The Country Lead of Ocean Centres Ghana, Dr Emmanuel Kofi Mbiah, has stressed the need for Ghana to act decisively in embracing clean energy, describing it as the country's greatest economic opportunity of the 21st century.Briefing journalists in Accra, Dr Mbiah cautioned that continued reliance on fossil fuels was not only environmentally harmful but also undermining national development and locking Ghana into long-term economic risks."In 2023 alone, clean energy drove 10 per cent of global GDP growth.
Even traditional fossil fuel strongholds like Texas are now leading in renewables, not out of ideology, but because it makes economic sense," he said.Dr Mbiah emphasised that the clean energy transition goes beyond climate action.
Renewables provide energy security, job creation, and economic resilience."Despite holding 60 per cent of the world's best solar potential, Africa receives only 2 per cent of global clean energy investment," he noted.He urged Ghana to submit an ambitious and bankable Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC) ahead of COP30 in Brazil, one that aligns with the country's development priorities.He also called for urgent investment in national grid infrastructure, energy storage, and workforce training programmes to support a just and inclusive transition."This is our moment.
The fossil fuel era is fading.
