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Press Release: GOGLA and IKEA Foundation Unveil New Resources to Enhance Off-Grid Solar’s Climate Impact
These resources can be used by companies, climate funds, governments, and development organisations to design and implement off-grid solar business models, investments and programmes to improve resilience and adaptation.
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- Energy, Technology
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- Global
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- climate change, NGOs, off-grid energy, solar
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Analysis: As Tesla Struggles, Musk Turns to India – But Can It Work?
As Tesla’s existing markets become increasingly challenging, India appears to be Musk’s next big bet.
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- Energy, Technology, Transportation
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- Asia Pacific
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MIGA Issues $179.6 Million Guarantee to Back African Clean-Cooking Initiative
The guarantee will support the expansion of KOKO Networks which supplies bioethanol-based cookstoves and fuel to low-income households, helping to replace charcoal and wood with a cleaner alternative.
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- Energy, Environment, Health Care
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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New Battery Recycling Process From China Recovers 99.99% Of Lithium
What sets this method apart from other battery recycling methods is its use of a neutral solution environment.
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- Energy, Technology, WASH
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- Asia Pacific
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- innovation, recycling, renewable energy, research, waste
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The International Islamic Trade Finance Corporation Signs €40 Million Trade Finance Agreement to Strengthen Comoros’ Energy Security
ITFC ensures that Comoros can sustain its economic momentum, protect jobs, and enhance the quality of life for its citizens.
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- Energy, Technology
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Low- And Middle-Income Countries ‘Should Turn To EU and China’ After US Climate Exit, Say Analysts
The US withdrawal from the fund is a setback for international climate finance and raises concerns about the ability of low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) to recover from environmental crises.
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- Energy, Environment, Technology
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- Global
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Amazon, Google, Meta Join Pledge to Help Triple Global Nuclear Energy Capacity
The pledge comes as several major technology companies have pivoted over the past several months to nuclear energy as a solution to address the need for a rapid increase in electricity production.
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- Energy, Technology
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- Global
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- renewable energy, scale
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Don’t Underestimate Gen Z: How Youth-Led Solutions are Shaping the Future of Social Entrepreneurship
Generation Z is often labeled as distracted, anxious, lonely or under-skilled. But as George Tsiatis at the Resolution Project and Enactus Global argues, these stereotypes are unfair, and members of Gen Z often possess a unique perspective and determination that enable them to tackle complex social challenges with unprecedented ingenuity and purpose. He shares four areas where young social entrepreneurs are driving innovation and achieving measurable impact, highlighting several youth-led enterprises that are demonstrating the next generation’s approach to leveraging business for social change.
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- Agriculture, Energy, Environment, Social Enterprise, Technology
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