{"id":8066,"date":"2024-09-04T09:35:31","date_gmt":"2024-09-04T09:35:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.fishfmonline.com\/?p=8066"},"modified":"2024-09-04T09:35:35","modified_gmt":"2024-09-04T09:35:35","slug":"fast-track-lithium-agreement-amid-rising-global-demand-kyei-mensah-bonsu-urges-parliament","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.fishfmonline.com\/?p=8066","title":{"rendered":"Fast-track lithium agreement amid rising global demand \u2013 Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu urges Parliament."},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The former Majority Leader in Parliament and MP for Suame, Osei Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu, has called on Parliament to expedite the passage of Ghana\u2019s lithium agreement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He emphasised the urgency of securing the country\u2019s position in the rapidly growing global market for lithium.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Speaking at a stakeholder forum in Parliament on Tuesday, Mr Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu highlighted the finite nature of lithium resources and warned against the risks of delaying legislative action.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As global demand for lithium\u2014 a key element in batteries for electric vehicles and renewable energy storage\u2014 continues to soar, the MP cautioned that Ghana\u2019s opportunity to benefit from its lithium reserves could be lost if timely decisions are not made.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"ose-youtube ose-uid-31e64e58306f8264cbdab03513abc77d ose-embedpress-responsive\" style=\"width:400px; height:400px; max-height:400px; max-width:100%; display:inline-block;\" data-embed-type=\"Youtube\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" allowFullScreen=\"true\" width=\"400\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/AmAJwilxQqI?feature=oembed&color=red&rel=0&controls=1&start=&end=&fs=0&iv_load_policy=0&autoplay=0&mute=0&modestbranding=0&cc_load_policy=1&playsinline=1\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; encrypted-media;accelerometer;autoplay;clipboard-write;gyroscope;picture-in-picture clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen referrerpolicy=\"origin\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He stressed that without swift action, the nation risks its&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Lithium\">lithium<\/a>&nbsp;assets becoming stranded, unable to contribute to the country&#8217;s economic growth.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWe must act decisively and quickly to avoid our lithium resources becoming stranded assets. Lithium is not an endless resource, and the current global dynamics mean that the window to capitalize on it may close sooner than we expect,\u201d Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu stated.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">While urging prompt action, he also advised that the agreement should be approached with careful consideration to ensure that Ghana fully benefits from its lithium deposits.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The former Majority Leader in Parliament and MP for Suame, Osei Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu, has called on Parliament to expedite the passage of Ghana\u2019s lithium agreement. He emphasised the urgency of securing the country\u2019s position in the rapidly growing global market for lithium. Speaking at a stakeholder forum in Parliament on Tuesday, Mr Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu highlighted the finite [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":8067,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[41,18],"tags":[2661,2662,936],"class_list":["post-8066","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-general-news","category-politics","tag-lithium-deal-agreement","tag-osei-kyei-mensah-bonsu-2","tag-parliament"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fishfmonline.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8066","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fishfmonline.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fishfmonline.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fishfmonline.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fishfmonline.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=8066"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.fishfmonline.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8066\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":8068,"href":"https:\/\/www.fishfmonline.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8066\/revisions\/8068"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fishfmonline.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/8067"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fishfmonline.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=8066"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fishfmonline.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=8066"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fishfmonline.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=8066"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}