{"id":277928,"date":"2023-09-09T12:18:23","date_gmt":"2023-09-09T10:18:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?p=277928"},"modified":"2023-09-09T12:18:27","modified_gmt":"2023-09-09T10:18:27","slug":"african-climate-summit-demands-a-slice-of-all-western-movements-of-goods-or-money","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?p=277928","title":{"rendered":"African Climate Summit Demands a Slice of All Western Movements of Goods or Money"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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From Watts Up With That?<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Essay by Eric Worrall<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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But we should look on this demand as an investment opportunity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Africa proposes global carbon taxes to fight climate change<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

By Wedaeli Chibelushi & Mercy Juma<\/p>\n\n\n\n

BBC News, London & Nairobi<\/p>\n\n\n\n

African leaders have proposed a global carbon tax regime in a joint declaration.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Nairobi Declaration capped the three-day Africa Climate Summit in Kenya\u2019s capital.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The document, released on Wednesday, demanded that major polluters commit more resources to help poorer nations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

African heads of state said they will use it as the basis of their negotiating position at November\u2019s COP28 summit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Nairobi Declaration urged world leaders \u201cto rally behind the proposal for a global carbon taxation regime including a carbon tax on fossil fuel trade, maritime transport and aviation, that may also be augmented by a global financial transaction tax<\/strong>\u201c.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Human rights activist Gra\u00e7a Machel told the BBC the declaration was \u201ca huge step forward\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cAfrica is a player, the world cannot go without having Africa at the centre,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cAfrica is not here to be helped. Africa is here to offer opportunities to offer investment, to offer solutions.<\/strong>\u201c<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2026Read more: https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/world-africa-66733557<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

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Image caption,Kenyan President William Ruto hosted the Africa Climate Summit<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

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Where are we supposed to get the capital for investment in Africa, if Africa has already taxed all our money?<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

This demand for handouts is shameful. It is like being approached in the street by a stumbling drunk who begs money for food. We all know exactly how that money would be spent, if we were foolish enough to agree to the absurd demand for cash.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If Africans need more money for development or weather resilience projects, they could start by arresting their corrupt\u00a0Wabenzi<\/a>\u00a0kleptocratic rulers, and extracting a few Swiss bank account numbers from them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Where are we supposed to get the capital for investment in Africa, if Africa has already taxed all our 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