For energy-intensive businesses, rooftop solar can reduce electricity bills and exposure to volatile power costs. But the real return depends on financing, consumption patterns and the cost of…
Governments, development banks and international climate funds are financing efforts to protect East African communities and businesses from droughts and floods. But funding commitments alone cannot establish success.…
When old weather records fail to predict future storms, insurers must either radically alter how they price risk, restrict capital, or leave high-exposure markets entirely to the elements.…
Law of the jungle By Morgan Lewis Efforts to develop a global carbon market are often discussed in terms of climate science, project methodologies, and carbon pricing. However,…
The patient-capital problem By Kirimi Mbogo In 2025 African climate-tech companies raised $1.18bn, a 57% increase from the previous year, according to TechCabal Insights. Yet the number of…
The home is becoming an energy system By Kirimi Mbogo A refrigerator does not look like a power plant. Nor does a solar water heater, an induction cooker…
By Kirimi Mbogo Nairobi has flooded three times badly enough to shut its flagship road in the past two years. Most recently, on the night of 6 March…
