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Viewpoint: Despite Tech Breakthroughs, Carbon Removal Still Won’t Save the Planet
Carbon removal tech breakthroughs don’t fundamentally make them a more feasible hedge against slow emissions reductions.
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- Energy, Environment, Technology
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Sefa Finances $8 Million for Productive Use of Off-Grid Solar in Ethiopia
The funding will support a pilot project “to test the commercial viability and effectiveness of a business model integrating mini-grids with agro-industrial operations at nine sites in Ethiopia”, says the AfDB.
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- Energy, Technology
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Press Release: d.light and Orange Partner to Open up Access to Off-Grid Solar Energy in Africa
d.light and global telecom operator Orange’s energy business unit Orange Energies sign a strategic partnership to sell d.light solar home products and systems in 11 African countries.
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- Energy, Technology
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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South Africa in Talks With Climate Backers Over Delaying Coal Plant Closures
Keeping the lights in a struggling economy while shutting down some old coal-fired plants supplying most of South Africa’s electricity needs has proven a tough task.
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- Energy, Environment
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Landmark Summit Mobilises $2.2 Billion to Make 2024 a Turning Point for Clean Cooking Access in Africa
Close to 60 countries, as well as companies and development institutions, gathered in Paris to channel unprecedented resources towards addressing a challenge affecting huge numbers of women and children.
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- Energy, Environment
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Under-Leveraged Best Practices for Scaling Productive Use of Energy Appliances: Part 2 — Financing Options
Productive Use of Energy (PUE) appliances are the subject of growing attention in the development sector, but manufacturers and distributors are facing a number of challenges and misconceptions that are limiting uptake of these devices. In the second article of a two-part series exploring best practices for selling PUE appliances, Thomas Charoy and Lucie Klarsfeld McGrath at Hystra discuss the affordability challenge, sharing solutions for handling the high level of working capital and financial skills required to offer financing options to end-users.
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- Agriculture, Energy, Finance, Technology
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Press Release: $425 Million Invested into the Global Off-Grid Solar Sector in 2023, a 43% Drop Versus 2022
By contrast, investment into the productive use of renewable energy doubled when compared to the previous year. The amount needed for the industry to fulfil its contribution to universal energy access by 2030 would need to be seven times higher.
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- Energy, Environment, Investing
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- Global
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- off-grid energy, solar
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Nigeria Set to Commission First Lithium Processing Plant
This project is expected to create a significant number of jobs, boost the state’s industrial sector, and position Nigeria as a major player in the global lithium market.
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- Energy
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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- mining, renewable energy
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