18 May Sylva Commends as Seplat’s bid to plant 5m trees in 5years
Seplat Energy Plc was yesterday praised by the Federal Government and other oil and gas industry players for leading the charge to reduce Nigeria’s carbon count with an initiative to plant five million trees in the next five years.
The initiative, known as the ‘Seplat Tree for Life’ will kick-off in five states: Edo, Delta, Imo and two northern states.
Speaking at the launch of the initiative in Abuja, the Minister of State Petroleum Resources, Timipre Sylva said Seplat Energy has proven over time to be one of the most responsible operators in the industry.
Sylva said Nigeria is on course to achieve President Muhammadu Buhari’s net zero carbon emission by 2060 with the implementation of the Decade of Gas policy.
According to him, the initiative by Seplat is “in line with Mr. President’s commitment on net-zero carbon emissions by 2060. This requires initiatives such as this being undertaken by Seplat today, as well as sustained financial assistance, technology transfer and capacity building from international partners willing and able to assist us in this regard.
On her part, the Minister of State Environment, Sharon Ikeazor who praised Seplat for the initiative, said climate change has become one of the biggest challenges facing the present generation.
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