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Land Rights Leader Landesa Receives $20 Million Gift From Author and Philanthropist Mackenzie Scott
The new funding is a direct investment in Landesa’s efforts to accelerate gender equality and arrest the climate crisis
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- Environment
- Region
- Global
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Spark+ Africa Fund Raises Over $40 Million in a First Close to Invest in Clean and Modern Cooking Solutions in Africa
Spark+ Africa Fund (“Spark+”) launched in partnership with 12 development finance institutions, foundations, family offices, and pension funds as the world’s first impact fund financing clean and modern cooking solutions in developing markets.
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- Energy, Environment
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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SEforALL and UN-Energy Announce Microsoft Signing Two Energy Compacts
Microsoft is the latest company to submit an Energy Compact, affirming its commitment to drive decarbonization of the electric grid to combat climate change.
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- Energy, Environment
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- Global
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AfricaGoGreen Fund Receives $31.5 Million to Promote Private Sector Efficiency Investments
Development finance institution (DFI) the African Development Bank (AfDB) and its Sustainable Energy Fund for Africa (SEFA) have approved a combined-equity investment of $20-million in the AfricaGoGreen Fund (AGGF) debt fund.
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- Energy, Environment
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Viewpoint: Russia’s Invasion of Ukraine: What Does It Mean for Africa?
The invasion has done profound damage to Russia’s relations with the West, which will be difficult to reverse as long as Putin and like-minded people around him are in power. Africa should brace itself for the challenging years ahead.
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- Agriculture, Energy, Environment, Finance, Health Care, Investing, Technology
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- Europe & Eurasia
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Press Release: UAE and IRENA Launch New Initiative to Provide Communities With Access to Energy for Clean Cooking
Beyond Food partnership launched by IRENA and UAE in collaboration with NAMA to provide clean cooking energy and technologies to communities and households.
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- Energy, Environment
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- North Africa & Near East
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IPCC Adaptation Report ‘a Damning Indictment of Failed Global Leadership on Climate’
“This report is a dire warning about the consequences of inaction,” said Hoesung Lee, Chair of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC).
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- Energy, Environment
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- Global
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Analysis: What Does Russia’s Invasion of Ukraine Mean for Energy and Climate Change?
With gas prices already at extremely high levels, the attack on Ukraine has prompted widespread debate over how to respond – and fears that climate action could be relegated to an afterthought by world leaders.
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- Energy, Environment
- Region
- Global
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- climate change