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Klick Foundation Pledges $850 Million to Cut Carbon Emissions in Ghana
The initiatives also promise substantial health benefits, particularly for women and children, and further advance Ghana's innovation ecosystem.
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Press Release: Report: World Bank Urges Action for Gender Equality in Artisanal and Small-Scale Mining
The report advocates for gender-responsive legislation to safeguard women’s rights in mining and build a more sustainable sector.
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Press Release: IFC and SIMA Launch $150 Million Solar Green Bond for African Solar Developers alongside Finland and GEAPP
IFC, a member of the World Bank Group, in partnership with Social Investment Managers and Advisors LLC and other financiers have reached the first close of a $150 million solar green bond, which will finance productive-use solar projects throughout Africa.
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Uganda-Based Electric Cooking Startup PowerUP Announces Successful Initial Close of its Seed Round
PowerUP is at the forefront of transforming cooking habits in Africa, introducing households to a new era of clean and efficient electric cooking.
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Press Release: Bboxx Commits to Africa’s Future as It Moves Global HQ to Rwanda
Bboxx is planning to train nearly 1000 more Rwandans in the next 5 years and invest USD$100 million in the country.
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Statement on New Cookstoves Study
Verra gives a response to the recent research paper from University of California, Berkeley, looking at clean cookstove methodologies, published in the journal Nature Sustainability.
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Cookstove Carbon Offsets Overstate Climate Benefit by 1,000%, Study Finds
Cookstove projects are one of the fastest-growing carbon offset schemes but research finds carbon benefits are vastly overstated.
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India Announces Scheme to Install Rooftop Solar on 10 Million Homes
The scheme is intended to not only reduce the electricity bill of the poor and middle class but also make India self-reliant in the field of energy.
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- Energy, Technology
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- Asia Pacific