President Muhammadu Buhari has departed Abuja for Glasgow, Scotland to attend the 26th Conference of Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change.
Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu disclosed this in a statement titled ‘President Buhari to attend Climate Change Conference in Glasgow; participate in Paris Peace Summit’.
The conference, hosted by the United Kingdom in partnership with Italy, will bring parties together to help accelerate action towards the Paris Agreement as well as the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change.
According to the statement, Buhari is scheduled to deliver his national statement at the High-Level segment for Heads of State and Government at the conference on Tuesday.
His address is expected to highlight Nigeria’s key priorities and action to tackle climate change as well as progress on the country’s transition to a low carbon economy, consistent with achieving the Paris Climate Agreement.
Given Nigeria’s leading role in taking climate action and as a signatory to the Paris Agreement, COP26 will afford a unique opportunity for the Nigerian delegation to work with other parties to make progress on the main goals of the conference including securing global net zero by mid-century and keeping 1.5C within reach; adapting to protect communities and natural habitats as well as mobilising the much-needed finances to meet the set targets.
In Glasgow, the President will participate in some side-line events hosted by US President Joe Biden and French President Emmanuel Macron.
