By Amos Wemanya
Kenya has been experiencing extreme weather events like floods and droughts over the past couple of years.
It is no mystery why this has been happening. The burning of fossil fuels such as coal has intensified climate change and the resultant extreme weather events.
Ironically, as the world is struggling to limit greenhouse emissions to halt the catastrophic climate crisis, the Kenyan government is actively pursuing the development of the coal-powered plant in Lamu and establishment of the coal mining industry in Kitui.
Fossil fuels such as coal when burned produce carbon dioxide, a heat-trapping gas. When released into the atmosphere, carbon dioxide works like a blanket, warming the earth above normal limits.
Unfortunately, if the fossil fuel industry, public policy, and decision-makers are not forced to make significant changes, we are on course to increase global average temperatures by up to four-degree Celsius by the end of the century…Read more>>
