Global design and engineering firm Dar Al-Handasah and renewable energy specialist Sun Africa have solidified their partnership with a new memorandum of understanding (MoU). This agreement strengthens their commitment to collaborating on energy transition and sustainable development initiatives across Africa, with a focus on projects in Angola and Nigeria. The initial collaboration will see Dar…
Electric bus startup BasiGo has secured a $5 million investment from British International Investment (BII) to accelerate the delivery of 100 electric buses in Kenya. The funding, sourced from BII’s Climate Innovation Facility, will support BasiGo’s efforts to scale the local assembly of e-buses and expand their presence in Kenya’s public transport sector. BasiGo’s innovative…
AstraZeneca has announced the expansion of its flagship AZ Forest program to Kenya. The company pledges to plant up to six million trees across six counties in western Kenya, covering over 3,500 hectares of land. This ambitious reforestation project marks the first time that AZ Forest has deployed an AI deep learning model to monitor…
At the cop28 climate summit 2023, John Kerry, the Special Envoy for Climate in the Biden administration, unveiled an audacious plan to eliminate every coal plant globally. This proposal aligns with the Biden administration’s climate rule, which mandates a 90% reduction in greenhouse gas emissions from fossil fuel power plants by 2035-2040, with non-compliance leading…
