climate change Archives - Startle.co https://startle.co/tag/climate-change/ Startle.co Website Fri, 15 Apr 2022 10:25:20 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5 https://i0.wp.com/startle.co/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/favicon-32x32-1.png?fit=32%2C32&ssl=1 climate change Archives - Startle.co https://startle.co/tag/climate-change/ 32 32 119820467 Tinder EcoFuels: From Pest to Power https://startle.co/2018/04/05/pest-to-power/ Thu, 05 Apr 2018 13:08:00 +0000 https://startle.co/2018/04/05/pest-to-power/ Find out more about the invasive tree species; Prosopis juliflora, that Startle venture Tinder Eco Fuels uses to produce sustainable charcoal; turning a pest into power.

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Startle venture, Tinder Eco Fuels, exclusively uses an invasive, fast growing tree species; Prosopis juliflora to produce sustainable charcoal. Prosopis is a widespread and abundant tree and has been identified as a national “pest” in Kenya, destroying agricultural land – it’s commercial utilisation is actively encouraged by the Kenyan authorities.

Mass deforestation across the African continent is a massive concern as a majority of the population rely on charcoal as their fuel source, as alternatives such as electricity or LPG are too expensive. With a growing population and increasing urbanisation, charcoal consumption is on the rise, and therefore so is the destruction of valuable forested regions which are being lost at a devastating rate, and driving climate change.

Tinder’s innovative business model takes a pest and turns it into power. Read more here about this exciting venture.

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