In the years following Kyoto Protocol which came into force in 2005, investors descended on Global South countries signing partnerships to grow oil crops (oil palm, jatropha, croton, castor oil ) to extract oil for blending with fossil diesel into biodiesel to reduce emissions.
Carbon offsetting and trading had become popular climate concepts and business activities. Here in Kenya, the energy authorities set up a National Biofuels Committee (I served as vice-chairman) to coordinate the implementation of biofuels projects.
