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Analysis: A Lithium Bust Leaves Latin American Towns in the Dust
With plummeting prices and slowing demand for EVs, the once-thriving mining towns of Argentina, Chile, and Bolivia are now struggling.
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- Energy, Transportation
- Region
- Latin America
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Press Release: Partnership Aims to Advance Clean Energy Innovation in Asia Pacific
Through this initiative, the University of Michigan and WDI will work collaboratively with ADB on a wide range of projects across the Asian region, including in clean energy and e-mobility, climate and health, water, food security, and biodiversity.
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- Energy, Technology, Transportation
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- Asia Pacific
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IFC, Appian Launch $1 Billion Critical Minerals Fund in Africa and Latin America
The fund, anchored by an initial $100 million commitment from IFC, a member of the World Bank Group, will focus on nickel, copper, cobalt and rare earths, all essential for the energy transition and digital technologies.
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- Energy, Technology
- Region
- Global
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Analysis: EVs Are Depreciating Much Faster Than Gas-Powered Cars
Plummeting resale values are threatening to derail the world’s transition to electric transportation.
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- Energy, Transportation
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- Global
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PREO Launches New Report on Interoperability in Electric Mobility at Africa E-Mobility Week
PREO’s report draws on five years of insights from its early-stage investments in electric mobility enterprises.
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- Energy, Technology
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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IFC Commits USD $6 Million to Catalyst Fund’s USD $40 Million Africa Climate Tech Vehicle
The fund, managed by Catalyst Impact Partners Corp, will target pre-seed and seed companies in fintech for climate resilience, sustainable livelihoods, etc.
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- Environment, Technology
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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British International Investment Commits $60 Million to Green Investment Partnership to Close the Climate Finance Funding Gap in South-East Asia
GIP is an innovative blended finance vehicle under FAST-P that has secured $510 million in committed capital from global and regional private, public and philanthropic institutions.
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- South Asia
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Carbon Offsets Fail to Cut Global Heating Due to ‘Intractable’ Systemic Problems, Study Says
While the industry and diplomats have made efforts to improve the system, it found much-awaited rules agreed at a UN climate summit last year “did not substantially address the quality problem”.
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- Environment, Finance
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- Global
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