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Ghana Can Turn Climate Challenges into Opportunities …

ACCRA, November 1, 2022 – The World Bank Group''s new Country Climate and Development Report (CCDR) for Ghana estimates that at least one million more people could fall into poverty due to climate shocks, if urgent …

Ghana Can Turn Climate Challenges into Opportunities for Resilient …

ACCRA, November 1, 2022 – The World Bank Group''s new Country Climate and Development Report (CCDR) for Ghana estimates that at least one million more people could fall into poverty due to climate shocks, if urgent climate actions are not taken. Income could reduce by up to 40% for poor households by 2050. The analysis calls for pursuing …

Green Ghana Day: Government is committed to reducing carbon …

President Akufo-Addo has said that as part of protecting Ghana''s environment, government is committed to reducing carbon emissions by 64 million tonnes. Speaking at the Green Ghana event on June 7, 2024, the President championed the cause of a Greener future as he delivered an impassioned speech at Burma Camp, Accra, to …

The Green Climate Fund approves $54.5m project to …

The Green Climate Fund approves $54.5m project to reduce deforestation and carbon emissions in Ghana. 20 August 2020. Caption: Women processing shea in Chache Sheabutter Centre supported …

Green Climate Fund approves $54.5m project to reduce …

The Green Climate Fund (GCF) has approved a project worth 54.5 million US dollars to address the alarming deforestation and forest degradation challenges in the Northern Savannah Zone of Ghana,...

What lifestyle changes will shrink your carbon footprint the most?

Americans, specifically, waste about 25 percent of the food we buy. According to Project Drawdown, adopting a vegetarian diet can also cut emissions, by about 63 percent, while going vegan can ...

BHP Says Carbon Offsets Remain an Option on Road to Reducing …

8 · BHP is on track to reduce its operational greenhouse gas emissions by at least 30% by fiscal 2030 versus fiscal 2020. BHP Group isn''t planning to use carbon offsets to meet its 2030 emissions ...

Reduced carbon emission estimates from fossil fuel combustion and …

The inset shows the comparison between carbon content from 602 coal samples and 4,243 coal mines (R = 0.59, P < 0.001, n = 104).Each dot in the inset indicates the average of carbon content from ...

Green Ghana Day: Government is committed to reducing carbon …

President Akufo-Addo has said that as part of protecting Ghana''s environment, government is committed to reducing carbon emissions by 64 million …

Why The U.S. Leads The World In Reducing Carbon Emissions

The U.S. reduced carbon emissions by 879 million metric tons, or 14%. Here''s how that compares to the ten countries with the greatest carbon emission reductions over that timeframe.

Developed in collaboration with the Municipality of Accra. 2022

By 2050, 150 m of waterfront could be lost to 20 cm of sea level rise (1). By 2030, under a moderate emissions scenario,2 Ghana could see the cumulative number of forced …

Ghana carbon emissions tax: Akufo-Addo government accused of …

Ghana emitted 59.8 million tonnes of carbon dioxide equivalent in 2021, a report from the country''s Environmental Protection Agency found. The biggest emitters that year were China, at 12 ...

Spatial-temporal patterns of ambient fine particulate matter (PM

Attaining cleaner air in Accra (i.e. meeting WHO guideline levels) is likely to require implementation of Ghana''s proposed traffic-related air pollution reduction strategies such as the bus-rapid transit system, development of vehicle emission standards, and maintaining the current penalties on importation of old vehicles while providing ...

The race to zero emissions, and why the world depends on it

2010-2019 is the warmest decade on record. On the current path of carbon dioxide emissions, the global temperature is expected to increase by 3 to 5 degrees Celsius by the end of century. To avoid the worst of warming (maximum 1.5°C rise), the world will need to decrease fossil fuel production by roughly 6 per cent per year between 2020 and 2030.

Reducing carbon dioxide emissions; Does renewable energy matter ...

The results show that a percentage increase in nonrenewable energy consumption leads to an increase of 1.07% and 1.9% in CO 2 emissions in the short and long run respectively. Additionally, economic growth contributes to environmental degradation while urbanization has a negative effect on carbon dioxide emissions.

It''s possible to reach net-zero carbon emissions. Here''s how

The Princeton team estimates that the United States would need to invest at least an additional $2.5 trillion over the next 10 years for the country to have a shot at achieving net-zero emissions ...

