Kenya's refugee hunger crisis driven by global warming - Gore

Kenya’s 800,000 refugees reflect a global trend that could affect over a billion by 2050, without urgent climate action.

By 3 months ago

Kenya's refugee hunger crisis driven by global warming - Gore

Kenya’s 800,000 refugees reflect a global trend that could affect over a billion by 2050, without urgent climate action.

By 3 months ago

Kenya's refugee hunger crisis driven by global warming - Gore

Kenya’s 800,000 refugees reflect a global trend that could affect over a billion by 2050, without urgent climate action.

By 3 months ago

Kenya's refugee hunger crisis driven by global warming - Gore

Kenya's 800,000 refugees reflect a global trend that could affect over a billion by 2050, without urgent climate action.

By Mactilda Mbenywe 3 months ago

State to allocate 5pc of disaster budget to early warning systems

Kenya will allocate five per cent of its national Disaster Risk Management budget to early warning systems.

By Mactilda Mbenywe 4 months ago

Green tide rises: IMO approves carbon emissions fines for ships

The new system establishes annual greenhouse gas fuel intensity (GFI) targets for all large commercial vessels over 5,000 gross tonnage.

By Mactilda Mbenywe 5 months ago

Wind at the helm shapes shipping's low-carbon turn

The fumes from ships contribute to air pollution in coastal cities like Mombasa, while rising global temperatures threaten the very ecosystems that support fishing and tourism.

By Mactilda Mbenywe 5 months ago

Global shipping to pay for pollution as IMO approves carbon pricing

International Maritime Organization has approved a sweeping carbon pricing system that will penalize ships for greenhouse gas emissions starting in 2028.

By Mactilda Mbenywe 5 months ago

Plastic spills at sea spark global push for stricter laws, firm action

The battle against plastic pellet pollution has received a significant boost at the ongoing International Maritime Summit in London.

By Mactilda Mbenywe 5 months ago

Why Africa's voice matters at this week's global shipping summit

International shipping burns over 200 million tonnes of fossil fuels each year, contributing to the three percent of global greenhouse gas emissions emitted by the sector.

By Mactilda Mbenywe 5 months ago

Kenya joins high seas battle for emissions levy at IMO

The proposed price floor is at least USD150 per tonne of CO2. This would apply to all emissions from the first tonne and rise over time.

By Mactilda Mbenywe 5 months ago

Kenya secures Sh50b to connect one million homes to electricity

The Ministry of Energy has mobilized nearly KSh50 billion to connect one million new customers to electricity over the next two years.

By Mactilda Mbenywe 7 months ago

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Why Trump's fossil fuel blitz heralds a dark era in carbon reduction

Donald Trump has wasted no time in declaring a national "energy emergency," paving the way for new fossil fuel drilling projects.

By Mactilda Mbenywe 8 months ago

Africa's shared resources at a crossroads as disputes blight benefits

Africa's growing demand for electricity has put a spotlight on shared water basins, cross-border power lines, and regional energy corridors.

By Mactilda Mbenywe 8 months ago

Redesign clean energy funding, African Ministers demand

Calls have been made to review of how renewable energy projects on the continent are financed, citing rising debt levels and fears over increased foreign policy influence.

By Mactilda Mbenywe 8 months ago

Breaking barriers: Scientist uses AI to transform healthcare

Mbithe Nzomo won a prestigious UNESCO-L'Oreal for Women in Science Award for her work involving AI to develop tools that could help prevent serious conditions.

By Mactilda Mbenywe 8 months ago

Researcher seeks to block HIV at its point of entry, the vagina

Women remain disproportionately affected by HIV worldwide. According to UNAIDS, in Sub-Saharan Africa, women and girls account for 62 per cent of new HIV infections.

By Mactilda Mbenywe 9 months ago

Study to help predict, address heart problems in the elderly

A Kenyan researcher's work may help doctors pinpoint and address age-related heart problems before they become severe.

By Mactilda Mbenywe 9 months ago

Walkouts, weak deals and COP29 failures

Rich nations, historically responsible for the bulk of greenhouse gas emissions, faced mounting pressure to honour their commitments to financially support developing countries.

By Mactilda Mbenywe 9 months ago

Nations slam weak climate finance plan as global talks end

Draft deal proposing developed nations take the lead in providing $250 billion per year by 2035 to help developing nations fight climate change has drawn criticism from all sides.

By Mactilda Mbenywe 10 months ago

Climate finance talks stall amid frustrations

The first week of COP29 in Baku, Azerbaijan, concluded with frustration over lack of progress on climate finance - a key issue of the summit dubbed the "Finance COP."

