Enugu joins global subnational methane action coalition

The Enugu State Government has signed a landmark partnership agreement with the Climate Group, thus, officially joining the Subnational Methane Action Coalition (SMAC), a body of over 180 global regions dedicated to a net-zero future.
The signing ceremony took place at the ongoing London Climate Action Week in the United Kingdom, where the Secretary to the State Government, Prof. Chidiebere Onyia, signed on behalf of Governor Peter Mbah. Putting pen to paper, Onyia noted Enugu, like many growing African cities, face increasing waste management challenges.
“Municipal solid waste, particularly unmanaged disposal sites, has become an important source of methane emissions.
“So, for us,...