Ghana near issuing forest carbon credits under J-REDD+ programme

Ghana's government has confirmed it is close to issuing forest carbon credits under the J-REDD+ programme, representing a concrete near-term milestone in the country's emerging carbon market infrastructure. The imminent issuance would position Ghana as one of the first African nations to formalise a tradeable forest carbon credit product. For cleantech and impact investors, the development signals a new investable asset class within Ghana's climate economy.