Climate Change
Activists demand for a fossil free environment as they celebrate Africa Day
Lamu residents march through the town’s streets to oppose plans by the Kenya government to construct a coal plant in...
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IMO launches new global project to reduce maritime greenhouse gas emissions
IMO Secretary-General Kitack Lim and Mr Sveinung Oftedal, Specialist Director of the Norwegian Ministry of Climate and Environment shake hands...
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World pledges to protect polluted, degraded plant as it adopts blueprint for more sustainable future
Ministers agree to tackle environmental crisis through innovation and sustainable consumption and production Delegates commit to significantly reduce single-use plastic...
Read moreCutting-edge technologies unveiled at Sustainable Innovation Expo in Nairobi
The multi-coloured traditional dhow boat popularly known as Flipflopi, the first dhow made entirely of recycled plastic, resting serenely on the...
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UN: Climate change is now among the greatest threats to human rights
Mr Benjamin Schachter, the Associate Human Rights Officer at the United Nations Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights...
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New report: Rapid changes required to limit climate warming around the world
Limiting global warming to below 2°C in line with the Paris Agreement provides the only chance for the survival of...
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Kenya-Dutch biogas project SimGas that aims to reduce effects of climate change wins UN’s 2018 international climate and clean air award
By PATRICK MAYOYO newsdesk@reporter.co.ke SimGas, a sustainable biogas enterprise from The Netherlands and Kenya that aims to reduce effects of...
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Call for entries for the 2018 Africa environmental reporting awards extended to August 31
Winners during the 2016 Africa Climate Change and Environmental Reporting (ACCER) awards. PHOTO/COURTESY KEY TIMELINES: June 5, 2018: Official launch of...
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UN agencies join forces against environmental risks that cause 12.6 million deaths a year
In cities like Beijing in China, smog has become a major health issue.PHOTO/WMO/ALFRED LEE By PATRICK MAYOYO newsdesk@reporter.co.ke Two United...
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Kenya’s plan for a coal plant contradicts its promise on climate change and the global agenda on divesting from fossil fuels
Massive air pollution from a coal plant. Residents of Lamu County and environmental conservationists are opposing a proposed coal plant...
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Shinning light on environmental degradation and conservation in Africa