Targeting Q1 2026, Lagos to Go Live with LGHGR Online Platform

Oluchi Chibuzor

As greenhouse gas emissions remain a significant driver of climate change globally, the Lagos State Government has said it is targeting the first quarter of 2026 to go live with its GreenHouse gas registry online platform aimed at establishing the framework needed for the effective monitoring system on managing air pollution.

According to the State Environmental Protection Agency, (LASEPA), Lagos Greenhouse Gas Registry (LGHGR) is a transparent, reliable, and legally enforceable system for tracking GHG emissions and carbon trading in Lagos and would set the right tone for Lagos State’s participation in global carbon emissions trading schemes.

Speaking at the 2nd stakeholders’ engagement on LGHGR as part of the state government’s effort to tackle environmental pollution, the General Manager,

LASEPA, Dr. Tunde Ajayi, said the event is for how every stakeholder would have to take responsibility for “our footprint by tracking our emissions and registering them on our registry.”

He said the aims and objectives is essentially just to ensure stakeholders are very aware and come forth to document their emission footprints on our registry.

According to him, “How I want implementation to happen is for people who are in the room to, by themselves, begin to register their projects to upload their individual emission projects on the registry. So, we’re going to be tracking, we’re going to be doing random checks, monitoring and a lot of verification as an agency.”

On his part, the technical consultant, TPHG Technologies Limited, Mofoluso Fagbeja, reiterated that the LGHGR is an accurate and verifiable registry and inventory of major sources of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in Lagos State.

He noted that it would enable transparent measurement, reporting, and verification of GHG emissions are prerequisites for participation in global GHG trading.

He revealed they are targeting the first quarter of 2026 to begin implementing the registry.

“The LGHGR is a reliable platform to set emission caps and foster carbon crediting and trading among participants in Lagos State. So, we are targeting the first quarter of 2026 to go live with the platform to track and audit major sources’ compliance with existing air pollution regulations and management plans.

“It will improve regulatory compliance by identifying sources of emissions that are in alignment with existing national and state environmental regulations and effectively enforcing regulations.

“Equally it will lead to investments in green technology, because it is a transparent and comprehensive registry designed to help businesses have an informed basis to invest in green technology and low-emission technologies, and increase revenue generation.

“By exploring co-benefits through assessment of emissions of air pollutants, the LGHGR will lead to improved public health and a reduction in healthcare costs,” he said.

On how they would be able to determine the amount of GHG emitted by each organisation, Fagbeja, explained that about 1,591 locations have been geocoded as they are looking at over 4000 organisations.

“About 1591 locations have been geocoded and it also helps us to understand the distribution of the emissions across Lagos State. So, the data that these organisations will be submitting onto the platform, we have back-end emissions inventories that will calculate.

“Based on the data they report, we will take those data, we will feed them into the back-end emissions inventory, and the emission inventory will do the calculation of the different greenhouse gases that are released from that activity. So, we have the mechanism, methodology and all these methodologies are to international standards.”

On which sector the registry will focus on, Fagbeja, noted that about 135 sub-sectors across critical sectors in the state.

“LGHGR is an online platform that is a repository of different activities that result in greenhouse gas emissions within the boundaries of Lagos State. So, it’s specific to the activities that take place within Lagos State.

“It is focusing on the transport, agricultural, forestry, waste sector, commercial, industrial sector, and those critical sectors. These are critical sectors that release greenhouse gas emissions and they are the significant sources of greenhouse gas emissions.

“So, what the Lagos Greenhouse Gas Registry is all about is for us to have that platform where we can actually measure the emissions of these greenhouse gases within Lagos,” he said.

However, the Director, AIR Quality and Emissions Control Unit, LASEPA, Mrs. Ayodele Oso, said the platform will strengthen environmental governance, “and it will also improve the climate resilience of our state.

“It will help us to have climate reporting on the green gas emissions from Lagos State across every key sector in Lagos State. And thereby, Lagos State can serve as a model of environmental stewardship for all other states,” she said.