REFLECTING ON A SUCCESSFUL METHANE ABATEMENT PROJECT, STAKEHOLDERS CALL FOR GOVERNMENT SUPPORT
By Helen Chimezie Reflecting on a successful methane abatement project, the Environmental Centre for Oil Spills and Gas Flaring (ECOSGF) convened partners and stakeholders to a one-day close out meeting on methane abatement in Nigeria, with special focus on anthropogenic sources. The close-out event which held in Port Harcourt, on January 24, 2025, marked the end of a one-year initiative aimed at raising awareness among stakeholders on the adverse effects of methane and the economic side of it. In his opening remarks Rev. Fr. Edward Obi, the National Coordinator of ECOSGF, who joined the meeting virtually, enjoined participants to articulate the various concerns of experiences that were garnered during the field work; and to also pursue it in an organized and systematic way, so that resources for a possible next lap of the programme will be developed. He however warned that the work will be more difficult henceforth owing to the current global situation which has changed with the...