President Nana Akufo-Addo<\/strong><\/p>\nPresident Nana Addo Dankwa
\nAkufo-Addo on Thursday said government was considering a future use of nuclear
\nenergy to reduce Ghana\u2019s carbon footprints as part of his government\u2019s
\ndetermination to contribute significantly towards winning the fight against
\nclimate change. <\/p>\n
The occasion was the 2nd
\nAfrica Climate Change Summit held in Accra where he described the issue of
\nclimate change as \u201cthe biggest threat to the realisation of the SDGs\u201d, which
\nhas become an issue of grave concern to most leaders across the world.<\/p>\n
That, he said, was due to
\nits considerable impact on the fundamentals required for survival on earth. <\/p>\n
\u201cWe, in Africa, suffer the
\nmost because our weak economies are most susceptible to the effects of climate
\nchange, and our capacity to withstand its damage is low,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n
In view of that, he said
\nthe Presidency would soon be powered by solar energy as an example to other
\ninstitutions or public buildings.<\/p>\n
With the Global Report on
\nClimate Economy by the Coalition of Urban Transitions launched on the sidelines
\nof the 74th Session of the UN General Assembly, he said \u201cthe world faces a
\nclimate emergency \u2013 but cities offer national governments a solution,\u201d stressing
\nthat it is in Africa\u2019s interests to fight decisively climate change.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe need to take practical
\nand proactive steps to curb human activities that are endangering our planet.
\nWe need to provide solutions that can stand the test of time in Africa. Our work
\nis cut out for us, and we cannot fail,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n
With the summit bringing
\ntogether leaders of African cities, President Akufo-Addo explained that Ghana
\nbelieves acting on climate change cannot be done in isolation.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt should be a coordinated
\neffort weaved into the sustainable development agenda of our various nations.
\nThe Paris Agreement and SDG Goal No. 13 provide the framework for us to forge
\nahead in this direction,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
He told the gathering that
\nGhana\u2019s Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) towards combating climate
\nchange had been fully incorporated into Government\u2019s Coordinated Programme for
\nEconomic and Social Development Policies (2017-2024) to facilitate their
\nimplementation.<\/p>\n
\u201cIndeed, all local
\nauthorities have been directed to address climate change adaptation and
\nmitigation actions within their medium-term development plans,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n
The President said major
\npolicy interventions such as the programme for \u201cPlanting for Food and Jobs\u201d,
\n\u201cOne District, One Factory\u201d, \u201cOne Village, One Dam\u201d being pursued by his
\ngovernment had been implemented not only to boost agricultural production,
\nindustrialisation and rural development, but also to build our resilience to
\nthe impacts of climate change. <\/p>\n
He, therefore, urged African leaders gathered at the conference centre to prioritise climate actions in their local plans.<\/p>\n
By Charles Takyi-Boadu, Presidential Correspondent<\/strong> <\/p>\nThe post \u2018Ghana To Go Nuclear’ appeared first on .<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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