The overarching goal of this NAMA Support Project (NSP) is to trigger Kenya’s low-carbon development by minimizing the impact of the current charcoal value chain, while targeting the causes of deforestation and improving the energy security. The NSP will target areas around the two main cities of Nairobi and Mombasa, but will have far reaching impacts in all major charcoal producing counties in Kenya. These goals will be achieved through three parallel activities, Activity 1: Establishment of an interest rate subsidy fund to support the sustainable supply of biomass for charcoal production and the implementation of efficient charcoal production technologies; Activity 2: Establishment of a charcoal certification and labelling scheme; and Activity 3: Capacity Building.