The Independent – 𝐇𝐨𝐰 𝐃𝐣𝐢𝐛𝐨𝐮𝐭𝐢 𝐢𝐬 𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐩𝐨𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐨 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐜𝐥𝐢𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐫𝐠𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐲
🔗 Article by Nick Ferris: Link 𝐇𝐨𝐰 𝐃𝐣𝐢𝐛𝐨𝐮𝐭𝐢 𝐢𝐬 𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐩𝐨𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐨 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐜𝐥𝐢𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐫𝐠𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐲The Independent published an insightful article on 𝐃𝐣𝐢𝐛𝐨𝐮𝐭𝐢’𝐬 𝐒𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐢𝐠𝐧 𝐂𝐚𝐫𝐛𝐨𝐧 𝐈𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞, first of its kind on the continent, a pioneering model that could pave the way for other African countries. As the continent most exposed to climate change, 𝐀𝐟𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐚 𝐫𝐞𝐜𝐞𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐬 𝐨𝐧𝐥𝐲 𝐚𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐝 𝟑% 𝐨𝐟 […]
The decision to 𝐩𝐨𝐬𝐭𝐩𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐯𝐨𝐭𝐞 𝐨𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐈𝐌𝐎 𝐍𝐞𝐭 𝐙𝐞𝐫𝐨 𝐅𝐫𝐚𝐦𝐞𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐤 𝐛𝐲 𝟏 𝐲𝐞𝐚𝐫
Article The decision to 𝐩𝐨𝐬𝐭𝐩𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐯𝐨𝐭𝐞 𝐨𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐈𝐌𝐎 𝐍𝐞𝐭 𝐙𝐞𝐫𝐨 𝐅𝐫𝐚𝐦𝐞𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐤 𝐛𝐲 𝟏 𝐲𝐞𝐚𝐫 (and the global maritime carbon levy) by the International Maritime Organization until 2026 opens a critical one-year period to build an equitable solution together. 👉 The MEPC extraordinary session in London delivered it’s result: 57 voting states for the […]
Jeune Afrique : Djibouti’s Sovereign Carbon Initiative: A Model for African Climate Financing
« 𝐃𝐣𝐢𝐛𝐨𝐮𝐭𝐢 𝐢𝐬 𝐩𝐚𝐯𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐰𝐚𝐲 […] and for the past two years has been progressively deploying the Africa Sovereign Carbon Registry Foundation, 𝐢𝐧𝐬𝐩𝐢𝐫𝐞𝐝 𝐛𝐲 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐄𝐮𝐫𝐨𝐩𝐞𝐚𝐧 𝐔𝐧𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐄𝐦𝐢𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐓𝐫𝐚𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐒𝐲𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐦 (𝐄𝐔-𝐄𝐓𝐒)”– Jeune Afrique The idea of creating the continent’s first Sovereign Carbon Initiative is said to have germinated on the plane that brought Ismaïl Omar […]
Turning Maritime Emissions into Power for Africa
News article from Faïg Abbasov Around 600 million people in #Africa still lack reliable access to #electricity, which is nearly half the continent’s population and more than 80 per cent of the global electricity access gap. It is a terrible situation, but it is a solvable one; Africa’s #solar and #wind potential is immense! But it […]
Sovereign Carbon Agency (Djibouti) : Over 50 concrete projects on the ground
Over the past two years, Sovereign Carbon Agency Djibouti has turned the vision of sovereign carbon initiatives into 𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝐟𝐢𝐟𝐭𝐲 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐜𝐫𝐞𝐭𝐞 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐣𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐬 𝐨𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐠𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐝, delivering 𝐮𝐫𝐠𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐬𝐨𝐥𝐮𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐥𝐨𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐞𝐬 while building long-term resilience for the nation. From remote villages to coastal areas, dozens of initiatives have already been launched, responding to the most […]
Liberia’s Climate Finance Opportunity Is Closing Fast
“𝐋𝐢𝐛𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐚 𝐢𝐬 𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐨𝐧 𝐚 𝐦𝐮𝐥𝐭𝐢-𝐦𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐨𝐧-𝐝𝐨𝐥𝐥𝐚𝐫 𝐜𝐥𝐢𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐟𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐨𝐩𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐲—𝐛𝐮𝐭 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧, 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐰𝐢𝐧𝐝𝐨𝐰 𝐢𝐬 𝐜𝐥𝐨𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐟𝐚𝐬𝐭.“ 𝐹𝑟𝑜𝑛𝑡 𝑃𝑎𝑔𝑒 𝐴𝑓𝑟𝑖𝑐𝑎 𝑛𝑒𝑤𝑠𝑝𝑎𝑝𝑒𝑟. While Liberia holds 𝟒𝟎% 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐔𝐩𝐩𝐞𝐫 𝐆𝐮𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐚𝐧 𝐫𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐭 and 580 km of coastline, natural capital could generate tens of millions of dollars annually, but without a 𝐂𝐚𝐫𝐛𝐨𝐧 𝐌𝐚𝐫𝐤𝐞𝐭 𝐀𝐮𝐭𝐡𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐲 (𝐂𝐌𝐀) the country cannot currently […]
Maritime industry resistance against Sovereign Initiatives
le Marin Article Since 2023, Djibouti and since this spring Gabon, have been sovereignly applying the polluter-pays principle to CO₂ emissions from vessels calling at their ports. These Sovereign Carbon Initiatives apply carbon accounting standards defined by the industry and internationally recognized. They are governed by Africa Sovereign Carbon Registry Foundation. Yet, these initiatives are […]
ASCR Foundation Secretary General Interview
Financial Afrik Article 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. 🎙️ In an exclusive interview with Financial Afrik, he states:“We are indeed facing a double discourse from the industry, which on the […]
Corinne Lepage: « The need to find financing solutions is becoming ever more urgent to support the adaptation of countries most vulnerable to climate change »
Article Lawyer and former French Minister of the Environment, highlights 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐜𝐥𝐢𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐜𝐚𝐧 𝐧𝐨 𝐥𝐨𝐧𝐠𝐞𝐫 𝐫𝐞𝐥𝐲 𝐬𝐨𝐥𝐞𝐥𝐲 𝐨𝐧 𝐟𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐆𝐥𝐨𝐛𝐚𝐥 𝐍𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐡. The time has come for sovereign approaches, tailored to local realities and aligned with international standards.💡 « The need to find financing solutions is becoming ever more urgent. It is essential to allow […]
Unlocking Climate Finance: Africa’s Sovereign Path Through Article 6
According to McKinsey & Company, reaching carbon neutrality by 2050 will require an average of $9.2 trillion in investments per year, or approximately 7.5% of global GDP. For African countries, the question is no longer just “how much?”, but rather “𝐡𝐨𝐰 𝐜𝐚𝐧 𝐰𝐞 𝐚𝐜𝐜𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐟𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐢𝐧 𝐚 𝐟𝐚𝐢𝐫, 𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐬𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐭, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐬𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐢𝐠𝐧 𝐰𝐚𝐲?” 💡 Article […]