Summary

Last year, the G8 summit in Gleneagles, Scotland, focused on the sustainable development of Africa and the need to combat climate change. Nigeria is an example of a country grappling with these issues. Nigeria has abundant natural resources, from which it is trying to derive sustainable economic benefit. The flaring of Nigerian gas, however, is contributing to more greenhouse gas emissions than all other sources in sub-Saharan Africa combined. Nick Prowse looks at the ways in which further development of natural resources and reduced gas flaring can be achieved, including LNG and GTL ...