According to Vice President Kashim Shettima, the elimination of gasoline subsidies will lower carbon emissions in the nation. Shettima made this statement at the one-day workshop with the theme "Unpacking the outcomes of the 58 sessions of the subsidiary bodies of the United Nations framework convention on climate change," which was held by the National Council on Climate Change on August 7, 2023.
The National Council on Climate Change's preliminary analysis of the co-benefits of eliminating fuel subsidies shows that daily fuel consumption has decreased by about 30%, or about 20 million liters, which equates to an estimated daily saving of 42,800 tonnes of carbon dioxide emissions. President Bola Tinubu bravely decided to abolish the gasoline subsidy at the start of this government. The National Council on Climate Change's preliminary analysis of the co-benefits of eliminating fuel subsidies shows that daily fuel consumption has decreased by about 30%, or about 20 million liters, which equates to an estimated daily saving of 42,800 tonnes of carbon dioxide emissions.