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 3 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 4 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 4 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 4 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 3 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 4 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 4 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 4 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 3 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 4 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 4 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 4 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 3 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 4 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 4 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 4 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 6 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 6 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 6 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 6 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 7 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 7 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 7 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 8 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 8 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 8 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 8 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 8 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 8 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 9 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 9 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 9 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 11 months 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 11 months 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 11 months 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 11 months 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