Annoh-Dompreh Grills Zenator On Plastic Waste , Climate Finance

Minority Chief Whip Frank Annoh-Dompreh grilled the Minister-designate for Environment, Science and Technology, Dr. Zenator Agyeman-Rawlings, during her ministerial vetting on various environmental challenges including mercury pollution from small-scale mining, plastic waste management, landfill pollution, carbon trading, and climate finance.

Annoh-Dompreh commended Dr. Agyeman-Rawlings for her responses but shifted the discussion to practical measures to address environmental threats. He specifically questioned the use of mercury in small-scale gold mining, noting the environmental and public health concerns, and demanded practical solutions and concrete steps the ministry would take if she was approved.

Dr. Agyeman-Rawlings responded by referring to Ghana's obligations under the Minamata Convention and explained that the Environmental Protection Agency would conduct spot checks and testing. She also addressed the growing problem of plastic waste, mentioning the existing policy framework and her intention to ban polystyrene and consider single-use plastics, as well as increased investment in research for biological alternatives to conventional plastics.

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