Nigeria’s path to net zero should be fully lined with trees – and fairness

To meet its pledge of net zero by 2060, Nigeria needs to rein in emissions from deforestation and land use, which equal those from the oil and gas sector
A labourer sits on top of logs on a truck in an unreserved forest in Igbatoro village, southwest Nigeria, August 28, 2014. (Photo: REUTERS/Akintunde Akinleye)

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