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COP31 2 billion win for 600 Kenyan schools and 60 TVETs

COP31 2 billion win for 600 Kenyan schools and 60 TVETs

At a high-level side event in Antalya, Environment, Climate Change and Forestry Cabinet Secretary Dr Deborah Mlongo Barasa and Principal Secretary for Environment and Climate Change Dr Eng. Festus Ng’eno lauded the move in a meeting that KCB, development finance institutions, climate finance partners and private investors explored how strategic partnerships could accelerate the transition to cleaner energy in Kenya’s education sector

Environment, Climate Change and Forestry Cabinet Secretary Dr Deborah Mlongo Barasa with Kenya Commercial Bank Managing Director Annastacia Kimtai and the Group Board Director William Asiko after the announcement at COP 31.

Kenya’s ambition to move thousands of learning institutions away from polluting energy sources is gaining momentum, with Kenya Commercial Bank (KCB) placing the financing challenge at the centre of discussions in Antalya, Turkey, at the 31st Conference of the Parties (COP31) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC).

At a high-level side event in Antalya, Environment, Climate Change and Forestry Cabinet Secretary Dr Deborah Mlongo Barasa and Principal Secretary for Environment and Climate Change Dr Eng. Festus Ng’eno lauded the move in a meeting that KCB, development finance institutions, climate finance partners and private investors explored how strategic partnerships could accelerate the transition to cleaner energy in Kenya’s education sector.

In brief

At a high-level side event in Antalya, Environment, Climate Change and Forestry Cabinet Secretary Dr Deborah Mlongo Barasa and Principal Secretary for Environment and Climate Change Dr Eng. Festus Ng’eno lauded the move in a meeting that KCB, development finance institutions, climate finance partners and private investors explored how strategic partnerships could accelerate the transition to cleaner energy in Kenya’s education sector.

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