NPA urges Ghanaian households use of LPG cylinders, instead of charcoal, firewood

Mr Joseph Kwame Gyan, the Bono Regional Manager of the National Petroleum Authority (NPA) has advised Ghanaian households to opt for the use of Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) instead of the use of firewood and charcoal for cooking.

He said the use of LPG would contribute to largely to the nation's efforts in protecting the environment, arresting deforestation and mitigating climate change impacts.

In an interview with Sompa FM in Sunyani, Mr Gyan worried that the impact of climate change evidenced in global warming had become a huge global phenomenon and concern, having devastating tolls on nations around the world.

He emphasised that mitigating climate change impacts which were also being felt in the country required collective and deliberate efforts from individuals, institutions and the government.

Mr Gyan noted that the increasing over-dependence on the use of firewood and charcoal were contributing to the depletion of the nation's forests, saying that felling trees for charcoal production serious environmental consequences.

Mr Gyan cautioned members of the public to also remain careful in the use of LPG cylinders for cooking, especially in the dry season and to prevent domestic fire outbreaks.

Sompaonline.com/Agyemang Opambour