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Achieving carbon net zero: What is the fuss all about?

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By Beldeen Waliaula | Jun 03, 2023

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**When these fossil fuels burn, they release greenhouse gases - mostly carbon dioxide. These gases trap the sun's heat and cause the planet's temperature to rise.** [iStockphoto]

Throughout 2022 and the beginning of 2023, climate change impacts have intensified in Africa and across the globe. We saw catastrophic floods in Pakistan and Nigeria, and cyclone Freddy affecting Malawi Mozambique, and Madagascar.

A multilayer drought is still a threat in the horn of Africa including Kenya, where more than 4.2 million Kenyans have been affected. Heat waves and wildfires across the northern hemisphere have also caused a huge disruption.

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