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Press Release: British International Investment and Firstrand Advance Transition Finance Across Africa With $150 Million Facility
The facility will provide access to finance for high-emitting businesses seeking to decarbonise their operations.
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- Energy, Environment
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Global Fund Raises $11.4 Billion, Including $4.6 Billion From United States
The US pledge is tied to a 1:2 commitment, meaning that every $1 from the US has to be matched by at least $2 from other donors.
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- Health Care
- Region
- Global
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Just Climate Raises $375 Million for Natural Climate Solutions Strategy
Founded in 2021 by Generation Investment Management, a sustainability-focused investment firm chaired by former U.S. Vice President Al Gore, Just Climate aims to deliver impact by focusing on scaling solutions for the highest-emitting, most off-track sectors of the economy, investing in climate solutions that can radically reduce or remove emissions, while generating attractive risk-adjusted financial returns.
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- Environment
- Region
- Global
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BURN and Key Carbon Joint Venture Receives First CCP-Labelled Credit Issuance
In an endorsement of the market’s demand for new standards of integrity, the entire issuance was presold through the climate action platform Patch.
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- Environment, Technology
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Solar-Powered Cold Storage Empowers Smallholder Farmers in India
In Andhra Pradesh and beyond, farmers are adopting solar-powered cold storage systems to help prevent post-harvest losses, reduce transportation costs through on-site storage, and improve incomes.
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- Agriculture
- Region
- Asia Pacific
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Meta Completes 2Africa, the World’s Longest Open-Access Subsea Cable
On key routes, the network is said to offer up to 180 terabits per second (Tbps) of capacity — more than all existing subsea cables serving Africa combined.
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- Technology, Telecommunications
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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U.S. Backs $150 Million Zipline Expansion to Transform Africa’s Healthcare Delivery
"The U.S. Department of State has approved a $150 million award to Zipline, the world’s largest autonomous logistics company, to support the expansion of its life-saving artificial intelligence-powered drone delivery infrastructure across Africa."
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- Health Care, Technology
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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End of Fossil Fuel Era Inches Closer as COP30 Deal Agreed After Bitter Standoff
Wealthy countries should triple funds for countries to tackle climate impacts, but deforestation and critical minerals blocked from final deal.
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- Energy, Environment, Investing, Technology
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- Global
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