Charles Ayitey, a Joy Business reporter, won the first place prize at the seventh African Climate Change and Environment Reporting Awards (ACCER) 2022 for best television climate story.
His news article on how young female engineers are using solar cars to reduce Ghana's automobile carbon footprints was one of the most well-received news articles chosen by the judges for this year's prize.
"Charles Ayitey's research adds a fresh perspective on how young African women are leading the way in STEM climate change mitigation. According to Prof. Kioko Ireri, chair of the panel of judges, "it was a difficult selection procedure and for Mr. Ayitey to emerge as the first runner up among over 20 competitive news items, demonstrates the weight of his report.
The winner received $1500 in cash, while the first runner-up received $1000.
The Pan African Climate Justice Alliance (PACJA), Africa's biggest coalition of civil society organisations, faith-based and community-based organisations, academic institutions, researchers, and individuals that support fair and just climate regimes for Africans, is responsible for this ACCER Award.
The awards ceremony for this year took place as Africa was getting ready to host the 27th Conference of Parties to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change later that year in Egypt.
The purpose of ACCER is to create a new culture and consciousness about how biological systems interact, which goes beyond just reshaping the African narrative as it is promoted in climate change and environmental issues.
The purpose of ACCER is to not only change the narrative about Africa that is promoted in discussions about climate change and the environment, but also to create a new culture and consciousness about how biological resources are exploited in the environment and how to reduce carbon emissions.
The realisation that CSOs and governments were unable to raise the necessary degree of awareness about climate change also played a role in the decision to develop the ACCER Awards.
The 4th Report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), which predicted that Africa would suffer the most from the effects of climate change, had an impact on the decision to establish the ACCER Award, according to Charles Mwangi, the acting executive director of the Pan African Climate Initiative.
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