Beyond state policy: the personal carbon footprint, climate equity, and the bottom-up imperative in the African region and Nigeria
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State-centric, production-based climate governance has failed to deliver intergenerational justice, particularly for Africa. This article reframes the debate around the personal carbon footprint (PerCF), arguing that consumption-based accounting more accurately locates moral responsibility and that the subsistence-luxury distinction is essential for equitable policy in developing economies. A Nigerian case study illustrates both the structural constraints inflating involuntary emissions and the rising luxury footprint of an urban elite. Three reforms are proposed: a progressive bifurcated carbon tax, a national clean energy access fund, and a digital PerCF tracker.
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