Green Capitalism and Just Energy Transition in Nigeria: Legal pathways for sustainable corporate investment under International Environmental Law
ナイジェリアにおけるグリーン資本主義と公正なエネルギー転換：国際環境法の下での持続可能な企業投資のための法的道筋 (AI 翻訳)
Imam Ahmed, Adekunle Akinola
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日本語
本論文は、ナイジェリアの化石燃料依存経済においてグリーン資本主義と公正なエネルギー転換を実現するための法的・政策的基盤を検討する。気候変動法2021年、会社法2020年、SECサステナビリティ開示ガイドラインの評価を通じて、国際原則が法的拘束力を持たず、持続可能性が企業ガバナンスに組み込まれていないと指摘。段階的な移行枠組みとして、取締役の責任再定義、ESG報告義務化、炭素市場設立、環境権の憲法化などを提案する。
English
This paper examines legal and policy foundations for green capitalism and just energy transition in Nigeria's fossil-dependent economy. It evaluates existing instruments like the Climate Change Act 2021, CAMA 2020, and SEC Sustainability Disclosure Guidelines, finding that international principles lack binding corporate obligations. It proposes a phased framework including mandatory ESG reporting, director duties, a statutory carbon market, and constitutional environmental rights.
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日本のGX文脈において
ナイジェリアの事例は、日本企業が新興国でサステナビリティ開示や移行リスクを評価する際の参考となる。ただし、日本のSSBJや有報とは直接関係せず、主に発展途上国の法制度設計に関心のある読者向け。
In the global GX context
This paper offers a comparative legal analysis of green capitalism and just transition, providing lessons for global disclosure frameworks (e.g., ISSB) on how voluntary guidelines may fail without statutory backing. Its focus on Nigeria adds a developing-country perspective to the transition finance debate.
👥 読者別の含意
🔬研究者:Researchers in climate law and transition finance will find a detailed doctrinal analysis and comparative framework for embedding sustainability into corporate governance.
🏢実務担当者:Sustainability teams in multinationals operating in Nigeria can use the findings to anticipate regulatory shifts in ESG reporting and carbon market obligations.
🏛政策担当者:Policymakers in fossil-dependent economies will benefit from the proposed phased transition framework and the critique of voluntary disclosure models.
📄 Abstract（原文）
This paper examines the legal and policy foundations necessary to embed green capitalism and a just energy transition within Nigeria’s fossil-dependent economy. It argues that without a coherent statutory framework, environmental sustainability will remain aspirational and disconnected from corporate practice. Using a doctrinal research method and comparative insights from Kenya, South Africa, and the European Union, the paper evaluates the adequacy of existing instruments, including the Climate Change Act 2021, the Companies and Allied Matters Act 2020 (CAMA), and the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Sustainability Disclosure Guidelines. Findings reveal that while international principles such as the polluter pays principle and common but differentiated responsibilities have been adopted in policy rhetoric, they are not codified into binding corporate obligations or judicially enforceable rights. CAMA does not impose environmental fiduciary duties. The SEC guidelines remain voluntary. Institutional oversight is fragmented. Nigeria’s legal regime continues to treat sustainability as a reputational issue rather than a legal duty integrated into corporate governance. This paper proposes a phased transition framework that redefines directors’ responsibilities, mandates ESG reporting, establishes a statutory carbon market, and constitutionalizes environmental rights. It also recommends the creation of a centralized enforcement body to coordinate compliance and litigation. The central claim is that Nigeria’s energy transition must be structured by enforceable legal standards. For green capitalism to advance meaningfully, law must function as an instrument of developmental equity, climate accountability, and institutional reform.
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