Only a few Kenyans would know that when G7 leaders dined with Queen Elizabeth at The Eden Project, they were surrounded by one of the 21st Century’s most important adverts for sustainable change. Eden was an ambitious millennial initiative which focused on reclamation of an enormous, disused quarry

Sustainable change is all about doing things today, so people can live better tomorrow. And by people, we mean children: my children, your children! Sustainable Change is often termed sustainable development. But these are two words in conflict: development infers growth or expansion, sustainable implies smaller scale and inbuilt harmony – a healthier balance – for this planet we live on.

Confronting the climate crisis is a major leap for most people; they have other things to think about … like food on the table and electricity bills. I started to reflect on this when a passenger went to throw a plastic bottle out of the car. “No, don’t do that,” I said. “I can use it again at home.” “OK, if that’s what you want,” came the blank reply ...

Our Kenyan coast is a tropical paradise stained by the scourge of plastics, brought in by tide and discarded by tourists: a local reflection of a global epidemic. This plastic menace has grown over recent decades to become the environmental hazard we see today. It reflects an alarming increase in single-use plastics - bottles, containers, cups and straws - with little planning for collection and recycling ....