SEO Riders:
– Greenpeace Africa praises AMCEN 20’s Tripoli Declaration on plastics, finance, and ecosystem protection.
– Raises concern over absence of polluter-pays mechanisms and commitments to Indigenous Peoples.
– Urges rejection of carbon credits and “false solutions” like waste‑to‑energy that distract from real emissions cuts.
Greenpeace Africa has applauded the unified stance taken by member states in the Tripoli Declaration adopted at AMCEN 20, welcoming commitments on a legally binding global plastics treaty, circular economy principles, stronger climate finance, and ecosystem governance to support Indigenous Peoples and local communities. The organization also highlighted the declaration’s positive support for sustainable chemicals management and recognition of the need to reduce plastic production throughout its lifecycle.
However, the group cautioned that the document fell short in failing to hold polluting corporations directly accountable, noting that it lacks specific mechanisms such as polluter‑pays policies, fossil fuel taxation, or mandatory compensation schemes. Greenpeace Africa raised strong objections to the declaration’s implicit acceptance of carbon credit schemes and waste‑to‑energy models, which underlyingly enable greenwashing and divert attention from meaningful climate mitigation. It urged African ministers to prioritize direct emission reductions, enforceable accountability frameworks, and finance models centered on frontline communities and ecological justice.
