Vice President Yemi Osinbajo on Tuesday called for a
transition from “hazardous fuel” to cleaner energy at the 2021
Global Forum on Liquified Petroleum Gas (LPG) in Dubai,
UAE.
The week-long event has in attendance world leaders, top
government ministers from several countries and chief
executives of major multinational corporations in the LPG
sector around the globe.
Addressing the summit, Prof. Osinbajo said, “As we face the
challenge of lifting millions out of extreme poverty, we are
also certain that enabling access to clean energy and cooking
solutions is a huge part of that.
He explained that, “A report from the World Health
Organization revealed that about 4.3 million people die
annually from inefficient cooking practices using polluting
stoves paired with solid fuels like charcoal and kerosene.
About 100,000 of this unfortunate statistic are Nigerians,
making it the third highest killer in Nigeria after malaria and
HIV.
“The need to transition from these fatally hazardous fuels to
cleaner energy is exigent, and there is an easy answer:
initiating conversations that will ensure sustainable availability
and access to Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) and Liquefied
Petroleum Gas (LPG), like the one we are gathered for today
at this year’s LPG Week ’21,” Prof. Osinbajo said.”
The World LGP Week, which first held in Amsterdam in 2019,
is an annual event bringing together major LPG companies,
senior public sector officials, industry experts and other
relevant stakeholders.
This year’s LPG Week creates the opportunity for global
stakeholders to engage with the activities lined up, including
a global exhibition, technology conference, the LPG
Development Summit, among others.
The World LPG Association was established in 1987 and
granted Special Consultative Status with the United Nations
Economic and Social Council, ECOSOC, in 1989. WLPGA is
the umbrella association which globally coordinates the LPG
industry.