Also known as: UNFCCC · UN Framework Convention on Climate Change
UN climate convention under which Ghana has committed to net-zero emissions targets and filed updated Nationally Determined Contributions for 2025–2035.
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… The deal, one of the first of its kind in Africa, is seen as a test case for how developing countries can monetise emissions reductions under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change framework. …
Economy eyes carbon market gainsA contributor shares how the Ghana Climate Literacy Portal (GCLP), Ghana's first national open-access digital learning platform, shaped their understanding of climate change and inspired them to write about climate education and action.
26 September 2026 · Joy Online →
A contributor shares how the Ghana Climate Literacy Portal (GCLP), Ghana's first national open-access digital learning platform, shaped their understanding of climate change and inspired them to write about climate education and action.
26 September 2026 · Joy Online →
African climate experts and diplomats gathered in Accra for a two-day technical workshop (August 10–11, 2026) to consolidate Africa's position on the Global Just Transition Mechanism ahead of COP31. The African Group of Negotiators' chair warned that the international community must move beyond broad political statements to develop concrete, technically sound proposals, noting that recent negotiations in Bonn revealed significant challenges regarding the mechanism's ambition and institutional independence.
10 August 2026 · Joy Online →
Ghana's government revoked Executive Instrument 144, which had excised approximately 361.5 acres from Achimota Forest Reserve, restoring the land to forest status. The author argues that while policy has secured the forest's protection, cultural and behavioural change among Ghanaians is essential to ensure its long-term survival.
16 July 2026 · Joy Online →
Turkey's COP31 President-Designate Murat Kurum announced a global electrification target to increase the share of final energy demand met by electricity from just over 20% today to 35% by 2035, aiming to accelerate the shift from direct fossil fuel use to clean electricity across buildings, transport and industry.
9 June 2026 · Joy Online →
The African Group of Negotiators on Climate Change has called for stronger focus on adaptation, climate finance, and equitable international cooperation at UN climate negotiations in Bonn, saying the climate process must respond more directly to the realities facing Africa and other vulnerable developing countries.
9 June 2026 · Joy Online →
Ghana represented the African Group of Negotiators at the UN's climate negotiations in Bonn, calling for equitable climate action and raising alarm over forecast El Niño conditions threatening the continent's development. The group emphasized gaps in the negotiation agenda, including missing agenda items on Loss and Damage and National Adaptation Plans.
8 June 2026 · Joy Online →
Ghana observes World Environment Day with focus on climate change, as the country faces erratic rainfall, floods, coastal erosion, and agricultural disruption. Ghana's updated Nationally Determined Contributions for 2025–2030 target a 71% emissions cut and expand renewable energy and electric vehicle capacity.
5 June 2026 · Business & Financial Times →
Ghana's Minister of State in Charge of Climate Change and Sustainability has called for urgent transformation of the country's food system, citing climate change, rising food imports, environmental degradation and increasing diet-related diseases as threats to economic and social development. The Minister emphasized that climate resilience, food security and sustainable economic transformation remain central to the government's development agenda, noting that agriculture contributes about 19 percent of Ghana's GDP and provides livelihoods for one in every three Ghanaians.
1 June 2026 · Joy Online →
Ghana has signalled its commitment to achieving net-zero emissions under the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change and Paris Agreement, with updated Nationally Determined Contributions outlining targets to reduce emissions while sustaining economic growth. For businesses, the shift raises critical issues of compliance, innovation, competitiveness, and long-term viability as regulatory reforms and ESG expectations reshape operations.
21 May 2026 · Business & Financial Times →
Ghana will require $53.3 billion to implement its updated Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) covering 2025 to 2035, a climate action framework focused on reducing greenhouse gas emissions and strengthening resilience to climate impacts across sectors including energy, transport, agriculture, and forestry.
18 May 2026 · Joy Online →
Ghana is working to unlock climate financing through carbon markets, leveraging forest resources and policy frameworks, but faces constraints in project development, measurement systems, and regulatory frameworks. The Minister of State for Climate Change said deepening carbon market participation is among the country's near-term priorities alongside renewable energy and climate-resilient infrastructure.
11 May 2026 · Business & Financial Times →