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African Development Bank Approves $8.79 Million to Boost Clean Cooking in Uganda
With cleaner kitchens, healthier families, greener forests, and a stronger climate response, the Uganda Biogas and Electric Cooking Project marks a critical step toward a more sustainable and resilient future.
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- Energy, Investing, Technology
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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China’s Dying EV Batteries, Solar Cells Are Powering a Circular Economy in New-Energy Era
Recycling critical materials such as lithium, cobalt and nickel are driving profits and shoring up China’s resource security as trade war with US hits supply chains.
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- Asia Pacific
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- circular economy, recycling, waste
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Press Release: BII Invests $100 Million in ReNew to Boost India’s Solar Manufacturing Ecosystem
The investment supports the expansion of a resilient and self-reliant renewable energy supply chain in India.
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- Asia Pacific
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Funding African Solutions to the Climate Crisis: Why Local Venture Capital Innovation Holds the Key to Climate Resilience
Africa contributes just 4% of global carbon emissions and faces the world’s most devastating climate impacts — yet it receives only 3.3% of global climate finance (as of 2021/22). Dotun Olowoporoku and Dolapo Morgan at Ventures Platform argue that this disparity presents an urgent need for locally-developed innovation driven by African venture capital. They explore how African VCs can leverage this opportunity to play a central role in the continent’s climate response.
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- Agriculture, Energy, Environment, Investing
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Longi Solar Europe Powers Latin America Energy Shift With Key Utility-Scale Alliance
"The initiative, developed in partnership with a leading global energy developer, leverages LONGi’s Hi-MO 9 modules to address complex energy challenges across sun-drenched and variable climates."
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- Energy
- Region
- Latin America
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ALTÉRRA, Brookfield Invest $100 Million in Indian Renewable Energy Platform Evren
ALTÉRRA was established in December 2023, with a $30 billion commitment from the UAE, and with a goal to mobilize $250 billion by 2030, aimed at driving private capital towards climate investments.
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- Energy, Technology
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Recycled Cooking Oil-Powered Cargo Ship Aces Test With Biodiesel Blend in Singapore
Testing alternative fuels on vessels chartered by Vale is part of a broader set of initiatives the mining company is undertaking to drive decarbonization in global maritime transport.
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- Energy, Technology
- Region
- Global
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Distributed Energy Is Driving Latin America’s Energy Transition
Consumers have become a central player in the region’s transition by generating their own clean energy and even selling it on the market.
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- Energy, Technology
- Region
- Latin America
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