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OPEC Fund Okays $300 Million for Funding Climate Action Plan
The OPEC Fund for International Development (the OPEC Fund) has approved more than $300 million in new financing in the first quarter of 2023 for funding Climate Action Plan.
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- Energy, Environment, Technology
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- Global
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- climate change
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Elemental Aims to Pump $43 Million Into Climate Startups With ‘Deep Community Impact’
Elemental Excelerator, a nonprofit investor in climate-tech startups including BlocPower and ChargerHelp, says it’s “doubling down” in the wake of Silicon Valley Bank‘s collapse.
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- Energy, Environment, Technology
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- Global
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- climate change, startups
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Silicon Valley Bank Collapse Threatens Climate Start-Ups
The bank had relationships with more than 1,500 companies working on technologies aimed at curbing global warming.
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- Environment, Finance, Technology
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- Global
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- climate change, failure, startups
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Solar Mini Grids Can Be Least-Cost Solution to Close Energy Access Gap in Africa by 2030
Climate action efforts can tap solar mini grids that offer a lower greenhouse gas emission alternative compared to diesel-fueled systems and kerosene-based appliances.
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- Energy, Environment
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- Global
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Africa: A Partnership to Finance Clean Cooking Through Carbon Credits
A partnership has been signed between several organisations to channel carbon credits to support access to clean cooking around the world, particularly in Africa.
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- Energy, Environment
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Report: Scaling up Clean Cooking Options in Low- and Middle-Income Countries to Benefit Health and Climate
University of Liverpool presents findings from the first-ever global climate impact modeling analysis highlighting the positive climate and health impacts of scaling clean cooking options.
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- Energy, Environment, Health Care
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- Global
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Analysis: These Startups Are Helping Women While Reforesting Africa
Rural communities and especially women are crucial to the reforestation movement.
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- Environment
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Indonesia Introduces Carbon Trading For Its Coal Power Plants
Indonesia has announced that the initial phase of rolling out a carbon trading mechanism for coal power plants has begun.
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- Environment
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- South Asia