The number of climate-related legal cases around the world has surged to more than 3,000, according to a new report from the UN Environment Programme (UNEP) and Columbia University’s Sabin Center for Climate Change Law.

A leading climate and sustainability think tank has welcomed new environmental measures announced by President John Dramani Mahama, while cautioning that long-term success will depend on how the policies are rolled out.

The Mayor of Accra, Michael Kpakpo Allotey, has urged renewed commitment to climate action as the city marks ten years since the devastating flood and fire disaster of June 3, 2015.

A new report from US-based research group Climate Central has revealed that a quarter of the world’s population experienced daily temperatures made more extreme by climate change throughout the Northern Hemisphere summer.

A new environmental report has warned that up to five per cent of Africa’s population—equivalent to around 100 million people—could be forced to relocate by 2050 due to the worsening impacts of climate change.

An influential African climate advocacy group has sharply criticized former US President Donald Trump following his comments at the United Nations General Assembly dismissing climate change as “the greatest con job ever perpetrated on the world”.

Integrating climate policies with sustainable development strategies could save governments nearly 40% in public spending, a new UN-backed report has found

Illegal mining, known locally as galamsey, has become a flashpoint in Ghanaian politics, with rival parties trading blame and offering sharply contrasting solutions ahead of upcoming elections.