CoG calls for clear plan to transition from coal, oil, and gas to renewable energy

A coal power plant sits at the river's edge at dusk. [Getty Images]

The Council of Governors has called for an urgent need for a coordinated and funded plan to equitably transition away from coal, oil, and gas, while ensuring that developing countries receive the financial and technical support necessary to power our transition toward renewable, resilient, and diversified economies.

Chair of County Executive Committee Members in Charge of Energy, Transport & Infrastructure, Martin Maseghe, said that for Kenya, climate change is a daily reality, from devastating floods tearing through our communities and infrastructure, to declining farm yields due to erratic rainfall, to rising sea levels eroding our coasts and livelihoods. The evidence is all around us.