The Minority Leader, Dr Cassiel Ato Forson has continued his bastardization of the government’s 2024 budget statement describing some of the tax waivers as useless, after tagging the general statement as empty.
Category: Environment & Sustainability
Transparency Key to Solving Africa’s Corruption Problem – Former US Vice President
Accra, Ghana//-Former US Vice President Al Gore, has highlighted the pivotal role of transparency in the fight against corruption in Africa.
Kenyan Waste Pickers Unite to Bring About Meaningful Change
The group of waste pickers will be performing a piece of carefully orchestrated legislative theatre to delegates at the INC 3 meeting. The drama piece will raise awareness of the challenges that waste pickers confront and highlight the need for a just transition to end plastic pollution for the informal waste management sector.
The Pen and the Planet: Journalism’s Critical Role in Climate Change
In a world teetering on the brink of irreversible climate disaster, the need for robust, and actionable solutions has never been more acute. At the intersection of science, policy, community action, and global consciousness stands a singular force: Journalism.
New Global Benchmark Encourages Tourists to Become Responsible Wildlife Watchers
Thursday, 19 October 2023. World Animal Protection and World Cetacean Alliance have today launched a new global programme, working with a coalition of responsible travel businesses and wildlife charities, which they hope will change the way people travel to see wildlife forever.
New Forecast: World on Track to Meet ‘Well Below 2°C’ Paris Agreement Climate Target
The world will likely achieve the Paris Agreement target of limiting average global temperature rise to “well below 2°C”, finds a new forecast of global climate policies published today by the Inevitable Policy Response (IPR), a consortium of climate policy experts.
Ghana and Air Pollution: A Ticking Time bomb
Air pollution is the leading environmental risk factor in Ghana that contributes to most deaths and disabilities, according to the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME), yet it receives little political or public attention in comparison to other issues.
Can China Decouple Emissions From Economic Growth?
Since the first known use of coking coal in blast furnaces in early 18th-century Britain, prompting the start of the Industrial Revolution, the growth of Britain’s economy, and later the rest of the world’s, has been closely correlated with the growth of carbon dioxide (CO₂) emissions.
New Foresight Report Identifies Urgent Policy Actions Needed to Put SDGs Back on Track
Ahead of the UN’s SDG Summit (18-19 September), Earth4All, an international team of economists and scientists, and the Foundation for European Progressive Studies (FEPS) unveil groundbreaking research showing that policymakers can ensure the implementation of SDGs by 2050.
Governments Must Seek Win-win Synergies by Tackling Climate, Sustainable Dev’t Crises Together
New York, United States of America/ —A groundbreaking report by a group of independent experts released today by the United Nations outlines steps governments should take to maximise the impact of policies and actions by tackling the climate and sustainable development crises at the same time, creating synergies.