A warm welcome for me sandra to know. Here in uganda the part of africa will stay tuned for another half hour box full of the stories he has what is coming up shipping. Evening classes in the alignment we can do to developing sustainable ways for the harmful side to good use and. Products that are making life better for people in. The climate in south africa dry and Climate Change appears to be making it even more drier it is becoming even more argent to green the Economy Industries farming tourism and the way people live we head to the eastern cape to meet a teenager who is a budding reporter walking on issues she is involved with a Global Initiative called young group porters for the environment and the name suggests they are needed to making a difference. At 1st glance it looks idyllic here but. The 17 year old student is out. In order to document the extent of the drought in her hometown of. Its the middle of the rainy season and the main dom in town should be full by now. I think when we get here we finally realize its actually with us. Its a tough. Question whats whats next is the hope that this. Would have been for the game. Wins town is a farming town that has been experiencing periods of severe drought over the past 5 years in an effort to alleviate the impact the only spot it instituted water restrictions in the Community John is a member of the young reporters for the environment or white. Youth Led Initiative that provides training on how to report on local Environmental Issues just come to talk to tim a cookie i localize to keep his ship survived this year but if the rain stop cookie might have to sell the entire flock. The ones with minimal. In them are the most difficult thing was that we ran out of water not just as but the whole region little fetch water for the livestock enough on our way places which was a real struggle when our is. Just a tense mary alone high school today a professional photographer has come to lead a workshop with the young reporters this is the 1st time some of the students have ever held a camera the program also involves training sessions with journalists and t. V. And news professionals. Like i said earlier you guys are going to show the rest of the whats happening in your ear and thats quite an awesome sponsibility task that never made you want to take this up officially become a documentary filmmaker a fighter journalist weekly magazine the why our program is called netted by an old best in denmark called foundation for. Environmental indication 360000 people in 45 countries take part in the program last month jeremy the video about illegal dumpsite of video was eventually published by a National News broadcaster. Challenging the Government Intervention in this matter i mean people. All over the net at least in the actions of the nation. To decrease any order inside it and it doesnt want to give. Every reporter a supposed to produce one story each month. Young people dont know what to do to me and even if they do you cant take initiative because they think that they dont think the cat so the young reporters gives us an opportunity to do that because it makes more young people aware about the Environmental Issues that were currently facing and it makes them want to take initiative and join us so i think thats why its very important. A tough school because her parents leave find a way in the countryside for dinner the students got in the big hole to do the homework john is making progress with hunger story she does the putting work on top of my regular school work but john i doesnt mind. Its fun and shes motivated by the idea that she can inspire us to behave or think differently. Like they should inside the fear of not wanting to lose what we have which is the little lift of the beauty of the environment thats number one also hoping to achieve or that when more people over to the side of want to saving higher. In south africa the program is supported by west the countrys oldest Environmental Organization its been doled out at 15 schools so far the young members out of preferred by its success because it shows that their perspectives. Young people are realizing that there was a very dumbest walls and theres the adults get serious about dealing with the Climate Crisis all of other wild they are demanding action but they are not the only ones or the people want to get involved too in germany and lower mental going to. Evening classes for the public on Climate Change and things ordinary people like you and i can do to make a diff. Climate strikes a good way to show governments the people want change but what else can we as individuals do to help reduce c o 2 emissions in Gemini People can take special evening classes to learn more about climate protection. Participants are able to develop their own plan of action in order to cut their carbon footprint. In terms of my ability that could mean driving and flying less. When it comes to heating and electricity a little goes a long way just turning the heat down by one degree makes a difference as do small adjustments at meal times like cutting down on meat consumption. Also apparently if we all ate less meat without having to give it up completely that would result in a huge reduction of c o 2 emissions that was helpful information. Was just like the pulse was developed by Environmental Organizations and is now available in 36 german cities the workshop is spread over 6 evenings. Must come you know and each of us can make a difference as one of our goals is to encourage the course of participants to become eco ambassadors who not only make changes in their own lives but share information and encourage others to do the same. At the end of the course the participants receive a fit for climate certificates and then its up to them to spread the word. And how about you if youre also doing your bit tell