SUSTAINABILITY
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748 Air Services steps up race to become a carbon neutral airline
Renowned airline, 748 Air Services has affirmed its commitment to achieve carbon neutrality as it embarks on tree planting to compensate for its carbon emissions. 748 Air Services Managing Director, Moses Mwangi said the airline will boldly and aggressively seek proactive ways of playing in the front row of addressing climate change in the country. “We recognised in aviation we…
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EcoFlow to showcase innovative eco-friendly power solutions at Solar Africa Exhibition in Nairobi
EcoFlow, a leading eco-friendly energy solutions company has revealed that will be participating in the 8th Solar Africa Exhibition 2023 in Nairobi. The exhibition will showcase the latest developments in portable solar power solutions, and EcoFlow’s innovative products and power solutions. Since its inception in 2017, EcoFlow has been committed to powering a new world and making a positive impact…
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KenGen adds additional 3000MW to fast track deployment of renewable energy
KenGen has announced a renewed plan to scale up the deployment of renewable energy in the country by adding an additional 3000MW. This new campaign will be driven largely by deploying up to 2000MW drawn from geothermal and hydro sources as baseload power to stabilize the country’s energy sources thereby diversifying away from expensive thermal sources. At the same time,…
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57th AERC Biannual Workshop chart a path to a more resilient recovery
African economies have been urged to include food security, climate change mitigation and adaption framework in the economic agenda. This was said during the African Economies Research Conference (AERC) 57th Biannual Research Workshop. Speaking at the event, Cabinet Secretary of the National Treasury and Economics Planning in Kenya, Prof. Njuguna Ndung’u, reiterated the need for governments across the continent to…
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Landmark circular economy event encourages implementing solutions for climate and biodiversity
The 6th World Circular Economy Forum WCEF2022 will take place 6–8 December in Kigali, Rwanda, Africa. This year’s forum will focus on how the circular economy can reduce greenhouse gas emissions, support climate change adaptation, safeguard biodiversity and bring jobs and well-being to our societies. An online briefing for the media will take place on the eve of the Forum, 5 December…
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[OPINION] Reimagine governance of the commons: Women & communities as restoration leaders
Africa is one of the world’s last frontiers of biodiversity – housing roughly one fifth of the planet’s known species of mammals, birds, and plants. An abundance of life flourishes in diverse ecosystems across the continent. The Congo Basin – the world’s second largest tropical rainforest and the lungs of Africa – is found in Central Africa. It covers roughly…
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IBM announces five members selected for its Sustainability Accelerator programme
IBM has announced five global non-profits as new members of the Sustainability Accelerator programme. The programme is a global pro bono social impact program which seeks to help marginalized communities to get just and equitable access to sustainable energy resources. The IBM Sustainability Accelerator is a pro bono global environmental program that applies IBM technologies, like artificial intelligence and hybrid cloud, and an ecosystem of experts to…
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KenGen Outlines Three-year Plan to Accelerate Deployment of Renewable Energy
Kenya Electricity Generating Company (KenGen) Managing Director and CEO, Rebecca Miano, says the company is accelerating deployment of renewable energy to combat the adverse effects of climate change. Speaking during a panel discussion under the theme, Accelerating Clean Technology Innovation and Deployment at the COP26 World Leaders Summit in Glasgow, Scotland, Miano said KenGen is committed to the fight against…
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Digital billboards bring real-time air pollution data to Nairobi
Digital billboards around the Kenyan capital today started to live stream Nairobi’s real-time air pollution in an effort to increase air quality awareness among the city’s 4.7 million inhabitants. The initiative – by the UN Environment Programme (UNEP), in collaboration with IQAir, a Swiss air quality technology company, Safaricom, a telecommunications provider in Kenya, Alpha and Jam Ltd and Metropolitan…
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LG Commits to Most Aggressive Target for Reducing GHG Emissions
LG Electronics (LG) today announced its commitment to set targets to follow science-based targets with the goal of cutting greenhouse gas emissions (GHG) in the use phase of major LG products by 2030. This makes LG the first Korean company to participate in the net zero global campaign, Business Ambition for 1.5°C. The campaign, led by the Science Based Targets…
