Get ready to make a Cleanleap
Sean McClowryOur mission is very big but straightforward: we want to help create more Cleanleaps - particularly in the emerging economies of Asia and Africa. The way we’ll do this is by sharing knowledge online from some of the world's most important companies, NGOs, governments, universities and interested citizens in clean technology.
Drones, balloons or satellites - which one will lead to $300 Billion in growth?
A recent article from the Economist says getting the digital economy going for many countries is about addressing “friction points”. Friction points are what holds a country back from achieving a digital economy - things like slow internet connectivity, intellectual property protection issues and the lack of press freedom.
3 ways we'll leapfrog distance and reduce climate change
Brian HoustonThe tyranny of distance is a term from an Australian history book that refers to the vast geographic gulf that separates humanity. It’s ironic that although the Internet brings us all together in some ways, we feel even more keenly the physical gaps that separate us from each other.
The African Clean Energy Race: Kenya vs. Ethiopia
Since we often think of the move to clean energy as a “race”, I thought a fun way to do it would be to have the two best distance running countries in the world – Ethiopia and Kenya – square off against each other. Lets see how they are going when it comes to the clean energy race.
In Defense of CCS
I was the community manager of the Global CCS Institute for over three years. I have to admit, that I didn't know much about the technology when I started but as a pragmatic green nerd, the general concept appealed to me. The truth is that there are thousands of coal fired power plants around the world right now ...
8 out of 10 youths in Africa see climate change as dangerous
David KariukiYouths are likely to act more about climate change in future as revealed in a recent survey by GC Consulting. Commissioned after the Marrakech COP 22, the survey revealed that many of them are willing to take action especially in the areas of recycling. Youths also recognize the important role governments, private sector, and international communities have to play in averting climate change effects.
The Legacy Of Nitrogen
Ziki OdotteIn late 2004, Kisumu bay, Lake Victoria, was covered in a blue-green hue. The algal bloom - a proliferation of cyanobacteria – demarcated an area of low oxygen and eventually decomposing algae, causing fish to suffocate or flee and contaminating the drinking water- a dead zone. Adapt-N, a software programme developed by researchers at Cornell University seeks to solve this problem.