CSOs Debriefing Meeting Anti-Coal...
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Ghana– ReducingourCarbon(G-ROC)PresentationonTuesday,19th July2016.
Chibeze Ezekiel,G-ROCCoordinator
AboutqAninformalnetwork ofyouth-basedgrassrootsorganisations (andindividuals)…activelychampiontheneedtoreduceourcarbonemissionsandpromoterenewableenergysystemsasakeyeffortincombatingclimatechange.
qItwascreatedinJuly2013,aftersevenyoungleadersfromGhanaweretrained
WhatisCoal:Itisacombustibleblackorbrownish-blacksedimentaryrock.Itisprimarilyusedasasolidfueltoproduceelectricityandheat
throughcombustionforindustrialpurposes
TypesofCoal-firedPlants
• SubcriticalCoalPlant• Supercritical(SC)CoalPlant• Ultra-Supercritical(USC)CoalPlant• AdvancedUltra-Supercritical(A-USC)CoalPlant
• IntegratedGasificationCombinedCycle(IGCC)CoalPlants
Conversionefficiency,CO2emissionsintensityandcoalconsumptionvaluesforcoaltechnologies12
Technology Conversionefficiency3
CO2emissionsintensity(gCO2/kWh)
Coalconsumption(g/kWh)
Subcritical Upto38% ≥880 ≥380
Supercritical Upto42% 800–880 340–380
Ultra-Supercritical Upto45% 740–800 320–340
A-USC/IntegratedGasificationCombinedCycle(IGCC)
45–50% 670–740 290–320
CommunityEngagementFeedbackKeyfindings:• ChiefandEldersofEkumfiAboano,OpinionLeadersofthe
fishermengroup,thefarmersgroup,thewomen’sgroupandtheyouthwerenotadequately consultedastheScopingreportclaims
• Theyouthareinhighanticipationofthejobspromisedbuthavenoideaofthekindortypeofjobstobeoffered.
• Thepeoplehadconcernswhichwerenotsufficientlyaddressedduringthepublicforumorganised byVRAandEPA.Amajorconcernwastheeffectonthemsincetheyharvestanddependonrainwater
DonpeheneEkumfiEtibedu,ChiefNanaKojiMensaIIFromtheengagementwehadwiththeVRA,theorganisationmadeitclearthattheprojectwillnotdisturb thecommunities inanyway.Weunderstood thattheoldendaycoaltechnologyallowedemissionstobeemittedfarandnear,whichcausesharmtopeopleandenvironment.Thetechnology forthisoneallowsfortheemission tobekeptunderneath.Themachinestobeusediscapabletominimizing thenegativeeffectsofcoal.Peoplehavebeencriticizingcoalbutthemachinewillhelp toreduceemission intotheatmosphere.Rainharvesting isdonebypeoplewhocannotaffordpipebornewater,buthavinggoneontoursorganizedbytheVRA,wehavebeentoldthatthemachinescanhelptoaddressanydamagetowaterharvestedthrough therain.Weembracedit,theprojectwillcometohelpthepoorgetjobstodoandthemachineswillnotbringanydiseasestopeople.
Iamnotsuretheprojectwillcontaminatetheatmosphere.
DennisAidoo– EkrumfiAboanoSpiritualleader
“Thechiefhasrefusedtositdownwithus(elders)andeventheentirecommunitytodeliberateonthebenefitsandsetbacksoftheproject.Healwayssaystheprojectisyettobeginsoweshouldexercisepatience.Wearehappy350G-ROCisheretosensitizeoreducatethecommunitymoreonthecoalproject.
VRAhasalreadyheldmeetingswithusontheproject.Wetoldthemthatwedonothaveanyexpertiseontheproject,forinstanceemissionsandthepossibilityofcontaminatingrainwaterandhealthimplicationsforthepeople.WeweretoldbytheVRAthattheyhavesometechnologythatcanaddressthat,butoncetheyhavenotstartedworkwehavenotseenit.
Nocompensationhasbeendiscussedyet”.
Assemblymember(DavidDawson)- KotenkureElectoralArea“EvenEuropeisshuttingdownandcancellingcoalpowerplantsprojectsbutoncethegovernmentisbringingaprojectandyoukickagainstitpeopledonotunderstand.Thisisbecause,theyhavedifferentmindsetofbringingtheproject;theythinkaboutthepositivebutdonotthinkaboutthenegativeside.SoIdonothaveanyoption, sinceitisgoingtocreatejobsforpeople inthecommunities,wewelcomeit.Fornowwearenotthinkingaboutthenegativeaspectofit,weareonlythinkingofjobcreationforthepeople,buttheproblemsassociatedwiththeproject,wearenotthinkingabout it.Onceyoubegintovoiceoutthenegatives,peopleperceiveyouasnotsupportingtheproject.EvenifIspeaktheproposalhasbeenmadetoconstructtheproject.Fornowpeoplewillnotseetheimpactuntiltheprojecthastakenoff,peopleinthecommunityarenotwillingtovoiceouttheenvironmentaleffects,onceyoudoitpeopletagyouaspoliticallysabotagingthem.Itisratherunfortunatethatthegovernmentofficialsdonotstayaroundtoexperiencethe impact,onlythelocalswillexperience.IfEPAreallythinksaboutthepeople intheprojectareas,theycanpreventtheprojectfromtakingplace.Theycanadvisegovernmenttochangetorenewableenergy.TherearepeoplewithinEPAwhoscientificallyareawareofthenegativeimpactofcoalandperhapsfeelreluctanttoinformthegovernment.Thegovernmentfeelsitiscreatingjobsforthepeople,buttheimpactwillbefeltbythe locals.”
Criticalissuesforconsideration1.Typeofcoaltobeimported- Peat,Lignite,BlackcoalandAnthracite2.Characteristicsoftheflyash3.ContactdetailsoftheNGOsandallthelocalstakeholdersengaged4.Nonon-coal/fossilfuelbasedprojectalternativesspecifiedinthescopingreport5.EffectorimpactonBiodiversity6.Specifickindofjobopportunitiestobecreatedoroffered
Continue7.ThecaseofyouthdemonstratingagainstAsogliPowerplantduetomarginalisationandnoisepollution8.WhyisGhanagoingforCoalwheneventherichanddevelopedcountrieslikeUSAandChinaareshuttingdowntheircoalplants?9.Evenifcoalistobeconsidered,whynotgofortheMOSTEFFICIENT coalplanttechnology?10.Ghana’scommitmenttotheParisClimateAgreementwhichenjoinshertoreduceemissionlevels.
Alternatives?Clean/RenewableSourceofEnergy
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