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    Kenya’s climate commitment sets standard before COP30

    Despite contributing less than 0.1% of global emissions, Kenya’s ambitious NDC charts a path to 100% renewable electricity and deeper climate integration across its entire economy.

    By Jesse Chase-Lubitz // 02 May 2025

    Kenya submitted its nationally determined contribution, or NDC, on Friday, and experts are impressed.

    NDCs are country-specific plans that outline how a country will contribute to the Paris Agreement goal of limiting global warming. Countries must submit new NDCs every five years.

    “Kenya’s NDC demonstrates strong climate ambition, especially for a developing country,” said Joanita Mudambo, a climate and environmental specialist. “If effectively implemented, Kenya’s approach could serve as a blueprint for other African nations balancing climate resilience with development priorities.”

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      Jesse Chase-Lubitz covers climate change and multilateral development banks for Devex. She previously worked at Nature Magazine, where she received a Pulitzer grant for an investigation into land reclamation. She has written for outlets such as Al Jazeera, Bloomberg, the Organized Crime and Corruption Reporting Project, and The Japan Times, among others. Jesse holds a master’s degree in Environmental Policy and Regulation from the London School of Economics.

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