The event discussed the relationship between mining and climate change.
She said in addition to the high carbon emissions, which she said is largely responsible for the current surge in global warming, comes the added costs of adverse effects of coal mining and coal power generation including its extensive consumption of limited water resources, environmental degradation and air pollution.
“Nigeria’s vulnerability to climate change is highly evident and coal is not the only challenge Nigeria has to contend with in its preparedness for climate change. It is evident that mining in general will increase this vulnerability. Its entire mining value chain needs a futuristic stress test,” she added.
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