The Constitution of Kenya guarantees every person the right to a clean and healthy environment. When this right is threatened and or infringed, we are always at the forefront representing our clients and the public at large in court to ensure that the said right is attained to the highest attainable level.

In this area of environmental law, at Mwangi Kiai & Co Advocates we are hugely interested in the area of carbon trading as seen below.

Carbon Trading

Carbon Trading- is the process where an entity or a country with a surplus in emission allowances and or quotas sell the surplus allowances to an entity or country with shortage in emission allowances and or quotas.

The trading is only on the surplus in emission allowances and or quotas. If an entity has exceeded its allowances and or quotas, it has to buy from an entity that has surplus allowances to bridge the gap of the excess emission.

Carbon trading is therefore trading in greenhouse gas emission allowances as set and or regulated by authority in a jurisdiction.

We are here to help you identify those projects to invest in Africa so as to attain the required levels of emissions. We will also assist in power purchase agreements, research on the credits, and sound legal and technical support during the process of ensuring that you are carbon compliance.

According to The Nature Conservancy, “If we do not take further action to stop climate impacts we’re already experiencing, the planet is likely to see global temperatures rise by 2-4 °C (3-7 °F) by the end of the century. This type of warming could lead to catastrophic melting of the ice sheets in Greenland and Antarctica, causing sea level rise that would flood most major global coastal cities. Superstorms, drought, and heat waves would become increasingly common and more extreme, leading to major health crises and illness. Agricultural production would plummet, likely leading to global food shortages and famine. Water supplies would disappear around the world, making some regions nearly inhabitable.”

The worst thing is that climate change is not affecting the forests only, or some far country or village, or the animals somewhere in the jungle, it is affecting all of us. The worst thing is that our future generations will be more affected than us. That is why all of us must act. We must do something. However small.

We at Mwangi Kiai & Co. Advocates have professional and technical experience in drafting, reviewing, and advising on Carbon offset agreements, helping our clients track the impact of their investment in carbon projects. We will help you in getting all the licenses and or approvals by both NEMA and or KFS. We will also guide you in the PPTs with the necessary government agencies in ensuring that there is land allocated for such projects and ensure that your project is certified and the assignment of carbon rights by the said agencies.

We work and live by the principle that the fight against climate change and global warming is our today fight.  We all must act today.