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Shell Foundation and Startup Discovery School Launch the West Africa Aggregator Service Platform to Boost the Incomes of Women Smallholder Farmers
It will test service-based, shared and layaway delivery models designed to reduce upfront costs, distribute risk and make proven agricultural technologies viable for women farmers.
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- Agriculture, Education, Environment
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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LaSalle Raises $370 Million for New Real Estate Decarbonization Fund
LaSalle said that it intends to partner with JLL to leverage its capabilities across energy, sustainability, and property management, alongside a global network of relationships, in order to support the delivery of Lp3F’s strategy.
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- Environment, Investing
- Region
- Global
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Three Questions for Five African Businesses: Insights from Sankalp Africa Summit’s ‘Enterprise Showcase’
The recent Sankalp Africa Summit featured an “Enterprise Showcase” where up-and-coming African businesses shared information about their work and missions. NextBillion interviewed five of these entrepreneurs and company representatives, asking each of them three questions: What are the main challenges you’re facing in running your business? What kind of support would help you overcome these challenges? And what’s one thing you wish funders understood about your business needs? Their responses reveal some of the innovative approaches and key issues that are emerging in Africa’s vibrant ecosystem of small and medium-sized enterprises.
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- Agriculture, Energy, Environment, Social Enterprise, Transportation, WASH
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Climate Investment Raises $450 Million to Scale Breakthrough Decarbonization Technologies and Bridge Climate Tech’s Missing Middle
Decarbonization Acceleration Fund (DAF) targets companies with validated technologies and commercial traction across heavy-emitting sectors including energy, industry, transport and buildings.
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- Environment, Investing
- Region
- Global
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Accelerating Climate-Health: How the Sector Can Become Africa’s Next Strategic Investment Frontier
Africa faces a growing dual challenge at the critical nexus of climate and healthcare, as countries and health systems that are already strained by chronic underinvestment must now also deal with climate-related shocks and disease burdens. As Rajat Chabba at the William Davidson Institute and Martin Slawek at Open Capital Advisors explain, without targeted investment in integrated climate-health solutions, these health systems risk becoming overwhelmed, undermining public health and climate resilience across the region. But they also argue that these pressures create a clear opportunity for investors, businesses, and public and development-sector players. They explore why climate-health presents a compelling investment case in Africa.
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- Energy, Environment, Health Care, Investing
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China Set to Cut Solar Incentives for Africa Days After Elon Musk Negotiates $2.9 Billion Chinese Solar Equipment Deal for Tesla
Africa’s solar expansion could face new cost pressures as China moves to scale back key export incentives, just as global demand surges following Elon Musk’s $2.9 billion push into Chinese solar supply chains.
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- Energy, Environment
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Apple Wins US Greenwashing Case as EU Rulings Tighten Scrutiny on Carbon Neutral Claims
Diverging US and EU rulings expose rising regulatory risk for multinationals using carbon offsets.
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- Environment
- Region
- Global
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FSDAi, Allied Climate Partners Commit $50 Million to African Transition Acceleration Fund
FSD Africa Investments (FSDAi) and Allied Climate Partners (ACP) have jointly committed $50 million to support the first close of the African Transition Acceleration Fund (ATAF), a new investment vehicle aimed at advancing Africa’s energy transition.
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- Energy, Environment, Investing
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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