An Evaluation of the Role of Stakeholders in the Control of Industrial and Automobile Emissions in Nigeria

Abstract

Industrial and automobile emissions have continued to generate unpleasant challenges for the Nigerian Environment. Some of these problems include the risk of lung cancer, respiratory tract diseases, acid rain and global warming. Nigeria has enacted several legislations to tackle these challenges. Despite the enactment of emission control laws and policies, failure to fully implement these laws is one of the greatest challenges to mitigating or abating emissions. This paper therefore seeks to critically examine the role of stakeholders in the control of industrial and automobile emissions in Nigeria. In adopting the doctrinal method of research, the study relied on the primary and secondary sources of legal materials. The paper has identified several factors as undermining the role of stakeholders. To tackle the problem of emissions effectively, collaborative efforts amongst key players are required. Among other things, this paper has recommended the inclusion of a right to a healthy environment in the constitution of Nigeria, and the increased funding of environmental protection agencies.