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General News of Sunday, June 2, 2019
Source: clbadfmonline.com
2019-06-02
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo
President Nana Akufo-Addo badured that the exploitation of the country's bauxite resources, particularly in Atewa, would be guided by international best practices and technologies to ensure that wildlife stocks in the country 39 mining environment are not threatened.
Speaking at the Sustainable Industries Conference of the Ocean, President Akufo-Addo, in response to a question on the fact that the exploitation of Ghana's bauxite resources will not jeopardize oil and gas production. Environment, said that it was a very legitimate balance that should be achieved and that the country's leaders sought to achieve the same balance.
"Current technology is much more sensitive to these problems because of the pressure on bauxite and oil companies to take it into account. So, to a certain extent, from now on, from the large scale exploitation of Ghana's bauxite resources, we are in a better technological position than we would have been 20 or so years ago. 30 years old, "said the president.
He further stated: "I am satisfied with what has been said and with what has been shown that it is possible to pull out this red mud without disturbing the wildlife that exists in the Atiwaa mountains ".
The event was organized under the auspices of the Ghana Petroleum Commission, Aker Energy and the Norwegian Embbady in Ghana, as part of a two-day official visit by the Norwegian Prime Minister to Ghana .
Mr. Akufo-Addo further badured that the executive will closely monitor the bauxite sector in order to valorize the exploitation of bauxite in order to ensure the successful development of the country while guaranteeing a maximum protection of the environment and the stock of wild animals in mining areas. .
"What's important for us is to keep our eyes on these two goals. The requirement of development but at the same time the balance that we must achieve with the environment when carrying out mining activities.
Norwegian Prime Minister
Norwegian Prime Minister Erna Solberg said that Sustainable Development Goal 14, which states that "Conserve and sustainably use the oceans, seas and marine resources", is at the heart of 39, resource exploitation space in the world. She urged mining stakeholders to take appropriate measures using technologies to protect the environment and, in fact, the existence of man on the earth.
Aker Energy
Aker Energy, a Ghanaian energy and oil company forming part of the larger group of Aker companies based in Norway, is committed to continuing its investments in the energy sector and to supporting all efforts to protect the environment in the mining areas where it is located. an interest.
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