How the built environment fuels climate changeLumen Square is Kenya's 1st pre-certified LEED multi storey office building. Though statistics on the extent to which the built environment contributes to climate change in Kenya are hard to come by, local experts say the sector is playing catch-up with the developed world in speeding up climate change. “Non-environmentally friendly buildings produce carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases that contribute towards climate change. Interestingly, the week-long Nairobi meeting hardly addressed the effects of the built environment on climate change, the jargon too much to decode for people like Rhova who are currently riding the wave of climate change. Even Kenya’s Climate Change Act is silent on the role the built environment has on climate change or solid mitigation measures.

Source: Standard Digital March 28, 2019 05:03 UTC