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Kenyan Youths Being At The Forefront In Creating Sustainable Food Supply Chains Through Agriculture And Technology As We Mark The International Youth Day
My name isEric Munente Mwirichia, 25 years old and taking a bachelor’s degree in Software Engineering at the Multimedia University of Kenya. I am an Innovator and Entrepreneur working with IoT, Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence to solve problems. I am currently working with a team that connects Africa’s Food Network by tracking food journeys, verifying their authenticity, and connecting consumers to manufacturers.…
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Distributed Power Africa to install solar panels in TotalEnergies service stations in Zimbabwe
Distributed Power Africa (DPA), has been selected as one of the energy companies contracted for the installation of solar power for TotalEnergies Zimbabwe service stations across the country. DPA’s mandate in this project includes the custom design of the grid-tied solar photovoltaic (PV) systems, procurement of the equipment except for the PV panels which are free issued due to unique specification,…
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KenGen Set to Benefit from Climate Action Carbon Credits
Kenya Electricity Generating Company (KenGen) is set to benefit from its Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) Projects further giving impetus to the company’s efforts to combat climate change. This follows the issuance of additional 309,495 Certified Emission Reductions (CERs) for the organization’s Olkaria II CDM Project by the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), bringing the total amount of…
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Total rebrands as TotalEnergies to reflect its green energy transition
During the Ordinary and Extraordinary Shareholders’ Meeting, Total shareholders approved, almost unanimously, the resolution to change the company’s name from Total to TotalEnergies. This move anchors Total’s transformation into a broad energy company in its identity. In tandem with this name change, TotalEnergies is also adopting a new visual identity. Patrick Pouyanné, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of TotalEnergies said, “Energy is…
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Coca-Cola unveils new bottle look for Sprite
The Coca-Cola system in Kenya has unveiled a new iconic look of its leading sparkling soft drink Sprite. The lemon-lime flavored Sprite will now be packaged in a clear PET (polyethylene terephthalate) plastic bottle, marking a historic shift from the green-colored plastic bottle which has been its identity since 1960 when it was first launched. This shift from the iconic…
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Easier to recycle LG products great for ecosystem sustainability
Imagine a world where we could recycle and reuse all the products we consume. The world would be a far cleaner, healthier and safer place to live. Today, the world is facing a garbage crisis, with more waste being generated than ever before. Environmental experts estimate 1.3. billion tonnes of solid waste is generated globally each year and this expected…
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Coca-Cola Foundation’s RAIN Initiative Positively Impacting 580,000 Kenyans Through Improved Clean Water Access and Sanitation Inbox
As part of its week-long celebration of World Water Day (March 22), The Coca-Cola Foundation (TCCF) through its Replenish Africa Initiative (RAIN) announced reaching over 580,000 Kenyans and 6 million people in Africa with access to clean water and sanitation. RAIN, launched in 2009, is TCCF’s flagship clean water program in Africa contributing to helping countries across the continent achieve the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals on clean water…
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Total Kenya launches its new Lubricants packaging
Total Kenya has launched new packaging for its entire range of lubricants that comes with new colors, new labels, and a more ergonomic design with an aim to maintain a distinctive design for consumers to identify Total Lubricants easily. In addition to these design developments, Total Kenya new Lubricants contributes to the Group’s ambition to become the responsible energy major. “A…
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KenGen clinches Ksh 709 million deal to drill geothermal wells in Djibouti
Kenya Electricity Generating Company ( KenGen ) PLC has clinched a deal to drill three geothermal wells in Djibouti. The company today signed a Ksh 709,822, 630 (USD 6,452,933) contract with Office Djiboutien De Development De lenergie Geothermique (Djiboutian Office of Geothermal Energy Development) (ODDEG). The ceremony, in Galla Le Koma, Djibouti, was attended by Kenya’s Energy Cabinet Secretary, Hon. Charles Keter, and…
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