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Press Release: DFC CEO Marks U.S. $500 Million Loan for Strategic Supply Chain Diversification With Launch of New Energy Manufacturing Facility in India
The new First Solar facility reflects the United States’ commitment to financing more diverse supply chains that invest in local communities, create jobs, and ensure high standards, including in labor rights.
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- Energy, Technology
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- Asia Pacific
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Kenyan Climate Tech Startup Octavia Carbon Secures Funding for Carbon Capture Technology
Octavia Carbon not only pioneers in technological solutions but also provides a platform for the purchase of carbon credits.
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- Environment, Technology
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Range Impact Announces $1.7 Million Capital Raise Led by Strategic Investors
Range Impact, Inc. public company dedicated to improving the health and wellness of people and the planet through a novel and innovative approach to impact investing.
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- Investing
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- Global
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Press Release: Grant Call Open for Innovators to Harness Clean Energy to Improve Incomes and Climate Resilience in Africa
This is the first of three rounds of funding planned through Powering Renewable Energy Opportunities (PREO), with over €8m in grants available over the next four years to support innovative, renewable energy-based projects, improving livelihoods and aiding job creation.
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Press Release: First-Of-A-Kind USD$100 Million Electrification Platform to Transform Millions of Lives in Africa
It will connect millions of new customers with a bundle of clean energy, clean cooking, smartphones, smart financing and e-mobility products – many for the first time.
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- Energy, Technology
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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The Graduation Approach isn’t Just for Extreme Poverty: An Innovative Project Leverages it to Rebuild Livelihoods After Forced Relocation
The Graduation Approach is a proven way to sustainably build the livelihoods of people living in extreme poverty. But as Anton Simanowitz at Social Performance Solutions explains, it is also being leveraged in contexts that go beyond poverty alleviation. He discusses one such application, exploring a pilot program that used the Graduation Approach to rebuild livelihoods in a community that experienced forced relocation due to mining activities.
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- Energy, Environment
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Energy Catalyst Programme Awards £40 Million to Innovators
The Innovate UK’s Energy Catalyst programme has awarded over £40 million in grant funding to a range of innovative projects with plans to harness clean energy and enable a just and inclusive energy transition.
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- Energy, Investing, Technology
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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- energy access, innovation, renewable energy, SDGs, solar
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Deutsche Bank Becomes First Bank to Join #BackBlue Ocean Finance Commitment
#BackBlue is a UN-backed blue finance commitment focused on driving sustainable investment into Ocean and coastal resilience.
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- Environment, Investing
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- Global