Kenya Climate Innovation Center (KCIC) is proud to announce its acceptance into the Race to Zero campaign, establishing itself as one of the pioneering African organizations to receive this prestigious recognition.
“We are honored to be recognized as a Race to Zero Accelerator,” said Joseph Murabula, the Chief Executive Officer of KCIC. “We are eager to continue mobilizing various actors, particularly the business community, to fast-track the shift to a low-carbon economy.
This milestone underscores KCIC’s work in accelerating climate transition in Kenya and across East Africa.
The Race to Zero campaign has a global membership of over 13,500 and seeks to drive action by mobilizing stakeholders from all sectors towards halving global emissions by 2030.
“We are thrilled to have the Kenya Climate Innovation Center (KCIC) join us as our first East African Accelerator in the Race to Zero” says H.E. Razan Al Mubarak, UN Climate Change High-Level Champion for COP28 and Ms. Nigar Arpadarai, UN Climate Change High-Level Champion for COP29.
“Africa has a unique role to play in driving a transformative economy as we work towards our goal of a just and equitable transition to net zero emissions. We look forward to working with KCIC on this agenda, and collaborating on innovative solutions, particularly with SMEs in the region.”
In this role, KCIC will tap into the resources and networks provided by the campaign to assist entrepreneurs in the region in setting and realizing their climate goals.
By joining the Race to Zero, KCIC commits to rallying key stakeholders from the business community—including startups, micro-, small and medium-sized enterprises, entrepreneur support organizations, financiers, investors, industry associations as well as corporate leaders—from across the region to take bold action, aligning with global efforts to achieve net zero emissions by 2050.
As an Accelerator, KCIC will leverage its expertise to foster innovation, promote sustainable practices and support the development of climate-smart solutions.
About KCIC
The first Climate Innovation Center to be established globally, KCIC supports the development, scale-up and commercialization of innovative climate solutions with the aim of catalyzing climate mitigation and adaptation in East Africa. KCIC’s service provision entails business incubation and acceleration services as well as advocacy for climate action.
About Race to Zero
Led by the UN Climate Change High-Level Champions, the Race to Zero is a global campaign rallying non-State actors – including companies, cities, regions, financial, educational, and healthcare institutions – to take rigorous and immediate action to contribute to halving global emissions by 2030 and deliver a healthier, fairer, zero carbon world. Since June 2020, over 13,500 members have joined the campaign and are committed to the same overarching goal: reducing emissions across all scopes swiftly and fairly in line with the Paris Agreement.
To inspire associations around the globe to prioritise their climate policy engagement, Race to Zero highlights two businesses and associations who are in the driving seat of ambitious climate policy.
To ensure SMEs in the Race to Zero can climate proof their businesses, governments need to provide them the right kind of incentives.
To ensure integrity and accelerate meaningful progress towards halving global emissions by 2030, Race to Zero is a green demand aggregation initiative i.e., showing governments that the private sector is wanting investment in green solutions like green cement, green steel and climate solutions.
To ensure integrity and accelerate meaningful progress towards halving global emissions by 2030, Race to Zero encourages members to align external policy and engagement, including membership in associations, with the goal of halving emissions by 2030.
