In a context of growing pressure on emerging climate mechanisms, Ahmed Araita Ali, Secretary General of the Africa Sovereign Carbon Registry Foundation, clearly asserts the legitimacy of sovereign carbon contributions.
๐๏ธ In an exclusive interview with Financial Afrik, he states:
โWe are indeed facing a double discourse from the industry, which on the international stage communicates its commitment to decarbonisation (…) but locally, denies the legitimacy of African countries to establish their own sovereign solutions, modeled on mechanisms that are widely accepted across the so-called โdevelopedโ world. An approach that could be considered post-colonialist.โ
Gabon (2025) and Djibouti (2023) are the first two African states to have implemented sovereign initiatives for the collection of carbon contributions from the maritime transport sector, in line with the polluter-pays principle as enshrined in the Paris Agreement (Article 6.8b).
๐ This movement represents a strategic opportunity for Africa to fully exercise its climate sovereignty. ๐๐๐ซ๐ข๐๐ ๐ข๐ฌ ๐๐๐ญ๐ข๐ฏ๐๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐๐ง๐ ๐๐ ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ฐ๐ข๐ญ๐ก ๐ข๐ง๐ญ๐๐ซ๐ง๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐๐ฅ ๐๐๐ซ๐๐จ๐ง ๐ฆ๐๐ซ๐ค๐๐ญ๐ฌ, ๐๐ฌ๐ฌ๐๐ซ๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ข๐ญ๐ฌ ๐ซ๐ข๐ ๐ก๐ญ ๐ญ๐จ ๐๐ข๐ซ๐๐๐ญ๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐๐จ๐ฅ๐ฅ๐๐๐ญ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐จ๐ง๐ญ๐ซ๐ข๐๐ฎ๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐ฌ ๐ข๐ญ ๐ข๐ฌ ๐ซ๐ข๐ ๐ก๐ญ๐๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐จ๐ฐ๐๐.