SPP trains subnational climate desk officers on GHG inventory

SPP trains subnational climate desk officers on GHG inventory

 

 The Society for Planet and Prosperity (SPP), in collaboration with the Department of Climate Change (DCC) of the Federal Ministry of Environment, has trained Climate Change Desk Officers from the 36 states on Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Inventory Compilation and Emission Reporting.

 

This is contained in a statement signed by Mr Ugochukwu Uzuegbu, Communications Officer, SPP, and made available to newsmen on Saturday in Lagos.

 

Uzuegbu said that the training was a follow up to the release of the 2025 Subnational Climate Governance Performance Rating and Ranking.

 

He said the training aims to strengthen technical capacity, improve data quality and reporting standards, and deepen federal–state collaboration on emissions accounting.

 

In her opening remarks, the Director, DCC, Dr. Iniobong Abiola-Awe, urged participants to prioritise the fight against climate change at the subnational level and maintain accurate data collection methods.

 

She emphasised the need for inter-agency collaboration and alignment of budgets with national and state priorities.

 

“As you embark on this journey of capacity building, I encourage the spirit of collaboration and openness. Share experiences respectfully and commit to practical and result-oriented action,” she said.

 

The training was facilitated by Mr Edwin Orugbo, Executive Director of SPP, who covered the IPCC framework, emission accounting principles, and the process of data collection and estimation.

 

Orugbo underscored the importance of climate action and outlined basic steps for attracting climate finance.

 

 He explained that GHG inventories should account for carbon dioxide, methane, nitrous oxide and fluorinated gases.

 

He noted that the IPCC framework recognises four main source categories — energy, industrial processes, agriculture/forestry, and waste — guided by the principles of transparency, accuracy, consistency, and comparability.

 

Participants discussed institutional and technical needs for effective GHG inventory development, including legal frameworks, data-sharing protocols, and partnerships among state ministries, departments and agencies.

 

They also identified the need for dedicated Monitoring, Reporting and Verification (MRV) coordinators, sectoral data officers, and training on IPCC methodologies and data management systems.

 

Responding to participants’ queries, Mr. Dolapo John, Principal Scientific Officer at DCC, assured them of the department’s readiness to support states in using IPCC software for emission reporting.

 

The GHG inventory and emission reporting session is part of a series of capacity-building activities organised by SPP to equip subnational Desk Officers with the technical skills required for climate resilience and transparent governance.

 

The session was moderated by Mr. Timothy Ogenyi, Senior Policy Analyst (Climate Change), SPP.

 

The initiative is supported by the European Climate Foundation (ECF).