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TPG Raises $1.25 Billion for Global South-focused Climate Solutions Investment Strategy
The strategy is aimed at accelerating and attracting institutional capital at scale.
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- Environment, Technology
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- Global
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Press Release: Miller Center for Social Entrepreneurship Commits to Catalyzing $200 Million for Social Entrepreneurs to End Global Poverty
The investment fund forms an integral part of Miller Center’s continuum of support for social enterprises, from the accelerator program to ongoing programmatic offerings and financial leverage.
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- Investing, Social Enterprise
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- Global
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Funding the Fight Against the World’s Oldest Fuel Source: How New Financing Mechanisms in Clean Cooking Can Succeed Where Grants Have Failed
The use of biomass fuel for cooking has remained consistent over the centuries, despite the development sector's efforts to scale global access to clean cookstoves. As Paul Ronalds at Save the Children Global Ventures argues, a key reason for this failure is the estimated $5.5 billion annual funding gap facing clean cooking initiatives — a gap that traditional sources of finance, like private donations and government grants, have been unable to fill. He discusses several funding solutions, including carbon credits, that could help the clean cooking sector finally end the era of biomass fuel.
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- Energy, Environment, Investing, Technology
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Carbon Markets Capture the Spotlight at Climate Week NYC
Something’s different about this year’s Climate Week in New York: The voluntary carbon market is getting serious hype.
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- Energy, Technology
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- Global
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CDRI Launches $2.5 Million to Support Cities for Climate Resilience
Cities in 30 low and middle-income countries including India will be eligible for funding under this urban infrastructure resilience programme (UIRP).
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- Environment
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- Global
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Press Release: A First-Of-A-Kind Approach to Building Resilience of Coastal Communities Unveiled to Coincide With UNGA and Climate Week 2024
Reshore360 presents a comprehensive blueprint for protecting at-risk populations living in coastal regions and islands.
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- Environment
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- Global
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US Government Backs Water Unite Impact to Fund the Water Sector’s Missing Middle in Emerging Markets
WUI is managed by Wellers Impact, an FCA-authorised impact investment manager with offices in London and Nairobi.
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- WASH
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- Global
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Press Release: Gates Foundation Report Calls for Targeted Global Health Spending to Save Millions of Children from Malnutrition and Disease
New modeling shows 40 million more children will suffer from hunger’s worst effects by 2050 due to climate change, but immediate action could instead boost health, spur economic growth.
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- Health Care
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- Sub-Saharan Africa