Paris agreement identifies energy and transport sectors as a significant mitigation priority whose decarbonisation is critical in achieving sustainable development globally. Most African countries are signatories to Paris agreement and have committed to mitigate and adapt to climate crisis through their Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC). A good example is Kenyan NDC which encourages “Clean, sustainable and affordable energy and transportation systems essential for Kenya’s sustainable development and are infrastructure enablers for the Big Four agenda” (NCCAP 2018-2022).
Safedrive Africa foundation (SDAF) is creating awareness on blueprints for lasting environmental change that isn’t enough to our community. We are persuading decision makers to adopt innovative solutions, SDAF advocates work at every level, fighting climate change by cutting carbon pollution and expanding clean energy is the best way to build a better future for our children. SDAF promotes tackling the climate crisis at its source: pollution from fossil fuels. We work to reduce our dependence on these dirty sources by expanding clean energy across cities, counties, regions and help implement practical clean energy solutions.
Burning oil and gas to fuel cars creates an enormous amount of pollution. Tailpipes contribute to unhealthy air, and transportation is responsible for 30 percent of the nation’s climate change pollution. Biofuels and biodiesels made from corn, switch grass, algae, and other sources reduce dangerous emissions, but some bioenergy resources are cleaner than others and some cause their own environmental harm.
SDAF pushes for biofuels that are sustainably grown, protect sensitive landscapes, and lower carbon pollution across their life cycle. We work at the counties and national levels to create incentives for clean fuels.
We are also working to ensure that the growing market for biofuels is supplied by truly clean resources. Large fuel buyers can have a hard time assessing whether biofuels are produced sustainably or actually destroy wildlife habitat and increase carbon emissions.
Working in partnership with stakeholders SDAF assesses programs to make sure they accurately measure carbon reductions, forestry impacts, and wildlife threats across the entire biofuels life cycle. We focus on the Transport, aviation industry because it is a major consumer that is likely to rely on liquid fuels for the next several decades.
The typical car engine is remarkably inefficient. For every 10 gallons of fossil fuel, only 2 actually move the vehicle forward; the rest are used to power machinery or idle in traffic. Each gallon burned releases pollution linked to respiratory disease and climate change.
Electric cars, in contrast, require no gas, release no tailpipe emissions, and cost less money to drive. That’s why SDAF is working to get more of them on the road, By pushing for more electric cars on the road, we are helping low-income families, who often live near pollution-clogged highways and clean-running vehicles help clear the air. Safedrive Africa foundation has also partnered with environmental justice organisations, institutions and groups to make electric cars more affordable.
To accelerate the shift to electric vehicles, SDAF advocates for policies that will integrate them with the power grid in ways that benefit both drivers and electricity customers as a whole. When smartly managed, not only can electric vehicles make more efficient use of excessive off-peak power plants, but they can also help scale up generation of renewables such as wind and solar. Widespread vehicle electrification and renewable power are key elements to clean energy future.
As loyal citizens of this region, we support causes aimed at promoting stability, addressing community humanitarian needs and encouraging our young people to be innovative and find solutions to the challenges we face. Despite being our hope for the future to save lives, young people face the most challenges in Kenya, and we work to support efforts to provide education and awareness to address these challenges. We support the preservation of Africa traditions, culture and heritage and more importantly environmental sustainability initiatives to address the challenges of climate change, health and safety.
Environmental Sustainability
Our success depends on sustaining our environment, our people and our activities. We operate in a region with a rich but delicate ecofriendly. We are committed to the responsible use of environmental resources, to championing conservation to beat Air pollution towards zero carbon by 2050 and to generate substantial savings for our community and for our community we serve by planting trees.
