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Audit Exposes Fundamental Flaws in Green India Mission’s Execution
"A CAG audit found India’s Green India Mission achieved only around 5% of its afforestation target and missed more than 97% of its ecosystem-restoration goal, citing poor planning and weak monitoring."
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- Environment
- Region
- Asia Pacific
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- climate change, forests, mining
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Indermit Gill’s Parting Thoughts as He Exits the World Bank
Outgoing World Bank chief economist talks debt and discord, while Germany slashes development aid and low- and middle-income countries search for bankable climate solutions.
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- Education, Energy, Environment, Finance, Health Care, Investing, Technology, WASH
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- Global
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ATEC Receives a Letter of Authorisation From the Bangladesh Government to Generate Article 6.2 Carbon Credits
The LOA formalises the Bangladesh government's approval for the international transfer of generated ITMOs, making ATEC the first clean cooking developer to receive an LOA in Bangladesh.
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- Environment, Technology
- Region
- Asia Pacific
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Eight More Nations Pledge New Circular Economy Roadmaps in Africa
As part of this second phase of the National Roadmaps for the Circular Economy (NCER) program, Angola, Liberia, Madagascar, and Senegal will develop their own roadmaps by identifying priority sectors, aligning institutional efforts, and tailoring strategic guidelines to their local productive structures.
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- Energy, Environment
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Geospatial Startup NeoGeo Raises $20 Million from Neev II Fund and Aavishkaar Capital in India
"By optimising spatial planning, NeoGeo drives climate mitigation through measurable resource efficiency and carbon abatement, while simultaneously enabling climate-resilient development and adaptation through proactive hazard and vulnerability mapping."
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- Environment, Investing, Technology
- Region
- Asia Pacific
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Press Release: Scaling up Green Transition in Southern Africa: Climate Fund Managers Reaches First Close of SA-H2 Fund at ZAR 3 Billion
SA-H2 is a blended finance private equity fund focused on the green hydrogen value chain and energy transition in Southern Africa.
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- Energy, Environment, Investing
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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South Africa Court Ruling Blocks Shell Offshore Exploration, Raising New Questions for Energy Investment and Environmental Governance
The dispute illustrates a growing tension in African resource-producing economies: governments seeking new sources of domestic energy, investment and fiscal revenue must increasingly reconcile those objectives with environmental safeguards, community rights and legal requirements for public participation.
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- Energy, Environment
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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- blue economy, energy access, ESG, governance, mining, regulations
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South Africa Secures $500 Million for Climate Resilient Cities
AIIB has approved a $500 million sovereign-backed loan to strengthen water, electricity and waste services across South Africa’s metropolitan municipalities.
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- Energy, Environment, Technology
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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