CCCM advocates strongly against activities that cause climate change. The promotion of policies and actions against climate change is the center’s main goal. Ghanaian communities are increasingly becoming vulnerable to climate change. Climate change is caused by human activity. The emission of greenhouse gases is the biggest cause of climate change and the burning of fossil fuels for energy consumption is the main source of these emissions. Our world is warmer than ever before, greenhouse gas emissions are continuing to rise, and people and wildlife are already suffering the consequences. But that’s nothing compared to what we are leaving future generations if these trends continue. It’s time to stop the destruction and take action to protect our environment and climate through sustainable ways.
Ghana signed the Paris Agreement on 22nd April 2016 and ratified it on 21st September 2016. The Paris Agreement is a legally binding international treaty on climate change. It was adopted by 196 Parties at COP 21 in Paris, on 12 December 2015 and entered into force on 4 November 2016. Its goal is to limit global warming to well below 2 degrees Celsius, preferably to 1.5 degrees Celsius. The CCCMA is the advocacy arm of Climate Change Advisors Ghana.
The Center promotes and supports policies that invest in clean, renewable, and sustainable energy. Renewable energy is one of the effective options available for fighting against climate change.This isbecause renewable energy sources such as solar and wind don’t emit carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases that contribute to global warming.It offers a safe, reliable, and affordable way to achieve massive decarbonization, in line with keeping the rise in global temperatures “well below 2°C”. The center aims to work to eradicate poverty and reduce inequalities through the promotion of sustainable agriculture where smallholder farmers in rural Ghana would be provided with solar-powered irrigation systems to aid their work and boost productivity. The center would partner with the relevant stakeholders to promote the use of solar energy products in Ghana’s rural communities to eradicate energy poverty.