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LAGOS SETS 2035 TARGET FOR METHANE POLLUTION ABATEMENT.

Lagos sets 2035 target for methane pollution abatement, as Governor Babajide Sanwo-olu calls for more global action  •SCALE Initiative raises $372.5 million to fund climate action in C40 Cities  The global effort to lower emission levels of organic pollutants would not yield the desired outcome if industrialized economies continue to pay lip service to interventions that can double the capacity of sub-national players in cutting organic pollution in the waste sector.  This was the submission of Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu at the Local Climate Action Summit — a side conference organized by the Sub-national Climate Action Leaders Exchange (SCALE) in the ongoing 28th session of Conference of Parties (COP28) in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. The Governor set the goal to reduce methane emissions by 45 percent by 2035 in Lagos. The objective, he said, is predicated on consistent funding of the State’s waste processing capacity. Sanwo-Olu spoke a