Empowering a Greener Future: Decarbonization Starts Here
Achieving Net-Zero Carbon Emissions by 2050
Transition to a net-zero carbon economy by 2050, ensuring that the amount of carbon dioxide emitted is balanced by the amount removed from the atmosphere.
Strategic Implementation Partner
Partner with global companies to launch impactful local initiatives
Promoting Sustainable Land Use and Agriculture
Implement sustainable land use and agricultural practices that reduce carbon emissions and enhance carbon sequestration.
Ongoing Research: What Works in Kenya’s Alternative Waste Management?
Decarbonize Initiative is conducting a new research project to assess the feasibility of Black Soldier Fly (BSF) farming and other alternative waste management systems in Kenya.
While approaches such as insect farming, biochar, composting, anaerobic digestion, and recycling are increasingly promoted as circular economy solutions, there is limited comparative evidence on which models are financially viable, scalable, and investment-ready under local conditions.
Through desk research and field visits with operational businesses and stakeholders, this study will analyse costs, revenues, market dynamics, and operational risks to identify what works, for whom, and at what scale. Findings will support investors, policymakers, and waste generators seeking practical, data-driven pathways for climate-smart waste management in Kenya.
Research updates and insights will be shared as the project progresses.
Decarbonize Initiative x Planted Society | Advancing Climate Action Through Sustainable Food Systems
We’re excited to partner with Planted Society, based in Texas, USA, to launch Eat for Impact in Nairobi. This one-month, city-wide sustainability initiative harnesses the power of food to address climate change across 40+ restaurant outlets in the city!
Fine Dining Meets Sustainability – Sankara Hotel
Join us to learn about plant-based foods, ensuring both our health and the environment can be sustainable through delicious food at Sankara, one of Kenya’s 5 star hotels
Promoting plant-based meals in Nairobi’s eco-friendly restaurants
Are plant-based meals bland? Can you make a positive impact through food? Are there benefits to eating plant-based meals? Watch as we answer questions related to Eat For Impact Nairobi.
Decarbonize Initiative x Sentinel Innovation
Decarbonize Initiative has entered into a strategic partnership with Sentinel Innovation, based in South Korea, a climate-technology company specialising in bioenergy solutions that convert agricultural and industrial waste into valuable products.
Through this collaboration, we are exploring opportunities to support farmers and agricultural communities by transforming crop residues and other organic by-products into clean energy and soil-enhancing materials. The partnership focuses on identifying locally appropriate, scalable solutions that can help farmers:
- Improve the value of agricultural residues that are often underutilised or discarded;
- Reduce waste-related environmental impacts at farm and community level; and
- Strengthen access to circular economy pathways that support more resilient and sustainable farming systems.
This collaboration aligns with our broader mission to connect climate-smart technologies with local contexts, ensuring that farmers remain central beneficiaries of the transition to low-carbon and resource-efficient systems.
Industrial Animal Agriculture and its Effects on Climate Change
AVA Summit: Our team discussed direct and indirect effects of industrial animal agriculture on climate change, and the benefits traditional knowledge can provide to enhance One Health.
🌾 Team Visit to Wheat Plantations in Laikipia County 🌾
Our team recently had the opportunity to visit wheat farmers in Laikipia County, where we learned about the unique challenges they face in cultivating their crops. These farmers source their wheat seeds from KenyaSeeds and typically plant between June and September, using around 55-60 kilograms of wheat per acre.
While the farmers are dedicated and resilient, they encounter several significant challenges:
Lack of Mechanization or Automation
High Costs of Herbicides and Fertilizers
Sourcing Seeds from State Agencies
Cash Crop Diseases.
These challenges highlight the need for better access to resources, affordable inputs, and mechanization to support farmers in improving productivity and sustainability. It was inspiring to witness their dedication, and we look forward to exploring solutions that can empower them to overcome these obstacles.