Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, the nominee for the Foreign Affairs Ministry, has stated Ghana’s dissatisfaction with the US’s decision to withdraw from the Paris Climate Accord.
He urged the US to reevaluate its position and characterized the ruling as a blow to international efforts to tackle climate change.
Mr. Ablakwa emphasized Ghana’s proactive participation in climate talks under former President John Dramani Mahama during his remarks to the Appointments Committee on Friday, January 31.
“Let me register our unhappiness at the latest withdrawal by the United States of America from the Paris Climate Accord.
That was a very key intervention in the climate change agenda,” he stated.
He added that international collaboration on climate action has been hampered by the US withdrawal, but he reiterated Ghana’s resolve to push for a more robust global strategy.
“Ghana played a leading role under former President Mahama when he was President at the time.
That has clearly created a disruption, but we will continue to urge our big brothers and sisters to come back to the climate change agenda,” he said.
