Post by Climate Hive

Concrete accounts for 7–8% of global CO₂ emissions, yet it’s the second most used material on Earth after water. So when we talk about climate solutions, we can’t just talk about energy, we also have to talk about materials. In our latest conversation on Climate Hive: What Do You Solve?, Andy Onyango, founder of Zen Carbon, shared what it looks like to build climate solutions from Kenya, where climate change isn’t a future problem, it’s already affecting agricultural livelihoods through unpredictable and scarce rainfall. This is what climate innovation really looks like: not just new technology, but building solutions in the places where the impacts are already being felt. If we’re serious about climate solutions, we need to pay more attention to materials, to local innovation, and to founders building from the frontlines. #ClimateTech #SustainableConstruction #CarbonCapture #ClimateInnovation #GlobalSouth #ClimateHive