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Touchstone Partners Launches US $10 Million Green Transition Fund at Net Zero Challenge Finale
Each funded climate-tech startup in Vietnam and Southeast Asia will receive capital alongside coaching and strategic guidance from Touchstone Partners and its advisory network.
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- Environment, Technology
- Region
- South Asia
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Deetken Impact Expands Climate Finance Leadership as Canada Joins Inclusive Climate Action Fund
Deetken Impact, a leading Canadian impact investment firm, is proud to partner with the Government of Canada and announce their CAD$106 million commitment in the new Inclusive Climate Action Fund (ICAF).
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- Environment, Investing
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- Global
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Press Release: British International Investment and Firstrand Advance Transition Finance Across Africa With $150 Million Facility
The facility will provide access to finance for high-emitting businesses seeking to decarbonise their operations.
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- Energy, Environment
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Just Climate Raises $375 Million for Natural Climate Solutions Strategy
Founded in 2021 by Generation Investment Management, a sustainability-focused investment firm chaired by former U.S. Vice President Al Gore, Just Climate aims to deliver impact by focusing on scaling solutions for the highest-emitting, most off-track sectors of the economy, investing in climate solutions that can radically reduce or remove emissions, while generating attractive risk-adjusted financial returns.
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- Environment
- Region
- Global
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BURN and Key Carbon Joint Venture Receives First CCP-Labelled Credit Issuance
In an endorsement of the market’s demand for new standards of integrity, the entire issuance was presold through the climate action platform Patch.
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- Environment, Technology
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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End of Fossil Fuel Era Inches Closer as COP30 Deal Agreed After Bitter Standoff
Wealthy countries should triple funds for countries to tackle climate impacts, but deforestation and critical minerals blocked from final deal.
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- Energy, Environment, Investing, Technology
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- Global
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Bill Gates Pledges $1.4 Billion to Help Farmers Adapt to Extreme Weather in Africa and Asia
"Billionaire Bill Gates’ foundation will invest at least $1.4 billion over the next four years to help farmers in sub-Saharan Africa and Asia access technologies that enhance resilience to extreme weather."
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- Agriculture, Environment
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Countries Sharply Split on Fossil Fuels on COP30 Climate Summit Final Day
Delegates at the two-week conference have failed to reach a deal as Brazil circulated a new draft proposal on Thursday that did not include a roadmap to transitioning away from fossil fuels – nor mention the term “fossil fuels” at all.
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- Environment
- Region
- Global
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