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Oorja Closes US $1.5 Million Pre-Series A To Scale Its Farming-as-a-Service Model
Oorja owns, operates and maintains decentralised solar infrastructure at the farm level and sells affordable irrigation and milling services to groups of smallholder farmers.
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- Agriculture, Energy, Technology
- Region
- Asia Pacific
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M&G Invests $100 Million in responsAbility’s Asia Climate Strategy
RespsonsAbility’s Asia climate strategy uses a blended finance structure, combining public funding with private capital.
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- Environment
- Region
- Global
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Report: AI’s Potential in African Agriculture, Energy and Climate Action – GSMA
A new GSMA report puts forward the huge potential for artificial intelligence (AI) to support Africa's socio-economic growth.
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- Agriculture, Energy, Environment
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Earthshot Carbon Development Platform Raises $5.5 Million Series A
"Earthshot has one of the most experienced and scientifically credentialled teams in the industry, and has a proven track record with many of the largest companies in the world."
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- Environment, Investing
- Region
- Global
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Viewpoint: One Health Approach Can Help Ease Climate-Driven Health Crises; Adaptive Strategies, Climate-Resilient Health Systems will be Vital
Creating a climate-resilient health system requires adaptation planning, research, continuous evidence gathering, capacity building and clear policy making.
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- Health Care
- Region
- Global
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China Property Crash Is Battering a Niche Pocket of ESG Finance
China’s property downturn is weighing on yet another corner of financial markets: ESG-labeled securitized debt.
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- Investing
- Region
- Asia Pacific
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Amazon’s Sustainability Report Shows the Company Moving the Wrong Way on Climate With Continued Emissions Growth
This latest report provides further evidence that Amazon is going the wrong way on Climate.
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- Energy, Environment, Transportation
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- Global
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Press Release: Ten African Startups Selected to Receive Funding to Develop Blue and Green Economy Solutions
Recognizing the wealth of ideas and the potential of Africa’s young innovators, BFA Global, FSD Africa, and the IUCN launched the Africa Blue Wave and Regen Wave initiatives to unlock solutions for Africa’s blue and green economies.
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- Environment, Investing
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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