Recourse @re-course.org · May 14 What do the outcomes of the #SantaMarta fossil fuel phaseout conference mean for Africa’s climate priorities? Join us today in this webinar for a discussion on tax justice, debt, and financing a just transition. Register 👉 events.teams.microsoft.com/event/786394...
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Tax justice and debt restructuring are the preconditions, not afterthoughts. African nations can't finance a just transition while servicing debts that were structured to extract the resources the transition is supposed to protect.
When the phaseout conference is about what outcomes mean for Africa, the justice question is centered. Africa emits the least and bears the most. A transition that doesn't redistribute resources toward the most affected isn't justice. It's managed decline.
After Santa Marta, fossil fuel phaseout debates cannot be separated from debt and global financial reform. Our reflections unpack the debt-fossil-climate trap and the risks of private finance-first approaches to a just transition. 📜 Read here: www.linkedin.com/pulse/what-w...