Madam Sally Biney, the Acting Greater Accra Regional Director of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has encouraged the citizenry to plant more trees to mitigate the adverse effects of global warming. “Trees are...
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Ghana launches Electric Vehicle policy at COP28
Mr Kwaku Ofori Asiamah, Minister for Transport, on Saturday, December 2, 2023, joined President Nana Addo Dankwa Auffo-Addo to launch Ghana’s new Electric Vehicle (EV) Policy. The launch is part of the ongoing...
Ghana begins disbursement of $4.8 million Carbon Emission Fund
Over 240 thousand farmers from 1,400 communities in Ghana’s seven cocoa-producing regions are benefiting from the Carbon Emission Fund in direct payments and community projects. Ghana has begun disbursement of the 4.8...
GMET launches Green Climate Clubs in Senior High Schools
The Ghana Meteorological Agency (GMET) has launched the Green Climate Clubs initiative in Senior High Schools to spread knowledge about climate change, adaptation and mitigation. The Clubs will work towards mitigating...
President Akufo-Addo Commissions 13mw Kaleo Solar Power Project.
The President, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, has commissioned the Volta River Authority’s thirteen megawatt (13MW) Solar Power Project, a project whose sod he cut in February 2020. According to President Akufo-Addo, the...
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Ghana Finalizes Climate Change Agreements with Singapore and Sweden
Ghana today signed bilateral agreements with Singapore and Sweden on the cooperative approaches of the Paris Agreement -a legally binding international treaty on climate change to life. The bilateral agreements, which...
Prof. Ama Browne Klutse Appointed as CEO of EPA Ghana
Professor Nana Ama Klutse has been appointed by President John Dramani Mahama as the Acting Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). A distinguished climate scientist and advocate for...
Ghana launches Green Climate Fund for Civil Society partnership in climate action
Ghana has launched a Green Climate Fund (GCF) to build the capacities of Civil Society Organisations to assist national efforts at developing low carbon and climate compatible projects and programmes. This follows...
Global Carbon Pricing Revenues Top a Record $100 Billion
Emissions trading schemes generate majority of this revenue, over half of which funds climate and nature programs. In 2023, carbon pricing revenues reached a record $104 billion, according to the World Bank’s annual...
Environment Ministry push to reclaim and preserve green zones in Ghana
The Minister of Environment, Science Technology and Innovation (MESTI), Dr. Kwaku Afriyie has reiterated that his Ministry is committed to leading the process to ensure that the Land Use and Spatial Planning Authority...