By Mactilda Mbenywe 10 months ago

Kenyan pupil amplifies children's voice at COP29

The Grade 7 pupil is pushing for actionable solutions to the climate change crisis. Through her podcast, she simplifies complex climate topics for young audiences.

By Mactilda Mbenywe 10 months ago

Hot debate at COP29 over public or private funding of climate projects

African nations bear a huge burden in global financing for climate adaptation. For every $100 in climate finance, less than 50 cents went toward adaptation projects.

By Mactilda Mbenywe 10 months ago

COP29: Kenya secures over Sh9b, wins praise for renewable energy plans

International leaders at COP29 note Kenya's potential to be a renewable energy hub as Denmark pledges $70 million in funding for private investment in solar, wind and green projects.

By Mactilda Mbenywe 10 months ago

Mudavadi calls for streamlined climate financing at COP29

Mudavadi highlighted the need to turn climate commitments into tangible, accessible funding, especially for African countries facing extreme weather, droughts, and food insecurity.

By Mactilda Mbenywe 10 months ago

COP29 confronts alarming climate data as global stakes rise

The call comes on the heels of climate data from the WMO confirming an alarming reality, of 2024 being on course to becoming the hottest year on record.

By Mactilda Mbenywe 10 months ago

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SPECIAL REPORT: How greed and graft combine to tear down Amboseli

Private investors are illegally fencing off conservation land, transforming communal grazing fields into commercial farms.

By Mactilda Mbenywe 10 months ago

No longer a dog's life: Wild dogs face extinction amid rising global heat

Many local communities associate the dog with all manner of atrocities, such that whenever livestock is killed by other wild animals, wild dogs take majority of the blame.

By Mactilda Mbenywe 1 year ago

Africa caravan rallies citizens to lobby for climate justice at COP29

Lobbyists say the financial strain of climate change is felt most acutely by the poorest communities in Africa.

By Mactilda Mbenywe 1 year ago

Mt Kenya battles water scarcity as rivers dry amid dying glaciers

Reports indicate that the glaciers atop Rwenzori and Mt Kenya, two of East Africa's iconic mountain ranges, are rapidly disappearing and will most likely be gone by the 2040s.

By Mactilda Mbenywe 1 year ago

Unmet climate pledges fuel Africa's push for $5.9t by 2030 to avert loss and damage

Africa is now pushing for a climate finance goal worth not less than $5.9 trillion by 2030.

By Mactilda Mbenywe 1 year ago

Climate struggles intensify as droughts double since 2005, Kenya Met Dept

Climate change has made events like the extreme drought that the country has been experiencing since 2020 stronger and about 100 times more likely.

By Mactilda Mbenywe 1 year ago

Climate change is eroding our culture, Maasai women cry out

Climate experts and representatives from marginalised communities are calling for concerted efforts from all stakeholders to protect intangible and tangible cultural heritage

By Mactilda Mbenywe 1 year ago

Eight environment victories you may have missed this year

In Kenya, 2023 was marked by significant initiatives, international collaboration, and groundbreaking achievements.

By Mactilda Mbenywe 1 year ago

Climate finance pledge sparks tension in Global North

A recent UN report showed that rich countries had reduced their aid for climate adaptation efforts between 2020 and 2021.

By Mactilda Mbenywe 1 year ago

Concerns over fossil fuel industry agents at talks

Around 2,400 people linked to coal, oil and gas have registered for COP28 in Dubai - more than the total attendees from the 10 countries most vulnerable to climate change impacts.

By Mactilda Mbenywe 1 year ago

Harsh reality at COP28 over $2trn finance gap

COP28 negotiations intensified today as developed countries claimed to have met the $100 billion funding goal, though developing nations remained skeptical.

By Mactilda Mbenywe 1 year ago

Global warming puts hospitals at risk of shutting down summit

South East Asia currently hosts the highest percentage of hospitals at high risk. The report identifies hospitals on coastlines and near rivers as the most vulnerable.

By Mactilda Mbenywe 1 year ago

COP28 president dismisses demands to phase out fossil fuel

COP28 President Sultan Al Jaber, has rejected the scientific basis for the global demand to phase out fossil fuels saying it lacks evidence to restrict global heating to the critical 1.5C target.

By Mactilda Mbenywe 1 year ago

President Ruto's plan for 100 per cent switch to green energy by 2050

Ruto unveils Kenya's goal to expand its current energy capacity from 3 Gigawatts to 100 Gigawatts of entirely renewable power at Dubai COP28.

By Mactilda Mbenywe 1 year ago