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From Juliana Taiwo-Obalonye, Abuja
Special Presidential Envoy on Climate Action (SPEC), Ajuri Ngelare, and the U.S. Head of Delegation to the United Nations Climate Conference and Principal Deputy Special Envoy for Climate, Ms. Sue Biniaz, held a meeting on Sunday in Bonn, Germany, where they discussed key strategies for leveraging large-scale climate financing instruments to drive Nigeria’s green industrial agenda over the next decade.
According to Ngelare, the meeting focused on the development of new mechanisms to ensure transparent and innovative application of available resources, ultimately aiming to attract new and de-risked investment capital from around the world.
Envoy on Climate Action expressed confidence in Nigeria’s ability to deliver on this objective, citing the strength of the country’s team.
According to him, the U.S. Principal Deputy Special Envoy for Climate, Biniaz, was accompanied by Trigg Talley, Managing Director for Negotiations and Director of the U.S. State Department’s Office of Global Change.
Ngelare, the meeting reinforced the deep ties of mutually fruitful cooperation between the United States and Nigeria, which will play a crucial role in Nigeria’s ambition to become a green industrial powerhouse over the next ten years.
He said this collaboration is expected to have a significant impact on Nigeria’s green industrial development, as the country works to achieve its climate goals and become a major player in the global green economy.
He said: “I certainly cherished the quality and productive time spent today with the U.S. Head of Delegation to the United Nations Climate Conference and Principal Deputy Special Envoy for Climate, Ms. Sue Biniaz, in Bonn, Germany, on Sunday afternoon.
“We shared views concerning tangible next steps to be taken toward leveraging large-scale climate financing instruments to drive Nigeria’s green industrial agenda in the years ahead. We have much work to do in the form of putting in place new mechanisms to achieve a truly transparent and innovative application of available resources to meet our objective of attracting new and de-risked investment capital from around the world. I am confident that we have the team to deliver on this for the country. One step at a time.
“The ties of mutually fruitful cooperation between the United States of America and the Federal Republic of Nigeria will extend deeply into Nigeria’s realizable ambition to become a green industrial powerhouse over the next ten years.
“The U.S. Principal Deputy Special Envoy for Climate was joined in the meeting by Mr. Trigg Talley, who serves as the Managing Director for Negotiations and Director for the U.S. State Department’s Office of Global Change.”
