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What Governments Must Agree at COP15 to Accelerate Business Action on Biodiversity and Nature
The UN Biodiversity COP15 finally opens its doors in Montreal this week after a two-year delay, and the stakes for our world could not be higher.
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- Environment
- Region
- Global
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- climate change
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African Development Bank Fund Offers $8.9 Billion for Vulnerable African Countries
The $8.9 billion replenishment package includes $8.5 billion in core ADF funding and $429 million for the newly created Climate Action Window.
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- Entrepreneurship, Environment, Finance
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Energy Access and Connectivity Part of African Development Bank Strategy for Ethiopia
The African Development Bank has released its new 2023-2027 Country Strategy Paper for Ethiopia that highlights energy access and connectivity as priorities.
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- Energy, Environment
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Trafigura Secures US $600 Million for Congo Cobalt and Copper Mines
An important component of the loan agreement involves the enhancement of environmental, social and governance (ESG).
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- Entrepreneurship, Environment
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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- governance
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Liberia: African Development Bank Releases $5 Million to Enhance Food Security in the Face of Climate Change
In response to global warming, Liberia is launching its Emergency Food Production Programme to increase agricultural productivity
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- Agriculture, Environment
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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U.S., Japan and Partners Mobilise $20 Billion to Move Indonesia Away From Coal
A coalition of countries will mobilise $20 billion of public and private finance to help Indonesia shut coal power plants.
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- Energy, Environment
- Region
- South Asia
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Viewpoint: The Big Takeaway from COP27? These Climate Conferences Just Aren’t Working
Rather than a bloated global talking shop, we need something smaller, leaner and fully focused on the crisis at hand.
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- Environment
- Region
- Global
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- climate change
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COP27 Summit Agrees to Help Climate Victims. But it Does Nothing to Stop Fossil Fuels
The world has failed to reach an agreement to phase out fossil fuels after marathon UN climate talks were “stonewalled” by a number of oil-producing nations.
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- Environment
- Region
- Global
- Tags
- climate change
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