How road network transformation may be associated with reduced …

Nineteen Chinese cities reduced carbon emissions by 848 thousand tons, 1.676 million tons, and 2.524 million tons, respectively, under the three scenarios (See more detail in supplementary file). This reduction equates to a decrease in fossil fuel use of 408 thousand tons, 806 thousand tons, and 1.214 million tons, respectively, accounting for ...

Cyclist completes 815km ride from Bolgatanga to Accra

14 April 2024 8:57am. As the world continues to face issues of carbon emissions, exacerbating the impact of climate change, a cyclist has ridden 815 kilometres from Bolgatanga, the Upper East ...

NEW CEMENT INVESTMENT IN GHANA REDUCES CARBON …

The company is a leading producer of cement in Ghana and operates a 550,000 tons p.a. facility outside Accra in southern Ghana. The cement is sold under the brand name ... and our co-investor partners IFU and FLS to support this proactive company in their market-leading effort to reduce carbon emissions in an essential sector for …

Towards zero vehicle emissions in Africa: A case study of Ghana

Out of the 16 regions of Ghana, Greater Accra Region has the highest number of vehicles recorded to be 1,134,599 within the same period (Ackom, 2017). ... provide valuable insights for policymakers in developing countries to optimize subsidies for new energy vehicles in reducing carbon emissions in the transportation industry. …

Ghana Signs Landmark Deal with World Bank to Cut Carbon …

Ghana''s five-year Emission Reductions Payment Agreement (ERPA) with the Forest Carbon Partnership Facility (FCPF) Carbon Fund, which is administered by …

Reducing Global Carbon Emissions with Limestone Calcined

CBI Ghana''s Accra plant is set to become the largest LC3 production facility globally by the second half of 2024. 4. ... As the world grapples with reducing carbon emissions, LC3 presents a ...

Building and carbon emissions: Evidence from real estate purchase ...

In the peri-urban areas of Accra and Kumasi, Stow et al. (2016) ... Therefore, we assume that the REPR policy may achieve the effect of reducing carbon emissions by reducing the population in pilot cities. We use the data of the annual natural growth rate of a city''s population to measure the population change caused by the REPR …

Climate change: Top 10 tips to reduce carbon footprint revealed

Sixth is insulating your home well, which saves 0.895 tonnes of CO2 equivalent. Seventh is switching to a vegan diet, which saves 0.8 tonnes. Other top actions are using heat pumps; switching from ...

Africa and the Carbon Cycle

A peer reviewed selection of articles derived from the presentations and posters showed at the Open Science Conference “Africa and Carbon Cycleâ€Â, Accra, Ghana (25-27 November 2008) is presented. The Conference brought together about 100 participants from 28 nations, mainly from Africa and Europe, presenting issues related to the following …

Estimating the Key Factors Contributing to Vehicular Exhaust …

The study examined the factors that contribute significantly to automobile exhaust pollution in the major city of Ghana, Accra. Using an SV-5Q automobile exhaust-gas analyzer, the concentrations of carbon dioxide (CO2), hydrocarbon (HC), carbon monoxide (CO), and nitrogen oxides (NOx) were measured on 1002 light-duty gasoline …

Green Climate Fund approves $54.5m project to reduce …

Green Climate Fund approves $54.5m project to reduce deforestation and carbon emissions in Ghana Press Release Green Climate Fund approves $54.5m project to reduce deforestation and carbon …

Accra outdoors Climate Action Plan; outlines measures to …

Mr Mohammed Adjei Sowah, the Accra Metropolitan Chief Executive in an address at the launch of the Plan at the City Hall on Wednesday said through the CAP, Accra aims to reduce emissions by …

Developed in collaboration with the Municipality of Accra. 2022

• The end of outdoor combustion could reduce the average concentration of PM 2.5 from 3.2 µg/m3 to 0.2 µg/m3 in 2030, potentially avoiding 120 premature deaths in 2030 compared with the baseline scenario (23). Air quality improvements • In addition to the Greater Accra Metropolitan Areas Air Quality Management Plan, the Urban Health and

From income and housing wealth inequalities to emissions …

Carbon emission inequality is one of the most relevant issues in environmental inequality. It concerns the distribution of emission burdens among regions and households and evokes political and academic interests in the study of the correlation between environmental quality and social hierarchies (Boyce 1994) ch research …

Climate change: Top 10 tips to reduce carbon footprint revealed

Top of the list is living car-free, which saves an average of 2.04 tonnes of CO2 equivalent per person annually. This is followed by driving a battery electric car - 1.95 tonnes of CO2 equivalent ...

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