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Hyacinths and Sawdust Used to Combat Cooking Pollution
A brew made from sawdust and water hyacinth flowers may help reduce the millions of lives lost across the developing world from the fumes of ramshackle cooking equipment.
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- Energy, Environment, Health Care
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Wall Street Meets Climate Change With Fossil-Free Exchange-Traded Fund
Investors looking to ditch their stocks in high-carbon U.S. companies can steer their dollars to Etho Capital's soon-to-be-launched, first-of-its-kind investment fund. The fund eschews fossil fuel producers entirely and considers only companies with cleaner-than-average carbon footprints.
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- Environment, Investing
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- North America
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World Bank Warns Climate Change Could Add 100 Million Poor By 2030
Without the right policies to keep the poor safe from extreme weather and rising seas, climate change could drive over 100 million more people into poverty by 2030, the World Bank said on Sunday.
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- Agriculture, Environment, Health Care
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- climate change
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BlackRock to promote climate bonds in impact investment drive
World's largest asset manager signs up to Climate Bonds Initiative in bid to promote green bonds
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- Environment
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From the Farm to the World, on a Plate : In Colombia, improving value for farmers, supply chains and the environment
Crepes & Waffles, a well-known Colombian restaurant chain, is developing a pilot project to connect agro-biodiversity products with companies from the gourmet food sector. This initiative is based on the premise that higher-value and higher demand for organic products with agricultural biodiversity will encourage farmers to cultivate these varieties and, thus, contribute to the preservation of native species in the process.
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- Agriculture, Environment
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- supply chains
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Power for All Receives UK Support to Help Africa’s Poor Achieve Energy Access Through Distributed Renewables
620 million Africans lack access to reliable energy. Today, Power for All and the UK Department for International Development (DFID) joined forces to advance the rapid uptake of distributed renewable energy in Africa to help turn the problem of energy access into an opportunity.
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- Energy, Environment, Technology
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Street Lamp Targets Dengue Fever
Researchers at a Malaysian university have built an LED street lamp with a mosquito trap, both powered by wind and solar energy.
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- Energy, Environment, Health Care
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- Asia Pacific
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- infectious diseases, solar
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Eco-Friendly Bio-Toilets Improving Health and Dignity for India’s Poor
Banka BioLoo, an Indian social enterprise that provides solutions for human waste treatment, has joined the Business Call to Action (BCtA) with a commitment to expand distribution of environmentally-friendly bio-toilets to low-income people across India. BCtA is a global initiative that encourages companies to fight poverty through inclusive business models. It is supported by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and other international organisations.
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- Environment, Health Care
- Region
- South Asia