Living Carbon Jigawa is an agribusiness pilot intervention on regenerative farming in Jigawa State, nothern Nigeria. It is funded through the UK government’s Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS)-funded Partnering for Accelerated Climate Transitions (PACT) Programme.
20 August, 2021: Carbon-Plus Capital signs agreement with Tetra Tech International to support the development of Nature-based Solutions to climate change mitigation in Nigeria in partnership with UK agricultural specialists Regen Farm Platform and Nigerian farmer outreach provider, the Centre for Dryland Agriculture
20 Jan, ’20: International Experts Symposium and Conference, “REDD-plus Start-up Year 2020 – Road Map to Result-based and Transferable Outcomes for Sustainabe Development”
Invited by the organiser, the REDD Research and Development Center Japan, part of the Forest and Forest Products Research Institute of Japan, on Monday 20th January Niall Marriott, CPC’s Business Development Director, gave one of two keynote addresses at the Experts’ Symposium held as part of the international conference, “REDD-plus Start-up Year 2020 – Road Map to Result-based and Transferable Outcomes for Sustainabe Development“, which took place on Tuesday 21st January 2020. Held at the University of Tokyo’s Ito Hall, both saw representatives of government, business and civil society from around the world come together to review current progress and trends in REDD-plus, in particular its potential to help developing countries mobilise finance in support of their commitments under The Paris Agreement and toward delivery of the Sustainable Development Goals.
30 May ’18: UK-registered Enso-Impact UK, a joint venture partner of Carbon-Plus Capital, today completed a 6-month study to assess the feasibility of a social enterprise to supply renewable energy services to Kenya’s tea producers and farmers
30 Apr ’18: Eco Delta Services, Carbon-Plus Capital’s Nigerian joint venture with DIFS Consultant Limited, today completed a study commissioned from Price Waterhouse Coopers Nigeria to assess the feasibility of a project in partnership with Shell Petroleum Development Company to supply electricity and other energy services to off-grid households and business in the Niger Delta based on the utilization of associated petroleum gas from oil fields that would otherwise be flared
28 Feb ’18: Eco Delta Services, Carbon-Plus Capital’s Nigerian joint venture with DIFS Consultant Limited, agrees a joint venture with Nigerian-registered industrial services specialist Century Group with the aim of developing an enterprise to supply electricity and other energy services to businesses and households in off-grid communities in the Niger Delta
01 Nov ’17: Carbon-Plus Capital and DIFS Consultant, a Nigeria-registered company specializing in social marketing, today announced the formation of Eco Delta Services Limited, a joint venture company established with the aim of pursuing commercial opportunities in low-carbon development in the Niger Delta region of Nigeria
01 Dec ’16: Today, the Partners and Sponsors of the Niger Delta Low Carbon Growth Initiative, released a report of the results and outcomes of a two-and-a-half day Workshop hosted by Eco Delta Services Limited, a joint venture between Carbon-Plus Capital and Nigeria-registered social marketing and stakeholder engagement specialist DIFS Consultant Limited, and a founder partner of the Initiative, to develop a strategy and work plan to deliver the next stage of the Initiative’s development
01 Oct ’17: UK-registered Enso-Impact UK and Carbon-Plus Capital, today launched a 6-month study to assess the feasibility of a social enterprise to supply renewable energy services to Kenya’s tea producers.
01 Dec ’16: Publication of Report of Outcomes of Meeting of Core Research and Development Team of the Niger Delta Low Carbon Growth Initiative, 22-24 Nov ’16, Port Harcourt, Bayelsa State, Nigeria
Today, the Partners and Sponsors of the Niger Delta Low Carbon Growth Initiative, released a report of the results and outcomes of a two-and-a-half day Workshop hosted by Eco Delta Services Limited, a joint venture between Carbon-Plus Capital and Nigeria-registered social marketing and stakeholder engagement specialist DIFS Consultant Limited, and a founder partner of the Initiative, to develop a strategy and work plan to deliver the next stage of the Initiative’s development.
18 Nov ’15: Publication of Report of Outcomes of Stakeholder Consultation Workshop, Phase II, Niger Delta Low Carbon Growth Initiative, 04-05 Nov ’15, Yenagoa, Bayelsa State, Nigeria
Today, Stakeholder Democracy Network and Carbon-Plus Capital, on behalf of the Partners and Sponsors of the Niger Delta Low Carbon Growth Initiative, released the results and outcomes of a one-and-a-half day Workshop, designed to engage stakeholders in a process of reviewing and strengthening plans for a pilot initiative designed to help Niger Delta’s transition to a low carbon economic future. The Report sets out the objectives of the workshop, and the feedback of the stakeholders on its different aspect. These were presented through a Programme of briefing Sessions by the project development team each followed by a period of interrogation and feedback in the form of Breakout Groups. These included SWOT Analysis of each key element of the proposed pilot and a Risk and Impact Assessment of the overall approach:
- Session 1: The Problem, Mr. Inemo Samiama, Stakeholder Democracy Network
- Session 2: The Idea, Mr. Niall Marriott, Carbon-Plus Capital
- Session 3: The Model, Pillar 1 – Sustainable Ecosystem Services Management, plus SWOT Analysis, Mr. Ochuko Odibo, Project Adviser
- Session 4: The Model, Pillar 2 – Sustainable Natural Resource Management, plus SWOT Analysis, Mr. Ebenezar Asaah, Project Adviser
- Session 5: The Model, Pillar 3 – Sustainable Public Services and Infrastructure Management, plus SWOT Analysis, Mr. Niall Marriott, Carbon-Plus Capital
- Session 6: The Plan, plus Risk and Impact Analysis, Mr. Niall Marriott, Carbon-Plus Capital
Interspersed between these by presentations by a range of external speakers on different aspects of the enabling environment for low carbon economic development in Nigeria:
- Presentation 1: The Enabling Environment – The National Climate Change Strategy, Dr Samuel Adejuwon, Federal Department of Climate Change
- Presentation 2: The Enabling Environment – Lessons from the Field, Cross River State REDD-plus Project, Mr. Odigha Odigha, Bayelsa State Ministry of Environment
- Presentation 3: The Enabling Environment – Engaging the Skills, Knowledge and Expertise of Local Communities, Mr. Nnimmo Bassey, Health of Mother Earth Foundation
The Workshop is a key part of the project design process underpinning the Initiative and securing licence-to-operate from key actors and stakeholder including the Free Prior and Informed Consent of local communities. The results will be used to refine the Work Plan for developing a fully researched and developed pilot project.