Technology is Shaping the Fight for Climate Justice

The Urgency of Action

By Moraa Nyangorora

AI Generated Image of the digital rallies by movements from 93 countries to press for Climate Justice- End Genocide, Injustice, Fossil Fuels and Call for Rights, Jobs and Justice.

The Global Week of Action began on September 15, 2025, with an online rally. Activists and performers from various movements addressed the urgent need to mobilise for climate justice and systemic change.

Draw the Line – Global Week of Action

"We are part of a global movement rising together to say: enough is enough. From debt and poverty to fossil fuel tyranny, we are uniting across borders to resist more destruction and reclaim our future. This is a moment of reckoning. We are drawing the line for justice, for life, for the planet."

Tyrone Scott, Senior Movement Building and Activism Officer, War on Want

This call to action serves as a rallying cry.

It is supported by workers, youth, indigenous groups, and social movements.

A network of global climate organizations is convening this effort, including 350.org, CAN-International, APMDD, and War on Want. Local, regional, and global movements are joining forces.

"On the same day that this campaign launches, the climate clock will tick down to less than four years for the first time in history. We know the solutions. Most of the world is already taking action. Humanity has drawn the line."

Gan Golan, Co-Founder of the Climate Clock describing the digital urgency.

Nairobi Primary School Champions Clean Cooking

Stakeholders drawn from different organisations champion clean cooking in public schools in Nairobi

Why Clean Cooking Matters

Kenya, like many countries in sub-Saharan Africa, faces persistent challenges from household air pollution, reliance on biomass (firewood, charcoal), and the health, environmental, social and gender inequalities that flow from these. Transitioning to clean cooking solutions is urgent: it promises health benefits (especially for women and children), reductions in deforestation and carbon emissions, and economic opportunity.

A pilot project by Verst Carbon is championing clean cooking at Nairobi Primary school. Brian Nyangena says it has seen improved health outcomes.

No child should have to study in an environment clouded by smoke from traditional kitchens. Clean cooking in schools brings dignity, health, and opportunity — and with the right partnerships, we can scale these solutions to every county in Kenya.

— Brian Nyangena, Verst Carbon

Pilot project of steam cooking at Nairobi Primary School reducing fuel costs by 80 pc,reducing air polution and improving health

Garissa high school is among schools that have embraced clean cooking in strategies to reduce emissions according to Verst Carbon report.

Zero Waste: Towards A Cleaner Planet. Experts Push Conversations To Discourage Incineration Ahead Of COP30

©Rommel Cabrera/GAIA

As the world races to cut methane emissions and meet the Global Methane Pledge, GAIA’s new

global report highlights that incineration worsens climate impacts, while zero waste solutions

provide fast, fair, and effective climate action.

Download the full report

The report identifies case studies in Nigeria, Brazil, Philippines that demonstrate that incinerators harm the environment and thus in the long term contribute to high carbon and health costs. It says while they may provide short term gain, communities near incinerators are highly exposed to a toxic environment.

“ Communities are resisting polluting projects and embracing scalable zero

waste solutions that reduce emissions, advance social justice, and support

wastepickers’ livelihoods.”

—GAIA Media Advisory

The report amplifies perspectives of communities resisting polluting projects, showing that zero

waste solutions are scalable and socially equitable.

Segregation of waste in Nairobi's Imara Daima Estate.(A gated community)

“Zero waste is not just an environmental strategy, but a climate imperative ahead of

COP30. With COP30 in Brazil on the horizon, the report offers timely evidence that

investing in zero waste, not incinerators, is the fastest, fairest, and most effective way

to fight climate change.”

—GAIA Media Advisory 🌍 About GAIA

GAIA is a network of grassroots groups and alliances representing more than 1,000 organizations from 100 countries, working toward a just, toxic-free world without incineration.

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