is characterized by significant fragmentation and overlapping mandates among institutions, which weakens its international messaging and internal policy effectiveness.
• The transition to a low-carbon economy is hampered by a lack of alignment between the Petroleum Industry Act (PIA) and broader climate goals, as well as the absence of a formal Divestment Policy to manage the exit of International Oil Companies (IOCs).
• Global energy market shifts and geopolitical events, such as the war in Ukraine, have reduced Nigerian crude oil imports to China (down 61% between 2019-2022) and India (from 250,000 to 120,000 bpd), while the US has increased its LNG production to compete for European markets.
• The establishment of the Presidential Climate Action Committee (PCAC) and the Office of the Special Presidential Envoy on Climate (OSPEC) represents a shift toward centralized governance, but these bodies risk perpetuating fragmentation by sidelining statutory institutions like the NCCC and excluding the petroleum sector from their remit.
• Nigeria's climate policy has evolved through four 'policy moments', moving from early successes with Sovereign Green Bonds (2003-2019) to a period of fiscal constraint and IOC divestment (2019-2021), followed by institutional competition (2021-2024), and finally the current trend toward project-driven, centralized governance.
• Fuel and electricity subsidies have placed an immense burden on government revenue; in 2023, the combined subsidy and debt service costs accounted for 130.36% of revenue.

APA

Animashaun, N. (2025). Nigerias Klimaagenda: Neue Wege in Politik und Diplomatie. Africa Policy Research Institute. https://afripoli.org/de/nigerias-klimaagenda-neue-wege-in-politik-und-diplomatie-en

Chicago

Animashaun, Najim. Nigerias Klimaagenda: Neue Wege in Politik und Diplomatie. Africa Policy Research Institute, 2025. https://afripoli.org/de/nigerias-klimaagenda-neue-wege-in-politik-und-diplomatie-en.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{animashaun2025nigerias, author = {Animashaun, Najim}, title = {{Nigerias Klimaagenda: Neue Wege in Politik und Diplomatie}}, institution = {Africa Policy Research Institute}, year = {2025}, month = oct, url = {https://afripoli.org/de/nigerias-klimaagenda-neue-wege-in-politik-und-diplomatie-en}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }