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Abstract
For decades fossil fuels have been powering nation's economies. Currently fossil fuels still supply 80% of world's energy. Nigeria as a nation is highly susceptible to the impacts of climate change due to its delicate economy, weak resilience and low adaptive capacity because the mainstay of its economy is climate sensitive natural resources. The adoption of national policies and corresponding steps to exterminating the anthropogenic interference with the climate system and transitioning to low or net-zero emission development are viewed globally as veritable pathways to achieving a climate resilient, sustainable and clean energy economy. Consequently, this work examined the course to achieving a sustainable, climate resilient and net-zero emission economic development for Nigeria by means of variable renewable technologies by 2050. Using energyPLAN, five net-zero (NZ) energy models were developed and comparatively analyzed using annual GHG emissions, fuel consumption (PES), energy curtailment (CEEP) and other metrics. The most tractable pathway is the NZ-combo model exhibiting zero GHG emission and 168% RES in total electricity production. This indicates that a 100% green energy economy is possible in Nigeria. The ambitious goal of building a climate resilient and GHG free economy is tortuous. This work could chart the course to this ambition for players in the energy industry in Nigeria and other countries with similar ambition.
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