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Impact Manager Acre Raises $100 Million for African Climate Infrastructure
Typically, export credit agencies guarantee up to 85% of loans and require the rest to be raised privately, yet banks' willingness to fund the remainder has declined as such projects carry a higher capital charge and can be hard to reinsure.
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- Environment, Investing
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Tanzania Receives Electric SGR Trains From South Korea
The locomotives, acquired from Hyundai Rotem in South Korea, can carry up to 589 passengers and travel at average speeds of 160km per hour.
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- Environment, Technology, Transportation
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Cancellation of UN Climate Weeks Removes Platform for Worst-Hit Communities
The UNFCCC has said it will not hold regional climate weeks in 2024 due to a funding shortfall – which means less inclusion for developing-country voices.
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- Environment, Investing
- Region
- Global
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Analysis: Why ESG Is So Important When Choosing a Project’s Location in Latin America
Investors worldwide need to be increasingly mindful of the impact their portfolio businesses have on the environment, society, and corporate governance structures.
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- Environment, Investing
- Region
- Latin America
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Report: We Know Climate Change Touches Everything, so How Do We Empower Everyone?
Ashoka and The Skoll Centre for Social Entrepreneurship launch the Climate Changemaker Playbook, a report that sets three actionable strategies for individuals to play an active role in the systemic shifts needed to tackle climate change.
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- Environment, Social Enterprise
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- Global
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Analysis: To Create a Greener Future, the West Can’t Ignore China
Fighting climate change is a promising area for engagement between Western companies and China.
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- Environment, Technology
- Region
- Asia Pacific
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Analysis: Drones, Droids, and Delivery Bots: The Future of Last-Mile Logistics
Emerging technologies in automated delivery are poised to drastically reduce delivery times, cut costs, and enhance environmental sustainability.
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- Environment, Technology
- Region
- Global
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A First Step Toward a Global Price on Carbon
A tax on ship emissions could have an impact on almost everything we buy.
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- Environment
- Region
- Global