000K utf8 1100 2020$c2020-12-22 1500 eng 2050 urn:nbn:de:gbv:547-202400387 2051 10.1007/s43621-020-00008-5 3000 Adeyanju, Gbadebo Collins 3010 Ajide, Olushola 3010 Osobajo, Oluyomi A. 3010 Otitoju, Afolabi 4000 Exploring the potentials, barriers and option for support in the Nigeria renewable energy industry [Adeyanju, Gbadebo Collins] 4209 Climate change remains a pivotal area and a persistent challenging issue for deliberation among the nations of the world. Most especially in a country like Nigeria, where fossil fuel remains a pivotal source of socio-economic development and well-being of the society. Transforming the Nigeria electricity sector into a source for reducing the country’s carbon emission remains a significant challenge to policymakers, i.e. the Government. This is attributed to the fact that the nation’s primary energy sources come from traditional biomass and fossil fuel such as coal, and natural oil and gas, which has contributed significantly to the level of carbon emissions. In this paper, we explored and identified the potentials, barriers and option for renewable energy in Nigeria. The findings of the review revealed that the Nigerian electricity sector is crucial to reducing the carbon emission generated in the country. Likewise, it is of no doubt that Nigeria is endowed with a different mix of renewable energy sources. Hence, exploring and developing these renewable energy sources will aid the effort of the government in reducing the country’s input to the global carbon emission, instrumental to the socio-economic development of the country and improved well-being of the society at large. Also, policy recommendations to foster renewable energy development were identified. 4950 https://doi.org/10.1007/s43621-020-00008-5$xR$3Volltext$534 4950 https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:gbv:547-202400387$xR$3Volltext$534 4961 https://www.db-thueringen.de/receive/dbt_mods_00057407 5051 610 5550 Climate change 5550 Nigeria 5550 Private sector 5550 Renewable energy development 5550 Renewable energy sources