With the US retreating from climate finance and fossil fuels getting cheaper, Asia faces a choice: chase short-term gains or find new partners to keep its clean-energy future on track. Washington’s withdrawal last week from the Just Energy Transition Partnership (JETP), a global initiative to help developing nations shift from coal to renewables, has cast a long shadow over energy-hungry Asia, which faces intensifying climate threats and a fast-evolving geopolitical landscape. The price of Brent crude oil recently plunged to a five-month low before inching up as the world’s most influential oil cartel, Opec, increased output from April in response to pressure from US President Donald Trump to bring down prices. A possible early resolution to the Ukraine-Russia war could open the tap to cheap oil from Russia that had
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The Chief Justice of Ghana, Justice Gertrude Araba Esaaba Sackey Torkornoo, has called on Ghanaians to refer disputes to private Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) Centres, as a first option in attempting to resolve disputes before resorting to the courts, if ADR is unsuccessful. She explained that because of the proven benefits and advantages of ADR, particularly mediation, it has become necessary for individuals and businesses to explore the resolution of dispute at private ADR centres, to secure expeditious, confidential, inexpensive, and amicable outcomes. Delivering the keynote address at the 2025 graduation and matriculation ceremony for the Professional Executive Master of ADR programme of the Gamey and Gamey ADR Institute in Accra on Saturday, the Chief Justice highlighted the transformative impact of ADR in fostering investment, peace, and prosperity. She particularly