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Indonesia To Put 2 Million Electric Motorbikes On Road By 2025
Indonesia is hoping to reach zero emissions by 2060 and reduce its carbon footprint by 29% by 2030.
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- Energy, Technology, Transportation
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- Asia Pacific
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EMGA Secures $20 Million Debt Finance for Costa Rica’s Banco Improsa
Emerging Markets Global Advisory LLP (EMGA) has secured US$20M to finance micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs).
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- Finance
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- financial inclusion, MSMEs
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Uganda Receives €68 Million From German Government for Climate Resilience and Energy
The German government is providing €68.8 million to build climate resilience in the agriculture and energy sectors in Uganda.
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- Agriculture, Energy
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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EV’s Carbon Footprint Will Decrease over Time, Report Says
Studies show that electric vehicle production can be costly and environmentally taxing, but simply driving the car neutralizes its emissions.
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- Energy, Technology
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- Global
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- e-mobility
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Adani Group to Invest $150 Billion in Pursuit of $1 Trillion Valuation in India
Richest Asian Gautam Adani's group will invest over USD 150 billion across businesses ranging from green energy to data centres to airports and healthcare.
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- Investing
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- Asia Pacific
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South Africa, Indonesia Get $1 billion to Close Coal Plants
The funding will replace some coal-fired power plants with renewable energy facilities in South Africa and Indonesia.
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- Energy
- Region
- Global
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- renewable energy
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UNDP, OPHI Report Informs Strategies to Address Multidimensional Poverty
The report identifies a series of “deprivation bundles” – recurring patterns of poverty – and uses data to determine the different poverty profiles that are more common in certain places.
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- Impact Assessment
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- Global
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Electric Mass Transit Bus Debuts in Nairobi
The first of 100 electric mass transit buses hit the streets of Nairobi as part of a dual effort to address climate change concerns and develop a bus rapid transport system (BRT).
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- Energy, Technology, Transportation
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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