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‘The World We Know Is Over’ Without Urgent Climate Action, Leaders Tell COP31
Marshall Islands president warns of worsening floods as UN chief calls for a windfall tax on oil and gas firms.
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- Energy
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- Global
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COP31 Leaders Try Out New Sales Pitch for Climate Action: Do It for the Economy
The message, being repeated in the hallways and on the plenary stage of the annual UN conference, reflects efforts by organizers to capture the attention of governments wrestling with crises that have pushed global warming down the list of priorities.
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- Energy, Environment
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- Global
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Econet Burundi Invests $6.5 Million in Solar-Powered Telecom Network
The wider USD 6.5 million partnership is expected to fund the transition of Econet Wireless Burundi’s network infrastructure to renewable energy, as the operator seeks to reduce reliance on diesel-powered sites and strengthen the sustainability of its operations.
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- Energy, Telecommunications
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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AFC and Green Climate Fund to Launch US$690 Million Africa Sovereign Climate Facility to Accelerate Climate-Resilient Development
Through an integrated, country-led approach, the ASCF will support interventions across critical sectors, including clean energy, health and well-being, food and water security, and climate-resilient infrastructure and the built environment.
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- Environment, Investing
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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New Carbon Gap Toolkit Evaluates Countries’ Carbon Removal Potential
Carbon Gap has launched a free, open-access toolkit that enables users to assess how much carbon dioxide removal (CDR) a country could realistically deliver.
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- Environment
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Deetken Impact Completes US$100 Million First Close of Inclusive Climate Action Fund
ICAF brings together US$75 million in catalytic capital from the Government of Canada through Global Affairs Canada, US$15 million from Peru’s development bank COFIDE, and commitments from private investors.
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- Environment, Investing
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- Latin America
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Finance Earth, FSD Africa Launch $100 Million Fund to Back Nature-Based Carbon Projects
The fund aims to protect or regenerate 4.5 million hectares of land, sequester or avoid more than 100 million tonnes of CO₂e over the lifetimes of its projects, and improve the livelihoods of 1.4 million people, half of them women.
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- Environment
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Nithio Backs Nigeria’s Electric Mobility Startup Max as Series B3 Extends to $29 Million
Founded in 2015, MAX runs a vehicle and battery subscription platform that combines electric vehicles, digital payments, fleet management, asset financing and energy infrastructure.
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- Energy, Technology, Transportation
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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