UNILAG Electric Shuttle To Eliminate Over 120 Metric Tonnes Of CO₂ Before Year End

The University of Lagos (UNILAG), Nigeria, is acceptable to grounds a large breakthrough successful sustainable proscription by cutting down much than 1 100 and 20 (120) metric tons of c dioxide (CO₂) emissions by the extremity of 2025.

This milestone is 1 of the benefits of the Electric Vehicle (EV) initiative, launched by the University successful concern with Ogata Global Resources and Chart Eco Global Services successful January 2025.

In a connection connected the University website, the initiative, which began successful the archetypal fractional of the year, started with an archetypal fleet of conscionable 10 buses and covered much than 102,000 kilometres, achieving a simplification of 16.78 metric tons of CO₂.

Building connected this progress, the fleet has been expanded with an further 20 Electric Vehicles, bringing the full to 30 with a projected mileage sum of 700 kilometres.

This enlargement positions UNILAG to execute a projected 124 metric tons simplification by the extremity of 2025.

This translates to planting and nurturing astir 5 thousand, six 100 (5,600) trees wrong a azygous year, a feat which besides demonstrates UNILAG’s committedness to advancing the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), peculiarly successful the areas of clime action, cleanable energy, and sustainable cities.

The emissions information were calculated and verified by Chart Eco Global Services, a sustainability organisation that measures and manages emissions for assorted organisations successful Nigeria. The investigation followed internationally recognised protocols, including the UK’s DEFRA, the US EPA, and the IPCC 2006 Guidelines, ensuring adherence to planetary champion practices.

The emissions tracking instrumentality was based connected the GHG Protocol for mobile combustion, developed by Clear Standards Incorporated successful collaboration with the World Resources Institute (WRI), providing transparency, consistency, and credibility. The methodology was further reviewed by experts astatine the TETFund Centre of Excellence successful Biodiversity Conservation and Ecosystem Management (TCEBCEM), UNILAG.

Speaking connected the advancement of the initiative, Chief Executive Officer of Chart Eco Global Services, Mr. Itunulowa Okusami, said, “This inaugural is simply a impervious of conception to decarbonise Nigeria’s heavy polluted transport sector. I americium delighted astir the magnitude of c we person been capable to forestall from entering our environment.

“More importantly, this exemplary proves we tin standard sustainable mobility crossed schools and communities, making an adjacent bigger impact.”

Chief Executive Officer of Ogata Global Resources, Henry Eke, added that “The inaugural is timely, particularly fixed the existent economical realities.” He said the Electric Vehicles supply a much affordable transport enactment portion besides contributing to a cleaner and healthier environment.

Applauding this commitment, biology expert, Dr. Okwong Walter of TCEBCEM, UNILAG, confirmed the integrity of the emissions study and praised the university’s committedness to sustainability. He besides noted that the inaugural volition importantly amended aerial prime connected and astir field by reducing pollutants typically emitted by accepted vehicles.

The UNILAG electrical conveyance inaugural is not conscionable astir upgrading transport; it is mounting a nationalist benchmark for cleaner and much inclusive mobility for higher institutions of learning. It besides marks 1 of galore greenish steps the assemblage is taking to chopped c and physique a healthier campus.