Press release: CCAG urges greater NDC ambition as new report outlines critical need to re-frame 1.5 temperature limits – ECOWAS Business News!
Emmanuel.K.Bensah Jr.
Dr Fatima Denton, CCAG member and Director of the United Nations University – Institute for Natural Resources in Africa – commented: “In Ghana there is an ongoing disconnect between the need to improve Ghana’s economic prospects and the threats posed by the climate crisis, which remains under-represented in political discourse.
“Ghana’s policy remains to balance the expansion of fossil fuel production with investment in renewable energy. Whilst Ghana has already committed to an NDC, continued investment in oil production by wealthier nations means it is not realistic for Ghana to end its reliance on fossil fuels at present. Until such time that Ghana receives sufficient loss and damage support from developed nations, its oil and gas will continue to be traded in return for economic growth as part of a diversified energy mix.”