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Bringing Cooking Poverty off the SDG Sidelines: A New Study Takes a Fresh Look at the Clean Cooking Challenge
Dirty cooking negatively affects almost four billion people and kills over 4 million each year – more than tuberculosis, malaria and HIV-AIDS combined. As Phil LaRocco at Columbia’s School of International and Public Affairs argues, the issue is one of the largest unsolved public health and equality crises humanity has ever faced – and failing to address it will put the Sustainable Development Goals out of reach. He explores why previous and ongoing clean cooking efforts have failed, and outlines some potential solutions that could finally turn things around, based on a recent study out of Columbia University.
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- Energy, Environment, Impact Assessment
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Germany Pledges $116 Million for Renewable Energy in Africa
Germany has pledged to contribute US $116M to the African Development Bank‘s (AfDB) Sustainable Energy Fund for Africa (SEFA) to support private investments in renewable energy in Africa.
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- Environment
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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- renewable energy, solar
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Fairtrade Farmers and Businesses Call on World Leaders to Beef Up Agricultural Resilience
After 1.8 million farmers from around the world called on governments to follow through on their climate promises, businesses have signed a pledge of support.
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- Agriculture, Environment
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- Global
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- supply chains
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Analysis: Fintech Can Help Fill Climate Resilience Gaps in Emerging Markets
As lessons are learned from the fuel crisis, public and private sector players must act quickly to ensure that critical supply chains can withstand the shocks of increasingly severe climate impacts.
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- Environment, Technology
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- Global
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- fintech, supply chains
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Jeff Bezos Says Traveling to Space Changed How He Thinks About Nature
Jeff Bezos on Monday promised to give away $1 billion in grants this year to support efforts around conservation.
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- Environment
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- Global
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- climate change
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How Can We Get Hydrocarbon-Rich Nations To Board the Electric Vehicle Wagon?
As the fourth largest source of carbon emissions, global transport must decarbonize.
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- Energy, Environment
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Press Release: Energy 4 Impact, Mercy Corps, Announce Merger to Increase Access to Clean Energy
Energy 4 Impact and Mercy Corps announced a merger to increase access to climate-smart, sustainable energy, improving the lives of millions around the world.
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- Energy, Environment
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Curbing Deforestation in Sub-Saharan Africa: Why Woodfuel Alternatives Are a Key Sustainable Solution
Deforestation is rampant in sub-Saharan Africa – the only region where the pace of forest loss has increased in each of the last three decades. According to Ian Otula and Aaron Pattillo of Vuma Biofuels and Wassa N’Gandjo Cisse of the BESTSELLER Foundation, the root cause of this crisis is the fact that woodfuels provide over 80% of the region's energy, and there's an alarming imbalance between supply and demand. They explore how woodfuel substitutes can offer a solution to this issue – and how Vuma Biofuels is leveraging these sustainable fuel sources to address a key driver of deforestation in Kenya: the tea industry.
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- Energy, Environment
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