Climate change policy trends in Ghana, Africa and strategies for Korean companies to advance into Ghana to Explore Projects Related to Climate Change

In November 2025, our government announced the 2035 National Greenhouse Gas Reduction Target (NDC). This target sets a very challenging goal: a 53% to 61% reduction in 2035, depending on the industrial sector, compared to net emissions in 2018. As a follow-up measure to achieve this goal, the government plans to establish the “Korea Green Transformation (K-GX),” which includes detailed tasks for fostering green industries such as solar power and energy storage systems (ESS), in collaboration with relevant ministries and industries in the first half of 2026. In particular, this reduction target includes a 34% reduction in international emissions, necessitating systematic support alongside government-level efforts to reduce overseas greenhouse gas emissions. In this context, we will examine the environmental and climate change policies of Ghana, an African country with the most well-established institutional and administrative framework for implementing greenhouse gas reduction projects under Article 6 of the Paris Agreement, and explore opportunities for Korean companies to explore the country. The Ghanaian government has established a more systematic system than any other developing African country to manage and support the project discovery, registration, and other aspects of greenhouse gas reduction projects undertaken by developed countries in accordance with Article 6 of the Paris Agreement. This well-established system has resulted in rapid results, with carbon credit trading generating revenues reaching $800 million. By analyzing these successful cases in developed countries and Ghana's administrative system, potential opportunities for mutual cooperation can be explored. Through an analysis of the Ghanaian government’s greenhouse gas reduction policy in accordance with the Paris Agreement, we aim to establish a strong mutual cooperation and strategic policy measures between the Korean government and Korean companies with the Ghanaian government and other developing countries to achieve the Korean government’s 2035 NDC international reduction goals.