Climate and Clean Air Action Framework for Transport in Nigeria

Aug 18, 2026

A practical guide for transport businesses that want to cut emissions, clean up the air they  exhaust and become ready for climate finance and scalability.

Nigeria cannot meet its climate goals through government action alone. In transport, the businesses that own the vehicles and buy the fuel make the decisions that matter. This new framework gives them a clear, six-step way to act, starting with the cheapest wins, better maintenance, less idling and fuller loads, and ending with a bankable, investment-ready project. It runs Avoid, Shift and Improve through everyday operations, and puts climate and clean air in the same frame.

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This guide shares SLOCAT’s knowledge on climate finance, points to where and how to fund activities through national and global opportunities. This six-step path is not exclusive to Nigeria, any transport business in an emerging economy can benefit from implementing these steps.

Developed by SLOCAT with the Stockholm Environment Institute and the University of York, Escher Silverman Global, CEG and AP3, with funding from UK PACT, with funding from UK Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO).

Free to use and built to be adapted.

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