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Empowering Communities for Green Energy: A multi-faith and CSOs engagement on Ghana’s energy transition agenda and implementation framework

GreenFaith Ghana, together with KASA Initiative Ghana, collaborated with the Ministry Energy and Green Transition to lead a comprehensive successful engagements with Faith leaders and members of civil society organisations across three key locations in the Western (Takoradi and Ellembelle district) and Central Region (Cape Coast) of Ghana to provide an understanding on Ghana’s frameworks on Energy and Green Transition agenda, how it affects them and the entry points for them especially people faith leaders in these discussions.

BRICS Says West Should Pay for Global South’s Energy Transition

BRICS also acknowledged that the world is still decades away from giving up oil and gas, especially in its emerging-economy parts. “We acknowledge fossil fuels will still play an important role in the world’s energy mix,” the group said in its joint statement, “particularly for emerging markets and developing economies, and we recognize the need to promote just, orderly, equitable and inclusive energy transitions and reduce GHG emissions in line with our climate goals and observing SDG7, and the principles of technological neutrality and common but differentiated responsibilities and respective capabilities taking into account national circumstances, needs and priorities.”

US Urges Eastern Europe to Split from EU Energy Transition Aims

The Energy Secretary told the Three Seas Business Forum – which numerous leaders from the region attended Monday – that western Europe chose the wrong path of expensive “top-down imposition of enforced climate policies.” He argued that renewables investments weigh on growth and boost revenues of foreign companies, and that eastern Europe should pick a different path.

COP28: Onward March to Just and Sustainable Energy Transition Plan

Following his participation in this year’s UN Climate Change Conference (COP 28), in Dubai, the African Refiners and Distributors Association Executive Secretary, Anibor Kragha, says ARDA remains aligned with the key outcomes of COP 28 related to a just, equitable, tailored energy transition process that considers the peculiar energy poverty and development requirements of African countries.