Nigeria and South Africa for the African greenhouse gas emissions 90%

Nairobi, August 25 in Accra: Ghana capital of Accra is to participate in a new round of UN climate change negotiations representatives pointed out that Nigeria and South Africa is Africa's largest emitter of greenhouse gases, emissions of the two countries accounted for about 90 percent of Africa However, compared with the industrialized countries remained insignificant.

German environmental organization Greenpeace, "Heinrich Piper Foundation" in Nigeria for Stefan Kramer said that the oil companies every year in Nigeria and Niger River delta region with burning oil angry about 20 billion cubic meters of the world 13 percent, second only to Russia, the greenhouse gases produced by Africa accounted for 45% of the total emissions, South Africa, the main greenhouse gases from industrial production, and Nigeria is emissions.

Kramer said that although Nigeria and South Africa's greenhouse gas emissions looks great, but "compared with the industrialized countries is not an order of magnitude." WWF spokesman Christian Teliaitai and Kelameier hold the same view. Teliaitai said, with the European 150-year history of greenhouse gas emissions compared to Nigeria and South Africa, the two countries of greenhouse gas emissions could be "negligible dollars", which could explain why South Africa insist that the industrialized countries in the process of reducing emissions to take the lead Role.

Nigeria's international headquarters in energy, environment and development center for Aiwa Ao plans Aile Li pointed out that Africa's greenhouse gas emissions negligible compared with developed countries, can not be used for emission reduction to set up obstacles to Africa's development , On the contrary the industrialized countries should provide low-carbon technologies to Africa.

Nigeria is Africa's most populous country and is also the major oil-producing countries in Africa, South Africa is Africa's largest economy, has been the leader in economic development in Africa.