Touching Lives in Likoni

27 May, 2014 | co2mosesmaina
Categories: CSR Projects, Kenya

Talk of impacting young lives and you will be talking about co2balance CSR project in Likoni; Shikaadabu primary school. This is a public mixed primary school in the Coastal region of Kenya. In February this year co2balance through its CSR initiatives helped the school put up a fence and agate as a way of giving… Read the full article >




Envisaging Clean Water in Machakos County

30 April, 2014 | co2mosesmaina
Categories: Kenya

Co2balance realizes the pain most communities undergo in Kenya in accessing clean and safe water especially in the dry areas. As a result last month Co2balance started discussions with the County government of Machakos to find ways how to work together and solve this menace. Machakos County is one of the 47 counties in Kenya…. Read the full article >




High Flying

11 April, 2014 | lloydarcher
Categories: CO2balance

Congratulations to our MD Mark Simpson who has just recently gone past the 5,000 followers mark on twitter! If you would like to get regular updates on our activities as well as insider opinion on the carbon markets you too can follow him on twitter @CarbonDuke





5* Luxury Meets 5* Sustainability

28 February, 2014 | lloydarcher
Categories: Kenya

This week I was fortunate enough to be invited to Mara Bushtops, a safari camp located in a private conservancy on the edge of the Masai Mara National Reserve. The aim of the visit wasn’t rest and relaxation but to understand the types of environmentally friendly initiatives they have already implemented and discuss ways that… Read the full article >


Laying the Foundations in Baringo

13 February, 2014 | lloydarcher
Categories: Improved Cookstoves, Kenya

co2balance joined new partners World Vision on a field trip to Baringo Country in Kenya at the beginning of the week to consult with various stakeholders about the up coming micro-scale cookstove projects. The trip included representatives from World Vision Australia, WV Finland as well as WV Kenya and started with a visit to households… Read the full article >


Global Alliance for Clean Cookstoves Conference

4 February, 2014 | CO2balance
Categories: Conferences, Improved Cookstoves

Part of the co2balance team spent today attending the National Clean Cookstoves and Fuel Conference in Nairobi, Kenya hosted by the Global Alliance for Clean Cookstoves. The Alliance’s goal is to catalyze the adoption of clean and efficient cookstoves and fuels by households through a market-based approach that will achieve the following objectives: Reduce household… Read the full article >



Plans progressing in West Kisumu

31 January, 2014 | CO2balance
Categories: Improved Cookstoves, Kenya

co2balance’s improved cook stove project in West Kisumu, Kenya has recently seen exciting progress as plans to introduce the new artisanal stove start to move forward! The locally produced stove will soon be available to purchase at a highly subsidised cost thanks to carbon finance. With a workshop space secured, we look forward to our… Read the full article >