We are more than willing to support this important and innovative idea of trading in carbon credits,” said Dr Njoroge. Early this year, NSE announced plans to introduce carbon credits trading. Updated Sun, July 10th 2016 at 00:00 GMT +3The Nairobi Securities Exchange (NSE) plan to introduce carbon credits trading has received a boost after the Government pledged to offer expertise and facilitation. It is estimated that coffee farmers alone lose about Sh20 billion annually as a result of lack of access to carbon credits market. Mumias Sugar was the first Kenyan firm to sell carbon credits, making Sh22 million in 2010.

Source: Standard Digital July 09, 2016 16:07 UTC