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Published on: 05. October 2023

Nigeria's controversial new gas ministry: climate action or fossil fuel lobby?

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Nigeria faces a dilemma: The new "Ministry of Gas Resources" is supposed to promote the fossil resource as a bridge to the age of renewables and ensure state revenues. Critics fear that the promotion of fossil energies will be consolidated and renewables neglected.

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