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A 24-Year-Old Is Suing Pension Fund for Not Being Green Enough
The Federal Court battle is shaping up to be a unique test case. Are pension funds in breach of their fiduciary duties by failing to mitigate the financial ravages of a warmer planet?
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- Environment, Investing
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- Asia Pacific
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Badly Needed, Hard to Deliver: The Challenges of Selling Drought Insurance to African Farmers
Millions of poor farmers in Africa can't move beyond subsistence levels because of droughts and other weather disasters. Insuring farmers against these risks is key to helping build their resilience to climate shocks. But providing this insurance – while making a profit – is no easy matter. Jim Hight explores the challenges in discussing WorldCover, a drought insurance provider that's gaining traction in Africa.
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- Agriculture, Finance
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Fossil Fuel Subsidies And Impact Greenwashing Are Stalling The Energy Transition
Since 1800, worldwide consumption of fossil fuels has increased 1,300-fold. Access to this cheap energy has lifted people out of poverty and catalyzed economic growth, wealth creation and healthier living environments. So, the fossil fuel industry must be remarkably profitable, right? After all, if renewables like solar and wind were competitive in a free market, would we not have switched over by now? Wouldn’t the top of the Forbes Global 2000 be stacked with clean energy companies instead of oil and gas giants?
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- Investing
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Germany To Give 1 Billion Euros To India To Lower Green House Gas Effect
Prime Minister Narendra Modi and German Chancellor Angela Merkel expressed grave concern about the currently inadequate global level of climate action and called on all countries to step up their efforts.
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- Environment
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- South Asia
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Press Release: Clean Energy Ventures Launches $110 Million Early-Stage Venture Fund for Clean Energy Innovation
Clean Energy Ventures (CEV), an investor in early-stage advanced energy start-ups, today announced the close of its first fund. The $110 million Clean Energy Venture Fund targets the current capital gap for seed and early-stage investments in promising advanced energy innovations. CEV will focus on technologies and business model innovations in the U.S. and Canada that are ready to be scaled and commercialized, and that have the potential to significantly mitigate global greenhouse gas emissions.
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- Energy
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Taking the Pulse of the Global Inclusive Finance Industry: A Preview of European Microfinance Week 2019
European Microfinance Week 2019 is coming soon, and with hundreds of global financial inclusion experts, policy-makers and investors in attendance, the event offers a unique opportunity to take the pulse of the industry. In previewing the conference agenda, e-MFP's Niamh Watters explains how it reflects the topics that are driving discussion in global microfinance, and the key players, insights and innovations that are shaping its future. As a media partner, NextBillion will provide live coverage of the event, and we’ll be giving away a free ticket through our e-newsletter on Oct. 16.
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- Finance
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Report: Most Indian Banks Fail on Policies of Climate Change, Human Rights
Most Indian banks fail on policies of environment and human rights and this inaction leaves the Indian banking sector vulnerable to investment risks arising due to climate emergencies, according to the first edition of Fair Finance Guide India scorecard.
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- Finance
- Region
- South Asia
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Climate Capitalists Have Serious Money in Climate-Friendly Investments
All want to do good by the planet. Most expect to do well for themselves.
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- Energy, Environment
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