Totalenergies unveils strategies for net zero emission, targets 2050

Totalenergies Nigeria has unveiled strategies for achieving net zero carbon emission, as well as sustainability initiative. The company has also intensified its efforts at supporting the local communities and creative individuals by providing more educational scholarships, infrastructure and health facilities in line with its Corporate Social Responsibilities (CSR).

The Manager CSR Strategy and Performance, TotalEnergies Nigeria, Lucky Deekor, who disclosed this in his presentation at the just concluded Nigeria Annual International Conference & Exhibition (NAICE) 2024, in Lagos, said the company has invested massively in gas and solar energies in Nigeria, while plans are in the pipeline to expand the scope.

“In Nigeria, we are moving deeply into solar, we generate electricity and are planning to establish large solar farms in the near future,” he said. He said: “Our approach to sustainability is structured around four areas: climate and sustainable energy, caring for the environment, acting for the well-being of employees, and having a positive impact for stakeholders.”

To achieve this goal, he said the company focuses on energy consumption, carbon emissions, environment and care. Already, TotalEnergies has reached zero gas flare in Nigeria, the only International Oil Company in Nigeria to achieve such feat.

On CSR, Deekor said the company has established TotalEnergies Foundation Initiative focusing on education, infrastructure, health and climate and sustainable energy, and road safety, among others.

He said the company has built and donate schools, Information Communication Technology (ICT) centres, science laboratories, mammography centres to tackle cancer, maternal and child referral centre, medical oxygen plant, infectious disease center, diagnosis centers among others to support the local communities.

Besides, he said TotalEnergies built and donated plastic recycling plants in Port Harcourt, and provided gas-powered electricity to over 17 Egi communities in Rivers State.

He added that it has also provided solar powered borehole and water treatment plants. Deekor said the oil multinational does not relent on economic empowerment, as it donated an entrepreneurship development centre to women in Port Harcourt, and trained 3,563 people in vocational skills. He said the Startupper of the year initiative also encourages startups to integrate the dimensions of sustainable development and contribute to the local economy.