us about it visit our website or send us a tweet. Doing your bit. We share your stories. Well. I think hook line and a certificate especially when it comes to electronic waste what do you do when youre done with your computer or your mobile phone there are reports that africa has become a dumping ground for most of the global in the west so what is being done africa to change that a young nigerian has decided he doesnt want that anymore and he started doing something about. Lagos nigeria as him to a number of illegal dump sites very waste from many local people the refuse is a vital source of income of the taking of poets t. V. s computers and other devices by hand they resell the components as Raw Materials its extremely hazardous work with water and ground severely polluted by heavy metals and toxic chemicals some Electronic Devices come from developed countries in the form of the nations unfortunately only a fraction of food and functional the rest is affectively trash a company in lagos has come up with an alternative solution for handling the waste its called eat tara and was founded by if klein or tunnel nigeria you really generates 1000000 tons or tonic with talk less of what it allows importation into other countries the difference between our treatment and the informal us if someone under dont have the knowledge they dont have the tools all the machinery to safely take off and dismantle. The device. The terror collects discarded devices like laptops speakers and mobile phones which are then checked over at the companys Material Recovery for surgery those parts that can still be used are restored and mostly donate to this charity the rest is dismantle the terror has. Its that in the range of machinery it allows the workers to dismount who wastes in a way that is safe for the environment and for themselves and exhaust hood is used to contain the toxic feed. You bring up you can have so many Customer Journey materials that are trapped or sucked out and trapped. Inside its argument pretty effectively detoxified while we dismantle all of the glass and all of the other many of. The plastic. After being dismantled the waste is separated and shredded. Theyre all material salvaged such as aluminum glass and i and other Companies Main source of income. Business has been going well for the company so well that the c. E. O. Plans to expand operations in the near future and hes happy that the items he recycles will not end up on the legal dont sites like this one. Carbon dioxide is a major contributor to Global Warming what did you know the gas can be a valuable resource scientists have developed ways to capture c o 2 from power plants and factories that would otherwise escape into the air and theyre putting it to good use for example to boost plant growth in greenhouses we had to the netherlands to meet some goddess who are welcoming the initiative. Glass as far as the eye can see. This is a ruse Breeding Company in the netherlands. C o 2 is pumped into these 2 huge greenhouses to help the flowers grow better. The head of the Family Business since the investment has paid off. The look almost to the leaves and when the leaves are dark and dark green then we know the leaves are. I mean we look to the flower we always look at the size. How big are the size whether the selling the business has to work very efficiently with high tech heating and cooling systems automatic irrigation and fertilization. But whats really special is the c o 2 ventilation equipment. Those covering out this pipe over here. The air inside is in rich with Carbon Dioxide c o 2 aids photosynthesis and spurs plant growth the Company Harvest 8000 roses a day. The gases brought in virus subterranean pipeline from rotterdam. Now and again the supply of cools by. Bloomberg has 600 greenhouses on his books. And. Crops fetch the balls cut flowers grown in greenhouses they used to get a better product traditionally used to fuel gases from natural gas burning. They can stop using the natural gas and create even better products. The Carbon Dioxide comes from the port of rotterdam from one of the Worlds LargestOil Refineries 400000 barrels of oil a process each day and hundreds of thousands of tons of c o 2 generated each year as a byproduct. Ok up or organic c o 2 for assimilation by plants we use is some of that. The company has a plant in the dutch poort and supplies half a 1000000 tons of c o 2 to greenhouses so do the suits or its coming from us from the shell or refinery 3 its transported to our facility fired he said this pipeline. In the past the greenhouses had to produce the Carbon Dioxide themselves by burning natural gas. The use of recycled c o 2 means that they say for huge amount of the fossil fuel the greenhouses are the one who benefits maybe even the most they can replace the use of environment polluting natural gas by taking shoot to from industry so they are saving the environment saving a little bit. And they can use on top of that more c o 2 to grow even better tomatoes and better the flowers. The roots grow is no longer need a combustion plant to produce c o 2. That means they can concentrate more on that cool business. My family started 40 years ago and we start that theyve been a Small Company and grow a big big and now we produce in one year about 40000000 stems. The company is booming thanks to Carbon Dioxide commercial greenhouse gardens realized this problem of gas can also be a valuable resource. Now what a great idea to reuse you too i keep it out of the atmosphere well heres another one this time from san diego an invasive weed has been spreading fast and of course in chaos there but some farmers are found a way to turn this past into an assett. For this senegalese pharma clarin out weeds has become a lifeline. Harvester charter plant in order to provide his village with a precious commodity