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Report: How E-mobility is Accelerating in the Philippines
WDI research will help develop a model for an Electric Vehicle (EV) Center of Excellence by Apl.de.Ap Foundation and the Asian Development Bank.
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- Energy, Transportation
- Region
- South Asia
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UN Report Finds United Nations Reports Are Not Widely Read
The U.N. system supported 27,000 meetings involving 240 bodies, and the U.N. secretariat produced 1,100 reports, a 20% increase since 1990.
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- Energy, Environment, Investing
- Region
- Global
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NITI Aayog Launches India Electric Mobility Index to Accelerate State EV Progress
By integrating these dimensions, the IEMI presents a holistic picture of each state’s electric mobility landscape, identifying strengths to replicate and weaknesses requiring focused interventions.
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- Energy, Investing, Transportation
- Region
- Asia Pacific
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MAX Launches West Africa’s First Solar-Powered Battery Swap Station
Nigerian electric mobility startup MAX has launched West Africa’s first solar-powered battery swap station.
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- Energy, Transportation
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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ClimaFii Alliance Announces First Cohorts of Climate-Smart Solutions
The ClimaFii (Climate and Finance Innovations) Alliance was launched in January to bring financing and sustainable energy solutions to microenterprises across India and sub-Saharan Africa.
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- Global
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Local Banks Back Sun King’s $156 Million Pay-As-You-Go Solar Financing in Kenya
The scale of this raise highlights Sun King’s leadership in off‑grid energy, but it also accentuates a growing divide in the market.
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Analysis: For Electric Vehicles, Smaller Is Better
". . . as EV adoption grows, a concerning trend has emerged: the dominance of larger consumer models such as SUVs and pickups."
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- Energy, Technology, Transportation
- Region
- Global
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Redefining Fairness: How Second-Degree Price Discrimination Can Bring Greater Access to Essential Goods and Services in Emerging Markets
Second-degree price discrimination is a pricing model in which customers are offered a lower price point in exchange for a lower level of quality or convenience, or a lower price per unit in exchange for purchasing a larger amount of the product. According to Wasiu Akintunde at Texas Tech University, this approach can benefit not only businesses, but also governments, NGOs and the communities they serve. He explores how this pricing model can be designed ethically and effectively to bring necessary products and services to multiple income segments in emerging markets.
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- Energy, Technology
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