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Press Release: ENGIE & ATEC Sign Landmark Multi-Country Digital MRV Carbon Credit Agreement
The first major deal signed under Gold Standard’s new metered methodology.
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- Energy, Technology
- Region
- Asia Pacific
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Outgrowing the Flower Pot: Why Just Selling Productive Equipment to Smallholder Farmers is Not Enough
A new wave of companies are bringing equipment powered by renewable, decentralized energy to smallholders, and these devices can significantly boost farmers' yields and product quality. But as Daniel Waldron, Christopher Emmott, Priyanka Dudeja, Paraag Sabhlok and Chris Wayne at Acumen explain, just like a tree growing in a flower pot, this new growth can become a burden if it has nowhere to go. They argue that productive equipment must be combined with market access interventions to truly benefit smallholders, and highlight two innovative companies that are demonstrating the impact of this approach.
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- Agriculture, Energy, Investing, Social Enterprise, Technology
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OPEC Fund Okays $300 Million for Funding Climate Action Plan
The OPEC Fund for International Development (the OPEC Fund) has approved more than $300 million in new financing in the first quarter of 2023 for funding Climate Action Plan.
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- Energy, Environment, Technology
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- Global
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Clean Transport Volvo Delivers Its 1st Electric Heavy-Duty Truck in Africa
Volvo Trucks has delivered its first heavy-duty electric truck to Morocco, marking a major milestone in the development of electric vehicles in Africa.
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- Energy, Technology
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Elemental Aims to Pump $43 Million Into Climate Startups With ‘Deep Community Impact’
Elemental Excelerator, a nonprofit investor in climate-tech startups including BlocPower and ChargerHelp, says it’s “doubling down” in the wake of Silicon Valley Bank‘s collapse.
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- Energy, Environment, Technology
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- Global
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- climate change, startups
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Press Release: GOGLA Launches Initiative to Strengthen and Scale Consumer Protection in the Off-Grid Solar Sector
Strong consumer protection in the off-grid solar space is critical for achieving a clean energy transition for all.
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- Energy
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- Global
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Analysis: How Indigenous Communities Are Falling Victim to Carbon Piracy
A particular process known as Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Degradation (REDD+) has caught the attention of so called “carbon pirates”.
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- Energy
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- Global
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$123 Million Upgrade to Tasmanian Hydropower Icon Begins
Hydro Tasmania is redeveloping the Tarraleah hydropower scheme.
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- Energy
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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- renewable energy
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