few. We make try for charcoal we also use it for the roofs of our houses and enclosures for the animals. And it feels like payback years ago the invasive weed crept into his field and there is a many farmers on the banks of the senegal river leaving them help. With. Rice over there on the other side and minutes too we have to stop growing rice in these fields all because of typhoid. Right. Now knows he can turn the weed into a year round income after joining a cooperative run by women in a nearby village and once the bundles are dried gian takes them to the top of a charcoal Processing Plant and the women take over. First the toughest row is burnt down and then makes one arabica before being pressin is a pilots the woman trying out 5 or 6 times a week of this clean burning fuel signs in iraq they have the time for plans has changed the womens lives along with 4 women didnt also other than fetching wood cooking for the household and taking care of the children now we work we run so money and we enjoy ourselves in this project we feel is right to go. On if. In ranks makeshift market so for chocolate pallets sell for 15 years cents a bag down daisy is convinced now and not stopped by regular charcoal she appreciates a product that is always available for them about it catches fire easily and doesnt stop hurting ive used it for 2 years style and i tell my friends to buy 2 which is difficult to find especially in the rainy season you can find it were going to be written. Would discuss because villages in this region of cut down almost all the trees for uses fuel tifa is a sustainable answer for cooking in a place where electricity and gas out of reach for most santigold doesnt any use tougher for charcoal its turns out the weed is a perfect material for a cooling waterproof roof to. Abraham cilla was racking his brains to think of a senegalese alternative to the thatched roof he had seen in europe the answer was right on the reason those are the people who really brutally i never heard of tyson so i put in my suitcase and took it to friends to show them the said it was possible and so it started. Sellable to school and homes from his tax time and has overseen training of the local artisans to take the method back to the villages around 15 men have become traditional factions through the program. But in their Margaret Margaret broom youre probably ritual cost less than a traditional straw and it also allows you to circulate the hot says. Going through. Our trash moves the last 20 or 30 years the broadest. Entrepreneur. In the region threatened by Climate Change and ravaged by deforestation cooking on tougher charcoal and. Its hard for relief has given the village a sustainable means of tackling Serious Problems for as long as times the thrives along senegals largest river rule people can take this new since plant into their own hands and build a future with it. Its amazing but almost a 1000000000 people still dont have access to reliable supply of electricity that means they have a hard time liking their homes starving food using all charging their phones all the internet and so on par improves the quality of life be done and weve all got a century in a place to subsidize many homes in africa need a new home or openly solutions daylight is a Global Social enterprise that makes it so in the products that are changing lives in kenya lets take a look. At radio. Charging station. These are all now Standard Features in favor karim is home to many other households in the area still rely on kerosene lamps which are dangerous and on healthy. Favor karim regenerates or electricity from solar panels she has a small home grid. She had the panels installed after seeing some on a neighbors house connection. Its a big change before we were paying 55. 00 shillings a day for electricity wed have power for a while and then it would be cut off but with the solar panels when we pay 55. 00 shillings stays on t. V. But even so we have enough light to get the children ready all morning its on all the time. Creamy and her husband are paying for the Solar Energy System in installments every month they use a mobile phone to transfer of the equivalent of 15 euros in 8 months it will be paid off. Although more than 70 percent of kenyans have access to electricity in semi rural areas like here and job though only 40 percent do. But just as elsewhere electricity has become essential to daily life. To close the gap a Company Called d. L. Ice has set up stores around kenya that sell solar products for homes and small businesses. Esther new york runs one of the stores she Sells Everything from lamps to t. V. s and solar home systems. Today one of her technicians is going to install a system on the outskirts of could jato. John as a local pastor he decided to equip his new home with a Solar Energy System. And on the technician explains how it works it can be installed in just a few hours. By contrast getting connected to the public grid can take months and in just 2 years well have the environmentally friendly system paid off. Believe electricity. Is 10 percent the rate. So this one. Quick is to me a bit in the light it up to 30 is not. Something. New. In the area i need from the front on the telly sometimes we can miss it when my work not. The lights kenyan offices are located in nairobi cofounder ned toes and has come from the u. S. To discuss future strategies for africa the social entrepreneur is now focusing on helping people who have recently lost access to energy sources. It is an injustice that you have 1300000000 people in the world who have to still burn kerosene for lighting when the light bulb was invented more than 100 years ago this doesnt make sense and we set a goal of getting 100000000 people off kerosene by 2020 and weve actually achieve that goal as of january 2020 technologies like mobile banking have ma