Kay Quagraine

| Climate Scientist | Interested in ML applications to climate | Interactions among large-scale climate processes (co-behavior) | #UCT | Barcamp | RecycleUpGh |

[Ember @ember_energy]

@TheCVF "For the first time, developing countries can build a cheaper, more reliable energy path to prosperity on their own terms," says report author Daan Walter.

6/6

[Ember @ember_energy]

@TheCVF @TheCVF countries spend $155bn every year in net fossil fuel imports. If oil averages $100 a barrel through 2026, that import bill could rise by more than $30bn.

The case for taking the electric fast-track and avoiding the fossil detour entirely has never been stronger.

5/6

[Ember @ember_energy]

@TheCVF And it's already underway. Around half of climate-vulnerable nations have leapfrogged the US in solar penetration. In 8 out of 10, solar imports are running at least three times higher than official statistics capture.

4/6

[Ember @ember_energy]

@TheCVF #Electrotech changes the equation entirely. Solar and batteries are modular, decentralised and consumer-led. The result is a direct route from biomass to electricity, bypassing 50 years of fossil lock-in.

3/6

[Ember @ember_energy]

@TheCVF The fossil path to development required centralised infrastructure, large upfront investment and state finance capacity – which many emerging economies have not had. So the fossil system priced out billions from energy access 💰

2/6

[Ember @ember_energy]

🚨 NEW | Emerging economies skipped fixed-line phone networks entirely. Now the same leapfrog is happening in energy – and it's moving faster than most people realise ⚡📱

A thread on the electric fast-track 🧵1/6

@TheCVF

https://t.co/TN6a6l7bui

[Climate Vulnerable Forum @TheCVF]

A strong El Niño is highly likely to develop in the tropical Pacific, with a real possibility of rare "super" intensity. The next 18 months risk compounding food, water, health, and fiscal shocks on an already record-warm baseline. 🔗https://t.co/dXfFHqMe9r #CVFScienceBulletin

[Climate Vulnerable Forum @TheCVF]

This first #CVFScienceBulletin summarizes what we know, what remains uncertain, and what CVF-V20 governments should be doing now. Download here: 🔗https://t.co/dXfFHqMe9r

[Climate Vulnerable Forum @TheCVF]

With growing indications of a 1.5 °C overshoot, it’s time to rethink climate strategy.

A new Nature article argues it’s time to move beyond temperature targets & focus on what actually matters: how fast #CleanEnergy is replacing fossil fuels.

https://t.co/iLdXos77Sh

[Climate Vulnerable Forum @TheCVF]

New funding opportunity alert! CIF has opened its call for Expressions of Interest for ARISE, its next-generation resilience program offering up to $40M per country and $50M per region. Apply by June 8, 2026. 🔗 https://t.co/BcujFp13Sy

[Kay Quagraine @Pkdilly]

This is going to be an amazing opportunity to the many talented young Ghanaians.

[Google in Africa @googleafrica]

🇬🇭 Big news from Ghana! Applications are open for 100k Google Career Certificate scholarships!🎉.
Together with the 1 Million Coders (OMC) program & @MoCDTI , we're equipping youth with job-ready skills in Cybersecurity, AI, UX Design & more.
Build your tech career with no prior experience. All the details ▶️ https://t.co/T04wljcqw7

#GoogleCareerCerts

[Northern Ghana AI Lab @NorthernAILab]

We’re honored to welcome Winnie Dzidonu, Alex Tsado, Dr. Ibrahim Osman Adam, and Dr. Sharif M. Khalid to our inaugural Advisory Council.
Serving as the Lab’s independent internal advisor, they're set to shape the Lab’s strategic direction.
Read more here: https://t.co/bgcukxuMBF

[Kofi Yeboah @kofiemeritus]

My Latest Article for @openDemocracy UK: How African creators are currently being exploited in the AI boom

A. Globally, AI-generated outputs are projected to cause a potential 20% revenue loss for creators in the music and audiovisual sectors.
https://t.co/nil286DflM

[Clerra @Clerratech]

Ghanaian lawyers are still juggling 3–5 tools to manage one case.

We built Clerra to fix that.

One platform for Case & Practice management and Legal Research

No hallucinations. No foreign precedents. Just local, accurate insights.

🎬 Watch the video. DM for a demo.

[Kofi Yeboah @kofiemeritus]

It's been several months working with the incredible team at @HopinAcademy to co-found, with @McCth, the first AI Lab in Northern Ghana - @NorthernAILab, to close the growing North-South AI divide within Ghana.

https://t.co/owEfBrbWDW

[Kay Quagraine @Pkdilly]

@AlfieJCarter Claude

[Kay Quagraine @Pkdilly]

This is very insightful!

[Kofi Yeboah @kofiemeritus]

A new publication - Attention (And Money) Is All You Need: Why Universities Are Struggling to Keep AI Talent - tracked the employment, earnings, and research output of 42,000 AI researchers (US-based) over two decades (2000-2020), and reveals some interesting findings.

[Kay Quagraine @Pkdilly]

@codewithimanshu Money

[Kay Quagraine @Pkdilly]

@garyalsmith @grok context?