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African leaders urged to reject proposals on climate change penalties

Deputy Speaker of Parliament, Mr Thomas Tayebwa, has urged African leaders to reject a proposal by the European Union requiring Africa to pay the heaviest penalties of Climate Change yet the continent is the least emitter. According to reports, Africa’s carbon footprint is the lowest of any continent, accounting for around 3% of global CO2 emissions. “We must have a fair and just transition that is not rushed. There is no way for example that you can say that Africa can for example do away with fossils. Fossils and coal developed Europe, then for us Uganda who are just going to start exploring oil in 2025 and you say no Uganda don’t explore oil. No, that is not acceptable. We […]

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