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Press Release: IFC Supports New Fund to Address Infrastructure Gaps, Cut Carbon Emissions Across Asia and Africa
$1 billion EMIF II Fund will support critical transport infrastructure and renewable energy projects in select high growth markets in South and Southeast Asia and Africa.
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- Energy, Environment
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- Global
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AfDB, IEA, and CCA Join Forces to Help African Governments Deliver Clean Cooking for All
The African Development Bank (AfDB), International Energy Agency (IEA), and Clean Cooking Alliance (CCA) announced their intention to form an Africa Clean Cooking Consortium (ACCC).
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- Energy, Environment, Technology
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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- clean cooking, climate change, NGOs, partnerships, SDGs
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Nairobi-Based Climate Tech Startup Amini Raises $4 Million Seed Funding Round
Founded by AI innovation and technology expert Kate Kallot, Amini is driven by its ambition to build the ultimate African environmental data collection and intelligence infrastructure.
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- Environment, Investing, Technology
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Indian Companies Are Bringing One of the World’s Most Toxic Industries to Africa. People Are Getting Sick.
Families near battery recycling plants face “dangerous" levels of lead in their blood and in soil, testing shows.
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- Energy, Environment, WASH
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- Global
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- manufacturing, recycling, waste
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Landmark UN Report: Meat & Dairy Alternatives Can Significantly Cut Greenhouse Gas Emissions
A major question raised about the transition toward a sustainable food system concerns the livelihoods of farmers and how they’ll be affected, in terms of the financial, cultural and social aspects associated with animal-based foods.
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- Environment, Technology
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New Jurisdictional REDD+ Technical Assistance Partnership Announced at COP28
JTAP members will work towards unlocking the potential of the rapidly evolving jurisdictional REDD+ marketplace to help tropical forest countries access much needed finance and accelerate large-scale conservation of forests.
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- Environment, Finance
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- Global
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Deutsche Bank Becomes First Bank to Join #BackBlue Ocean Finance Commitment
#BackBlue is a UN-backed blue finance commitment focused on driving sustainable investment into Ocean and coastal resilience.
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- Environment, Investing
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- Global