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Funding the Fight Against the World’s Oldest Fuel Source: How New Financing Mechanisms in Clean Cooking Can Succeed Where Grants Have Failed
The use of biomass fuel for cooking has remained consistent over the centuries, despite the development sector's efforts to scale global access to clean cookstoves. As Paul Ronalds at Save the Children Global Ventures argues, a key reason for this failure is the estimated $5.5 billion annual funding gap facing clean cooking initiatives — a gap that traditional sources of finance, like private donations and government grants, have been unable to fill. He discusses several funding solutions, including carbon credits, that could help the clean cooking sector finally end the era of biomass fuel.
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- Energy, Environment, Investing, Technology
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CDRI Launches $2.5 Million to Support Cities for Climate Resilience
Cities in 30 low and middle-income countries including India will be eligible for funding under this urban infrastructure resilience programme (UIRP).
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- Environment
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- Global
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Press Release: A First-Of-A-Kind Approach to Building Resilience of Coastal Communities Unveiled to Coincide With UNGA and Climate Week 2024
Reshore360 presents a comprehensive blueprint for protecting at-risk populations living in coastal regions and islands.
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- Environment
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- Global
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Press Release: Majority of Global Corporates Plan to Increase Net Zero Spending
Ahead of New York Climate week, most global corporates (61.7%) say they expect to invest more capital in getting their businesses to net-zero in the next 12 months.
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- Environment, Investing
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- Global
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Opinion: Why Markets Are Sustainability’s Next Giant Leap
After decades in which businesses—plus their brands, boards, business models and value chains—have been targeted, our next challenge is to redesign markets.
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- Environment, Investing
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- Global
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Analysis: Green Supply Chain: Four Suppliers Outline How They Keep up With Sustainability Requirements
Global regulations aimed at driving sustainability across supply chains are evolving, altering trade compliance processes.
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- Energy, Environment, Technology
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- Global
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- data, ESG, regulations, supply chains
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Press Release: OPEC Fund Approves Close to $1.2 Billion New Development Funding
The funding will support smallholder farmers and businesses, promote the construction of resilient infrastructure, provide clean water & sanitation solutions and increase climate resilience.
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- Environment
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- Global
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Replacing Old Technologies or Creating New Markets?: The Pros and Cons of Two Paths to Impact for Productive Use of Energy
Productive use of energy (PUE) technologies have the potential to unlock higher incomes and reduce reliance on more costly, non-renewable energy sources in rural and low-income communities. Dan Waldron, Chris Emmott, Yash Vardhan Gaddhyan and Ruth Wairimu at Acumen discuss the advantages and disadvantages of two different paths to impact for PUE: replacing inefficient, fossil fuel-based incumbent technologies, vs. disrupting entire markets with innovative PUE approaches.
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- Energy, Environment, Investing, Technology, Transportation
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