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World Leaders Rally for ‘Full-Speed’ Climate Action Ahead of COP30
The goal was to accelerate global climate ambition ahead of COP30, which will be hosted in Brazil.
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- Environment
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- Global
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How Brazil Uses GovTech and Digital Public Infrastructure to Drive Development
Some of the most promising examples of digital public infrastructure and GovTech adoption come from the Global South, with Brazil leading the way.
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- Technology
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- Latin America
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IFC Launches Landmark ESG Review for $4.5 Trillion Emerging Market Investments
The International Finance Corporation (IFC), part of the World Bank Group, has launched a wide-reaching review of its Sustainability Framework, the blueprint that governs trillions of dollars in private sector investments across emerging markets.
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- Investing
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- Global
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Surfin Meta Digital Technologies: $26.5 Million Closed For Financial Technology Platform
With this additional funding, Surfin is well-positioned to build on its capabilities to develop more innovative technologies and build a sustainable digital financial ecosystem.
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- Finance, Technology
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- South Asia
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ENGIE Energy Access Tanzania to Receive EUR 1.3 Million of Results-Based Financing to Scale Up Access to Clean Cooking
The company is well known for its solar home systems in Tanzania, and it is well placed to expand its business to biodigesters.
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- Energy, Environment
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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South Africa’s Zimi Secures $320,000 to Test Turning EVs Into Power Stations
"By integrating vehicle-to-grid (V2G) technology into this strategy, Zimi plans to offer fleet operators charging solutions and turn idle EVs into energy that can feed power back into their facilities or the grid."
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- Energy, Technology, Transportation
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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- e-mobility, renewable energy, solar
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Equinix to Invest $140 Million to Expand Internet Access in Southern Nigeria
"While cities like Lagos, Accra, and Abidjan benefit from relatively strong connectivity, many interior regions remain underserved."
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- Technology
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Bibles, Bullets and Beef: Amazon Cowboy Culture at Odds With Brazil’s Climate Goals
"The revolt of the cowboys helps to explain the rise of far right demagogues but it doesn’t change the reality of the climate crisis, which is driven by physics and chemistry, not opinion and politics."
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- Agriculture, Environment
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- Latin America