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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
- Region
- 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
- Region
- 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
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Climate Startup Tivano Secures $606,000 to Turn Namibia’s Invasive Bush into Carbon Credits
Through its proof-of-concept “Dragonfly” project, Tivano has restored over 120 hectares of Namibian savanna and removed more than 1,000 tonnes of atmospheric CO2.
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- Environment
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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BII Targets $1.6 Billion for Climate Finance in South-East Asia
The capital will be used to support developing economies in South-East Asia, including Vietnam, Indonesia, the Philippines, Malaysia and Thailand, which rely on high-emitting fossil fuel power generation, to transit to a renewables-based future.
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- Environment, Investing
- Region
- South Asia
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Global Funding to Tackle Air Pollution Fails to Reach Hardest-Hit Countries
New research from Clean Air Fund shows that the most polluted places in the world are missing out on vital funding to tackle air pollution.
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- Environment, Investing
- Region
- Global
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Africa Go Green Invests in Senior Debt Facility of USD $18 Million in Cold Solutions Rwanda
CS Rwanda will combine cold storage with packhouse, handling and refrigerated logistics services, providing an integrated solution from handling through to distribution. The development also includes a planned 440 kW rooftop solar installation and will target an internationally recognised green-building certification.
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- Energy, Health Care, Investing, Technology
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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FarmCarbon Achieves Historic First Issuance of CCP-Labeled Carbon Credits
"By generating these premium credits, the initiative directly supports Kenyan farmers by enabling them to transform methane-emitting animal waste into clean, renewable biogas, while channeling global capital to improve agricultural livelihoods at scale."
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- Agriculture, Energy, WASH
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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