Renewable Energy: An Authentic Instrument Aimed at Extenuating Youth Unemployment in Nigeria

The menace of unemployment among Nigerian youths cannot be procrastinated. The momentous social, economic, ethnic, religious problems attached with this ugly development has injured the doppelganger of the country in the comity of nations. The current global scenario warrants immediate and effective action towards climate change mitigation and achieving the sustainable development goals. The links between shielding the global environment while providing employment opportunities to the youth is critical in encouraging sustainable development in the twenty-first century. Therefore, it is a necessity to train the teeming youth in the development of renewable energy businesses. Notwithstanding energy needs are among the most basic needs of communities both rural and urban in Nigerian stance and the availability of adequate energy can act as the driving force behind the transition from a developing economy to a developed one. Renewable energy being one of the most auspicious opportunities for combining the goals of youth employment and sustainable development. Renewable energy will provide abundant economic benefits to the youths which will promote the improvement of the standard of living of the entire country.

Keywords: Renewable Energy, Sustainable Development, Unemployment, Climate Change, Youth.