Unmasking the Combined Effect of the Decision in COPW v. NNPC and the Climate Change Act: Are the Waters Still Murky for Climate Advocacy in Nigeria?
Article from: OGEL 1 (2024), in Climate Change
Abstract
Climate change is real, and its undeniable horrible impacts are a wake-up call to action. As a country, Nigeria - Africa's most populous nation and largest oil producer - is already experiencing the adverse effects of climate change. The reliance on government efforts to tackle the climate menace has failed almost woefully, thereby frustrating the much-needed action against the climate pandemic globally. For this reason and maybe more, there has been a global surge in climate litigation where private individuals and concerned citizens seek to invoke the full machinery of the law, through ...