Ghana launches real-time system to monitor emissions
Ghana has launched a real-time monitoring system to track industrial emissions and discharges nationwide.
The initiative, dubbed the Ghana Online Continuous Emissions Monitoring System (GOCEMS), marks a decisive departure from the former self-reporting regime, enabling swift detection of environmental threats and immediate alerts to industries on non-compliant parameters.
In a speech delivered on his behalf, Dr Ibrahim Murtala Muhammed, Minister for Environment, Science, Technology and Innovation, said rapid industrialisation had intensified air pollution, contributing to severe health conditions and premature deaths.
He noted that prolonged exposure to polluted air and excessive noise could cause stress, reduced workplace productivity, cognitive impairment, cardiovascular disease...