This poem is titled Code 1.5, and it is a wake-up call to address the urgent threat of climate change. This poem seeks to educate and inspire individuals to take action, to work together to protect the planet and limit global warming to below 1.5°C. Poem Title: Code 1.5 Read more…
Image: Biddiboo | Getty Images Climate activists and open knowledge experts in the Global South and Global North have begun a partnership to seek more ‘openness’ in climate change negotiations. The coalition ‘OPEN GOES COP’ includes organisations and individuals advocating for openness in the context of the UN Climate Read more…
PHOTO | JOSEPH KANYI | NMG Malawi — Associations of tea producers in Africa and Asia have called for a collaborative effort in the global tea industry to embrace climate-resilient production methods in tea-growing countries to sustain the sector’s development. They made this observation during a meeting on the Read more…
Image: Climate change is a health emergency. #Melbourneclimatestrike IMG_5218″ by John Englart (Takver) is licensed under CC BY-SA 2.0. The World Health Organization (WHO), through its decision-making body, the World Health Assembly, has recognized climate change as an imminent threat to global health. The resolution, passed at its 77th Assembly, was overwhelmingly Read more…
Ghanata Senior High School has emerged winner of the maiden Science Technology Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) Ideathon Challenge on Air Pollution organised for Senior High Schools by the Breathe Accra Project. Bole SHS took the 1st runner-up position, whilst Twene-Amanfo SHS and the Ghana National College grabbed the second and third Read more…
Image Credit: @UNISNairobi The United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) has announced the cancellation of the Regional Climate Weeks because of a significant funding shortfall. This decision has raised concerns about the impact of global climate action and the disproportionate effect on indigenous and minority communities. However, it Read more…
Photo Credit: GWR Drenched in sweat and clad in a blue long-sleeved shirt, 29-year-old Ghanaian environmental activist Abubakar Tahiru embraced a towering timber tree with unwavering dedication. His mission? To set a new Guinness World Record for the most trees hugged in an hour by an individual–a feat he achieved Read more…
illustration: el_khalilulahi Saleem, 23, is fixated on his laptop playing a game. As the questions pop up, he clicks on the options and moves to the next. Unlike the usual phone games, this one he’s playing is on climate change. “I enjoy playing this game, it helps me with Read more…
KUMASI (Eco Media) — Ghana has become the third African country to introduce a carbon tax known as the “Emission Levy,” following in the footsteps of South Africa and Mauritius. Starting February 1, 2024, the Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) has commenced the implementation of the Emissions Levy Act of 2023. Read more…
Image credit: United Nations KUMASI (Eco Media) — New research has shown that the solutions and initiatives businesses will take to mitigate climate change will lead to an increase in the price of goods and services. This is because businesses will spend on mitigating the climate change risk, which Read more…