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The Lagos Carbon Credit Centre (LC3)

The document lays out the roadmap for the establishment and operation of the Lagos Carbon Credit Centre (LC3), a one-stop shop for carbon credit consultations, transactions, applications, certifications, and carbon trading. LC3 will also conduct aggressive campaigning to create carbon credit awareness and promote clean energy projects.

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Key players in the activities of LC3 shall include:

Federal Ministry of Environment

Clean Energy Global Systems Limited, CES (Chief Operator)

The Environment Communications Limited

CDM Consultants

Banks & Other Financial Institutions

 Decentralized Renewable Energy (DRE) Product Manufacturers

Reduced Emissions from Deforestation and Degradation (REDD)

Consultants

The Lagos Carbon Credit Desk

Monday, September 06, 2010

 

LAGOS STATE CARBON CREDIT AWARENESS CAMPAIGN

 

A strategic concept for enhancing sustainable national development and poverty reduction in Nigeria.

The National Carbon Credit Train was officially flagged off on the 5th of June 2010 in Abuja, by the Honourable Minister of Environment, Mr. John Odey (with the support of the Minister of Interior, Captain Emmanuel Ihenacho, the Minister of Labour and Productivity, Mr. Emeka Wogu and the Chairman, Senate Committee on Environment and Ecology, Senator Grace Bent.

 

The Federal Government through the Federal Ministry of Environment is embarking on a nationwide campaign on the economic benefits in Climate Change (The National Carbon Credit Train). The ‘TRAIN’ which was recently flagged off as part of the activities to mark the 2010 World Environment Day celebration in Abuja, will run through the 36 States of the Federation.

 

This project strategy of addressing carbon credit is aimed at multiple stakeholders groups from the rural and urban poor to policy-makers and managers in the public and private sectors to help them better understand the nature and benefits of climate change for developing countries and the forms of mitigation and adaptation which are possible in their specific contexts.

 

You are hereby invited to the Lagos State Carbon Credit Awareness Campaign scheduled to take place in the nation’s commercial capital, at the Lagos Television (LTV) Multi-purpose Hall, Ikeja, Lagos.

 

The project aims to effectively and widely disseminate information on Carbon Credit and climate change, not only to vulnerable groups but also to local authorities, governments, business people, farmers, and other stakeholders who will inform the debate and response to Nigeria’s climate change challenge.

 

As African Ministers of Environment (AMCEN) noted, information on climate change is often full of technical jargon that needs translating into everyday terms if ordinary people are to understand and use it. The project will address this concern by using formal, informal, local, grassroots and traditional methods to disseminate the information on carbon credit to target constituencies.

 

His Excellency, the Governor of Lagos State, Mr. Babatunde Fashola will formally kick off the Lagos State Carbon Credit Awareness Campaign, while the Honourable

Minister of Environment, Mr. John Odey will officially present the National Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) Guideline to the nation.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

United Nations Climate Change Conference

Cancun, 29 November to 10 December 2010

 

I am pleased to notify Parties and observer States to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change and its Kyoto Protocol of the forthcoming sessions:

 

• Sixteenth session of the Conference of the Parties (COP 16), from 29 November to

10 December 2010;

• Sixth session of the Conference of the Parties serving as the meeting of the Parties to the Kyoto Protocol (CMP 6), from 29 November to 10 December 2010;

• Thirty-third session of the Subsidiary Body for Scientific and Technological Advice (SBSTA 33), from 30 November to 4 December 2010;

• Thirty-third session of the Subsidiary Body for Implementation (SBI 33), from 30 November to 4 December 2010;

• Fifteenth session of the Ad Hoc Working Group on Further Commitments for Annex 1 Parties under the Kyoto Protocol (AWG-KP 15);'

• Thirteenth session of the Ad Hoc Working Group on Long-term Cooperative Action under the Convention (AWG-LCA 13).'

 

The sessions will take place at the Moon Palace Hotel/Cancun Messe complex, Cancun, Mexico, from Monday, 29 November to Friday, 10 December 2010.

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You are kindly expected to take part in the technical session scheduled for the 14th and 15th of September 2010, at the Lagos Television (LTV) Multi-purpose Hall, Ikeja at 9:00 am for effective discussion and interchange of ideas on the concept of carbon credits.

While expecting you at the programme, please accept the assurances of our highest consideration. You may wish to contact Wale Akinwumi, Gbolahan Adedotun and Cecile Agwu on 0803 316 4567, 0806 006 7878, 0807 951 6276 & 0802 338 7808 for further information or clarification.

Please confirm attendance (olawaleakinwumi@gmail.com, oadedotun@gmail.com, cagwu21@yahoo.com).

Thank you for your anticipated positive response.

For: The Honourable Minister of Environment

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