The European Union must significantly increase climate spending to accelerate its shift away from hydrocarbons, according to a new warning from the European Union Scientific Advisory Board on Climate Change.The advisory body argues that Europe’s status as the fastest-warming continent underscores the urgency of deeper mitigation and adaptation measures. With the growing frequency of extreme...
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Ghana Pushes for $100bn Annual Climate Finance to Support Africa’s Adaptation and Mitigation Efforts
Ghana has appealed to African leaders to unite behind an ambitious drive to mobilise $100 billion annually for climate adaptation and mitigation, cautioning that the continent cannot bear the mounting costs of climate change on its own. The call was delivered in Nairobi by the Minister of State for Climate Change and Sustainability, Alhaji Baba...
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Sustained financing vital for TOR’s future operations – COPEC
The Chamber of Petroleum Consumers (COPEC) has underscored the need for consistent financial backing to safeguard the long-term operations of the Tema Oil Refinery (TOR). Speaking on Channel One News on Saturday, December 27, COPEC’s Executive Secretary, Duncan Amoah, welcomed the resumption of refining activities at TOR after several years of inactivity, describing it as...
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KNUST, Yinson and Petroleum Commission inaugurate Ghana’s first Net-Zero Carbon Emissions Lab
The Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), Yinson Production West Africa Limited (Yinson), and the Petroleum Commission (PC) have commissioned the Net-Zero Carbon Emission Lab (NCEL), Ghana’s first specialised centre dedicated to scientific carbon measurement, emissions modelling, advanced decarbonisation research and industry-focused training. The lab, situated at the College of Engineering, forms part...
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Sino-Africa Green Finance Cooperation Can Redefine Africa’s Industrial Future, Says ACCPA’s Executive Director at Launch of Landmark SAGFA Reports
The Executive Director of the Africa-China Centre for Policy and Advisory (ACCPA), Paul Frimpong, has affirmed that strengthened green finance cooperation between China and Africa has the potential to “redefine the continent’s industrial future.” He delivered this message during his keynote remarks at the virtual launch of the Ghana and Ethiopia Sino-Africa Green Finance Alliance...
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New SAGFA Report Highlights Ethiopia’s Pathway to a Climate-Resilient Green Economy Through Stronger Green Finance Coordination
A newly released report by the Africa-China Centre for Policy and Advisory (ACCPA), supported by the African Climate Foundation (ACF), provides an in-depth analysis of Ethiopia’s evolving green finance landscape and outlines a pathway for realizing the country’s long-term vision of a Climate-Resilient Green Economy (CRGE). Published under the Sino-Africa Green Finance Alliance (SAGFA), the...
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Sahara Group expands ‘Adopt-A-Forest’ initiative to Ghana, partners Forestry Commission on sustainability
Sahara Group has expanded its flagship Adopt-A-Forest Initiative to Ghana through a strategic partnership with the Forestry Commission, reinforcing its long-term commitment to nature-based climate action and environmental stewardship across Africa.The collaboration, which builds on Sahara’s ongoing partnership with Treedom, a global tree-planting and ecological organization, will kick off with the restoration of 15 hectares...
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Ethiopia selected over Nigeria to host COP32 climate summit in 2027
Ethiopia is set to host the United Nation’s COP32 climate summit in 2027 after edging out a rival bid from Nigeria. Richard Muyungi, the group chair of the African Group of Negotiators, told AFP that African nations have endorsed the move for Ethiopia to host COP32. He noted that the matter was discussed by the...
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Ghana Signals Readiness to Explore MoU on Green Development with China
The Ghana–China Climate Summit 2025, held at the AfCFTA Auditorium in Accra, on September 16, marked a major milestone in bilateral cooperation, attracting more than 250 participants from governments, the diplomatic community, academia, civil society, and the private sector. Delivering a keynote address, Hon. Issifu Seidu, Minister of State for Climate Change and Sustainability, announced...
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ACCPA Engages Ghana’s Climate Minister Ahead of Ghana–China Climate Summit 2025
The Africa–China Centre for Policy and Advisory (ACCPA) has paid a courtesy call on Hon. Seidu Issifu, Minister of State for Climate Change and Sustainability, ahead of the upcoming Ghana–China Climate Summit 2025. During the meeting, the ACCPA team led by its Executive Director Paul Frimpong formally invited the Minister to deliver the keynote address...
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