The decision to ๐ฉ๐จ๐ฌ๐ญ๐ฉ๐จ๐ง๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐ฏ๐จ๐ญ๐ ๐จ๐ง ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ญ ๐๐๐ซ๐จ ๐
๐ซ๐๐ฆ๐๐ฐ๐จ๐ซ๐ค ๐๐ฒ ๐ ๐ฒ๐๐๐ซ (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.
๐ The MEPC extraordinary session in London delivered it’s result: 57 voting states for the delay by 12 months, 49 opposed the delay and 21 abstained
This delay offers a vital ๐จ๐ฉ๐ฉ๐จ๐ซ๐ญ๐ฎ๐ง๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ ๐ญ๐จ ๐๐๐๐ซ๐๐ฌ๐ฌ ๐ข๐ง๐ข๐ญ๐ข๐๐ฅ ๐ฐ๐๐๐ค๐ง๐๐ฌ๐ฌ๐๐ฌ ๐จ๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ญ ๐
๐ซ๐๐ฆ๐๐ฐ๐จ๐ซ๐คand to reconcile two crucial goals:
1๏ธโฃย ๐๐ฎ๐ฉ๐ฉ๐จ๐ซ๐ญ ๐ ๐ฅ๐จ๐๐๐ฅ ๐ข๐ง๐๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ญ๐ซ๐ฒ ๐๐๐๐๐ซ๐๐จ๐ง๐ข๐ณ๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐๐๐๐จ๐ซ๐ญ: by driving financing to low carbon solutions development (e.g.; green fuels) and assisting international fleets in their transition.
2๏ธโฃ ย ๐๐ซ๐จ๐ฆ๐จ๐ญ๐ ๐๐ฅ๐ข๐ฆ๐๐ญ๐ ๐๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ญ๐ข๐๐ and support emerging economies in their climate change adaptation and sovereign green transition.
The global community, industry groups, the IMO, and the international community (with fair representation from the Global South) must work together to establish a strong consensus for an inclusive decarbonization roadmap that truly benefits all the parties.
The Africa Sovereign Carbon Registry Foundation looks forward to collaborating with all stakeholders and sharing the Sovereign Carbon Initiative model to help revisit the NZF framework and shape a more equitable and inclusive approach to global transport decarbonization and climate change adaptation.
IMO secretary-general Arsenio Dominguez asked delegates โ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐, ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐
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