Climate change mitigation

Headlines

Carbon Dioxide Isn’t Main Cause of Global Warming

The incoming head of America's Environmental Protection Agency, climate skeptic Scott Pruitt, said Thursday he believes...

Business

The Nana Akufo-Addo-led administration should follow through with the plan for coal power and consolidate the gains...

Opinion

Nuclear Power Is Indispensable In Combating Global Climate Change

Today there is no need to say that climate change issue is becoming more and more of a pressing challenge which needs...

Business

IFC and MIGA Support Sankofa Gas Project

IFC and MIGA, members of the World Bank Group have announced the commitment of US$517 million in debt and guarantees to...

Top Stories

Rejection of US$1.5 Billion Coal Power Plant Is Best

The Volta River Authority (VRA) in collaboration with a Chinese company, Shenzhen Energy Group Company Limited (SEC) is...

Opinion

Climate Action Is More Urgent Than Ever And We Know What To Do

In the past few months, it seems we’ve made great leaps in the race to curb global warming. In early October, 191...

Politics

Ghana Shelves Proposed Coal Power Plant

The government of Ghana has rejected the proposed $1.5 billion coal project to be established in the Ekumfi Aboano...

Business

Ghana To Ban Charcoal Production

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is in talks with government to ban the production and sale of charcoal in...

Business

Agric Has Big Role In Curbing Greenhouse Gas Emissions

The pledge to eradicate hunger and poverty must go hand in hand with rapid transformations of farming and food systems...

Opinion

VRA Must Consider Renewable Energy Not Coal Energy

“Clean coal is a myth. There is no technology like that and we challenge VRA to show us examples of such...

Diaspora

Climate Change Dominates Opening Of 71st Session Of The United Nations General Assembly

New York, September 20, 2016: The United Nations General Assembly kicked off yesterday, September 20 in New York City....

Opinion

CSLP Transforms Lives In Coastal Districts In Western Region

A GNA feature by Godwill Arthur-Mensah Tweakor (W/R), Sept. 18, GNA - The Coastal Sustainable Landscapes Project (CSLP)...

Africa & World

Pope Francis in Africa: Leadership and Inspiration in the Face of Climate Change

A visit by Pope Francis to the UN Environment Programme headquarters in Nairobi as part of his Africa tour will come...

Africa & World

Climate Change Could Force 100M into Poverty by 2030, World Bank Group Report Says

There could be more than 100 million additional people living in extreme poverty by 2030 if the international community...