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Downforce Technologies Secures $4.2 Million to Scale Revolutionary Soil Organic Carbon Measurement Tech
Downforce’s groundbreaking natural capital analytics technology leverages cutting-edge science, modelling and remote sensing.
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- Environment, Technology
- Region
- Global
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IDF and AFD Group Form IDRIMA to Enhance Climate Resilience
Signed at the IDF Summit 2024, IDRIMA seeks to embed risk management into financial strategies for sovereigns and utilities vulnerable to climate disasters.
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- Environment, Finance
- Region
- Global
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Three Things to Know About Rwanda’s €200 Million Deal with JPMorgan Chase
Rwanda mobilised the funding under a new form of long-term commercial loan that is provided by JPMorgan Chase Bank and partly guaranteed by the African Development Fund (ADF).
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- Environment, Investing
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Viewpoint: Despite Tech Breakthroughs, Carbon Removal Still Won’t Save the Planet
Carbon removal tech breakthroughs don’t fundamentally make them a more feasible hedge against slow emissions reductions.
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- Energy, Environment, Technology
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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African Development Bank Provides Malawi with $22 Million to Combat Climate Vulnerability
This grant, awarded via its African Development Fund (ADF), will be invested in agriculture.
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- Agriculture, Environment
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Analysis: The White House Is Fueling the Carbon Offset Market Without Fixing It
The White House issued a full-throated endorsement of carbon offset credits on Tuesday, laying out guidelines that are meant to calm anxieties about “greenwashing” and encourage companies to invest more heavily in a controversial climate solution.
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- Environment, Investing
- Region
- Global
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Viewpoint: The End of Greenwashing Is Now Within Sight
For markets to work well, they must be transparent, trusted and standardized — three qualities that have largely eluded the market for carbon credits. But change is coming.
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- Environment, Investing
- Region
- Global
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South Africa in Talks With Climate Backers Over Delaying Coal Plant Closures
Keeping the lights in a struggling economy while shutting down some old coal-fired plants supplying most of South Africa’s electricity needs has proven a tough task.
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- Energy, Environment
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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