Strategies for implementation of CO2-mitigation options in Nigerias energy Tsector

Ninety-nine percent of the sulphur dioxide generated over the period 1970 to A1994 arose from the combustion of fossil fuels in the energy sector. The annual Amass emission of sulphur dioxide has fallen by 58% over this period, due to the Areductions in outputs from coal and petroleum fired plants. The influence of Anatural-gas power generation has played an important part in this reduction. AFour major pieces of environmental legislation have been enacted to control Asulphur-dioxide emissions: the Control of Pollution Act 1974, and three EEC ADirectives are discussed. The UK emissions in 1994 were 49% below the 1980 Abaseline and 9% ahead of the 1998 EU target level. The protocol on the Areduction of sulphur-dioxide emissions, adopted in 1985, required a cut in the Atotal SO2 emissions of 30% by 1993, based on 1980 levels. The UK achieved a Areduction of 37% by the end of 1993. Sulphur-dioxide emissions are predicted to Afall according to the six scenarios in Energy paper 65 as a reference case. The Apredicted decline is in line with the UNECE targets set for 2010. 1999 Elsevier AScience Etd. All rights reserved.