Yes, green gold is near you more than you think

Isaac Kalua

Kenya has green gold more widespread and available than Turkana’s oil and Kwale’s titanium.
On March 23 just two weeks after his visit to Kenya, UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres addressed a UN General Assembly High-Level action event aimed at invigorating political momentum on climate change. He revealed a fact that I believe underpins Kenya’s green gold, “Around the world, over half of new power generation capacity now comes from renewables. In Europe, the figure is more than 90 per cent. In the US and China, new renewable energy jobs now outstrip those created in the oil and gas industries. Globally, over 8 million people work in the renewables sector.”

Actually, the green trend is becoming mainstream because it is making and saving money across the world. Green is not just about conserving the environment, but also making money. Here in Kenya, geothermal produces more than half of KenGen’s electricity.