Reports show that the Federal Government is to introduce a plant called Jatropha as successful viable green alternative to fossil fuels that will combat desertification and reduce green house gas emission.
Speaking at the‘Environmental Dialogue’, with theme, ‘Diversification of the Economy – The Role of Jatropha’, in Abuja, the Minister of Environment, Amina Mohammed, maintained that the world is gradually drifting away from the use of fossil fuel in order to cut down emissions and Nigeria cannot afford to be exempted, Vanguard reports.
