UN Framework Convention on Climate Change – Climate Change Initiatives in Kenya

Welcoming HE President Kenyatta to Climate Change Summit in Paris. The President will deliver the Kenya Statement tomorrow.
Welcoming HE President Kenyatta to Climate Change Summit in Paris. The President will deliver the Kenya Statement tomorrow.
Welcoming HE President Kenyatta to Climate Change Summit in Paris. The President will deliver the Kenya Statement tomorrow.
At Climate Change Summit COP21. Listening to Heads of State delivering their National Statements.
Climate Change: With InnoVent to assess progress of InnoWind Kenya's 53MW photovoltaic project in Muhoroni. The firm has acquired full control of 160Ha, & the impact study in progress. ‪#‎COP21‬
Climate Change: Kenya Delegation meeting to assess progress on Draft Agreement & Draft Decision on workstreams 1&2 of the Ad Hoc Working Group of the Durban Platform for Enhanced Action ‪#‎COP21‬
At the side event of the Climate & Clean Air Coalition, making Kenya presentation on "Short Lived Climate Pollutants" I highlighted our strategies, noting that the East African Parliament passed legislation for transition to low sulfur diesel fuel of below 50ppm for vehicles & adopted standards for cleaner fuels effective January 1st 2015.
Bilateral with French Ambassador for Climate Change, Stephane Gompertz, to assess the pace, content, & concerns of the Climate Change negotiations.
In Paris- AMCEN Meeting of African Ministers of Environment in preparation for the UNFCCC COP21. We're discussing key issues in the negotiation of the 2015 Agreement of the "Draft Paris Outcome" .
With French Environment Minister, HE President of Iceland; Director General IRENA, & New Zealand Transport Minister- during the launch of the Global Geothermal Alliance. Kenya is a founding Member. I highlighted that Kenya's geothermal potential is 10,000MW & current generation is 593MW.
At the signing of the "Joint Declaration on Reinforced Cooperation in the Field of Sustainable Energy". Kenya endorsed this initiative with the EU, the governments of France, Italy, Netherlands, & USA. ‪#‎COP21‬
Climate Change: With some members of Kenya Delegation waiting to receive official Draft Text of Paris Agreement. However, we have just been informed that the Text will be available at 1pm. Anticipating a very long day ahead on the political negotiations.