Mohammed Dahiru Aminu
Senior Policy Manager, Methane Pollution Prevention
About
Mohammed Dahiru Aminu is a Senior Policy Manager for Africa on the Methane Pollution Prevention team at Clean Air Task Force, where he supports governments in shaping and delivering methane mitigation efforts in the oil and gas and waste sectors. His work focuses on linking scientific knowledge with policy action in ways that support real progress, particularly in settings where implementation remains a challenge.
Mohammed has contributed to several major methane policy developments across the continent. In Nigeria, he supported the implementation of the country’s methane guidelines, which came into effect in 2022 as the first for the oil and gas sector in Africa. In Ghana, his work with the Environmental Protection Authority (EPA) supported the passage of the Environmental (Petroleum) Regulations in 2025. He also contributed to the development of Ghana’s methane guidelines under the Fossil Fuel Regulatory Programme (FFRP) of the Climate and Clean Air Coalition (CCAC), marking the first successful delivery of the programme globally. He subsequently worked with the Ghana EPA to develop a roadmap to guide implementation of the guidelines.
His work extends to several other African countries. He has delivered methane mitigation projects in Gabon and led an organic waste diversion pilot in Kumasi in collaboration with The Brew Hammond Energy Centre at Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology. He has also led studies on waste management in Ghana and Côte d’Ivoire to assess existing practices and generate evidence to inform practical policy decisions. He contributes regularly to policy discussions on climate change and sustainable development and speaks at technical and policy forums across Africa.
Mohammed served on the Expert Advisory Panel of The Earthshot Prize of the Royal Foundation of the Prince and Princess of Wales. He is also a member of the Technology and Economic Assessment Panel (TEAP) of the CCAC and has advised governments and international organizations on climate policy. His contributions to energy and environmental research include papers published in leading scientific journals. His paper, “A review of developments in carbon dioxide storage,” received the Applied Energy Highly Cited Article Award in 2020.
Mohammed holds a Ph.D. in carbon capture and storage from Cranfield University, complemented by degrees in geoscience and petroleum engineering, and is a Fellow of the Geological Society of London and a Chartered Geoscientist.
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