Climate Change and Nigeria’s Sustainable Development of Vision 20-2020

Nigeria’s current development vision is to become one of the fastest developing economies in the world by the year 2020. Unfortunately, Nigeria flares an estimated 2.5 million cubic feet of gas each day which amounts to almost 40 percent of the total gas consumed in Africa. Thus, the country is one of the leading emitters of carbon dioxide, a veritable source of climate change. This paper will argue that the negative consequences of climate change are inimical to Nigeria’s sustainable development. Further, the paper will fault the sincerity of the vision and assert that the leadership of the country owes a duty to both the present and future generations to develop the country sustainably. Cite as: 20 Annl. Survey Int\u27l. Comp. L. 17 (2014)