TY  - BOOK
AU  - Omobolade Olagunju
PY  - 2019
CY  - München, Germany
PB  - GRIN Verlag
SN  - 9783346042897
TI  - Prospects and Challenges of Achieving Sustainable Development Goals in Nigeria. Low-Carbon Economy as Solution for Mitigating Climate Change Impacts
T2  - A Case Study of Lagos State
UR  - https://www.hausarbeiten.de/document/502264
N2  - This research study will focus its attention on Sustainable Development Goal number 13: “Take urgent action to combat climate change and its impacts”. This goal specifically addresses the issue of ecology, environment, the risk from fossil fuel energy, activities caused by industrialization and technological advancement in our world, which has affected global warming and by extension threat to life and the environment. The primary objective of this research study is the analysis of the prospects and challenges of achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (on environment) in Nigeria through the Low Carbon Economy strategy. The questions which this research study aims to answer are: 1. How can the utilization of an alternative source of energy serve as a measure to address the Sustainable Development Goals in Nigeria? 2. What are the impacts of human activities on climate change in Nigeria? 3. What are the prospects of the Low Carbon Economy as a measure in addressing climate change in Nigeria? 4. What are the various challenges militating against the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals in Nigeria?  Global warming is now a global warning. An industrialized world heavily dependent on fossil energy is extremely susceptible to the effects of climate change. In the struggle for industrialization and advancement in technology, anthropogenic activities have led to the depletion of the ozone layer which has had adverse effects on the environment. The impacts that are being felt as a result of global warming led to the search for a solution. One of the solutions proffered was the usage of Low Carbon in the Economy. This is a concept aimed at reducing the level of greenhouse gas emissions into the atmosphere while combining the use of better and cleaner energy sources with the proficient use of already existing energy sources.  The Sustainable Development Goals were adopted by all member states of the United Nations (including Nigeria) between 25th and 27th September 2015 at the United Nations Sustainable Development Summit in New York, USA. They are expected to last till 2030, there are 17 goals with 169 targets. They call on all the individuals around the world to come together wherever they are and achieve these goals to make the planet a better place for living. The Sustainable Development Goals combine the three dimensions of development in its goals (economic, social and environment). 
KW  - Environment, energy, sustainability, sustanabledevelopment, sdgs, nigeria, lowcarboneconomy
LA  - English
ER  -