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Faiths Institute Asks Gates Foundation to Change Tactics in Africa
An African faiths environmental institute is calling on the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation to stop funding green revolution technologies and genetically modified seeds for the continent, but instead support natural methods to help Africa achieve food sufficiency and protect its environments.
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- Agriculture, Environment
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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India Is Turning to ‘Green Hydrogen’ in a Bid to Decarbonize Its Economy
India’s newfound focus on “green hydrogen” has received a boost, with a new collaboration between two firms aiming to install production facilities in the state of Tamil Nadu.
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- Energy, Environment
- Region
- Asia Pacific
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- renewable energy
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Mondelez Philippines: Snack Giant Partners With the Plastic Flamingo to Recycle Waste Into Eco-Bricks
Snack Food company Mondelez Philippines recently announced that it would “substantially” invest in plastic waste management and has teamed up with social enterprise The Plastic Flamingo to recycle waste into eco-bricks.
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- Environment
- Region
- South Asia
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Analysis: The Wonder Material We All Need but Is Running Out
Global demand for natural rubber will keep increasing, especially as developing nations grow wealthier. "Cars are the biggest share of the rubber market, and if every if every African family ends up with two cars, that's a heck of a lot of rubber," says Cornish .
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- Environment
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Analysis: Kenyan Farmers Are Turning Crop-Eating Locusts Into Sustainable Animal Feed
The Bug Picture is an agriculture company that focuses on addressing environmental challenges in East Africa by using insects.
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- Environment
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Analysis: Nestlé and Microsoft on Financing Circular Innovations
Nestlé and Microsoft are among the noteworthy corporations putting considerable investments behind circular programs involving products and services, in service of their sustainability targets and with an eye to spark broader change across their industries.
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- Environment, Investing
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India Needs Over $900 Billion in Climate Finance by 2030: This Roadmap Can Mobilize Private Sector Investment
India is committed to lowering its greenhouse gas emissions, but its goals under the Paris Agreement are not ambitious enough. Simmi Sareen at GreenFunder and Shravan Shankar at the BIG Green Collaborative argue that the country must focus on increasing energy storage and efficiency, decreasing agriculture and manufacturing emissions, and adapting to a more hostile climate. They explore how innovative and scalable technology can address these priorities by 2030 — and how strengthening India’s climate financing structures can help generate the $100 billion in yearly private investment this will require.
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- Energy, Environment, Investing
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Analysis: How to Make Climate Investments Flow to Distributed Renewables
Although great strides have been made in funding large-scale renewable projects, investment trends remain misaligned with the world's future needs. Distributed renewable energy have great potential to fill the gap but face challenges.
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- Energy, Environment
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