The lives of women are mostly affected by the impacts of COAL establishments. Thanks to WOMIN (https://womin.org.za/ ), we learnt that coal establishments have a lot of negative impact on our communities especially women such as health problems due to the pollution of water and air which causes miscarriages from drinking coal-polluted water and respiratory […]
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The move seeks to offer sustainable solutions to tackle the effects of climate change in Ghana. The students were drawn from six (6) senior high schools and Junior High Schools located in the La Dade-Kotopon District Assembly of the Greater Accra Region.
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Background: In the light of current global calls to end fossil fuel investments and rather focus on interventions that are climate friendly, the Volta River Authority (VRA) and its counterpart Shenzhen Energy Group Co., Ltd. (SEC) are still pursuing an agenda to construct a 2x350MW Supercritical Coal-fired Power Plant in Ghana. In October, 2016, the
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PART I Chibeze Ezekiel is a young Climate Change Analyst in Ghana certified as a Master Youth Trainer on Climate Change by the World Bank Institute (WBI). He has considerable other environmental work related interventions such as Biological Diversity (Biodiversity) and Forestry. His publications can be found on his blog – chibeze.blogspot.com August, 2016 Comments should
1. Background In January 2016, the Volta River Authority (VRA) in Ghana published a Scoping Notice to announce government’s intention to collaborate with the Shenzhen Energy Group Co., Ltd. of China (SEC) to develop a 2×350MW supercritical coal-fired generating units (including affiliated coal handling terminal), at Ekumfi within the coastal areas of the Ekumfi District
Introduction In the next three years, if all goes as planned, Ghana will build its first two coal-fired electricity plants at Ekumfi Aboano, a coastal fishing community in the Central Region, 78 Km from Accra and 50 Km from Cape Coast. The Volta River Authority – the project proponent – contends that it will generate
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G-ROC is an informal network of youth -leaders formed with the aim of partnering with key stakeholders to champion the need for carbon emissions reduction while actively promoting renewable energy systems as a key effort in combating climate change. Contact: Chibeze Ezekiel Coordinator, 350 G-ROC Accra – Ghana E-mail Add.: chibeze@hotmail.com August, 2016 G-ROC standing up against
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Despite the growing global mandate to end fossil fuel investments, the Volta River Authority (VRA) and Shenzhen Energy Group Co., Ltd. (SEC) are still pursuing an agenda to construct a 2x350MW Supercritical Coal-fired Power Plant in Ghana. The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) of Ghana has advised that the Environmental & Social Impact Assessment (ESIA) process
On behalf of the Ghanaian youth, 350 Ghana [G-ROC] do congratulate Former President, John Agyekum Kuffour on his appointment as a UN Special Envoy on Climate Change to assist Heads of State and Governments around the world in mobilizing the political will to garner support for the 2014 Climate Summit that will be held in
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350 GHANA [G-ROC] has followed with keen interest the discussions regarding the proposals submitted by the Jubilee partners led by Tullow Oil to the Ministry of Energy and Petroleum on a list of possible options in dealing with the accumulated gas in the Jubilee field reservoir, which include flaring, reducing oil production among others and
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