{"id":259876,"date":"2024-12-03T22:01:29","date_gmt":"2024-12-03T22:01:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/12\/03\/tullow-forestry-commission-set-to-implement-joint-carbon-offset-project\/"},"modified":"2024-12-03T22:01:29","modified_gmt":"2024-12-03T22:01:29","slug":"tullow-forestry-commission-set-to-implement-joint-carbon-offset-project","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/12\/03\/tullow-forestry-commission-set-to-implement-joint-carbon-offset-project\/","title":{"rendered":"Tullow, Forestry Commission set to implement joint carbon offset project"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"article-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.ghanaweb.com\/imagelib\/pics\/438\/43837861.295.jpg\" alt=\"Key activities will include a comprehensive environmental and social impact assessment\" title=\"Key activities will include a comprehensive environmental and social impact assessment\" width=\"295\" height=\"196\" \/> <span class=\"image_caption\"><span>Key activities will include a comprehensive environmental and social impact assessment<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"-webkit-user-select: none; -webkit-touch-callout: none; -moz-user-select: none; -ms-user-select: none; user-select: none;\">\n<p id=\"article-123\">Multinational oil and gas company, Tullow, and the Ghana Forestry Commission would start \u201cfull-scale implementation\u201d of a joint nature-based carbon offset project, launched earlier this year.<\/p>\n<p>A release copied to Ghana News Agency said the Forestry Commission, supported by Tullow, would \u201cengage stakeholders at both national and regional levels to finalise project details.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cKey activities will include a comprehensive environmental and social impact assessment, as well as capacity-building programmes to promote sustainable forest management.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe project, which supports Ghana\u2019s Reduced Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation (REDD+) Strategy, will conserve and restore approximately 2 million hectares of land in the Bono and Bono East regions and is designed to generate up to one million tonnes of certified carbon offsets annually,\u201d the company said.<\/p>\n<p>Officials say the initiative \u201cis critical to Tullow\u2019s overall net-zero strategies, and the carbon offsets generated from the project, developed under leading certification standards, will be used to mitigate hard-to-abate emissions.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Julia Ross, Tullow\u2019s Director of People and Sustainability, said the move was part of Tullow\u2019s commitment to \u201csustainable operations and environmental stewardship.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOur investment in this project reinforces our commitment to support forest conservation and create long-term environmental and social benefits for Ghana.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe see this as the first of many such programmes that will support host nations to meet their development and climate objectives,\u201d he stated.<\/p>\n<p>Tullow said it also \u201cfocused on decarbonising its operations by eliminating routine flaring in the short term.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Key activities will include a comprehensive environmental and social impact assessment Multinational oil and gas company, Tullow, and the Ghana Forestry Commission would start \u201cfull-scale implementation\u201d of a joint nature-based carbon offset project, launched earlier this year. 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