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Press Release: More Than 1.1 Billion African People Unlikely to Have Access to Clean Cooking Fuels and Technologies by 2050, New Study Predicts
A new Loughborough University study on clean energy accessibility in Africa forecasts that 1.1 billion people will be without eco-friendly cooking fuels or technologies by 2050.
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- Energy, Technology
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Analysis: Heading to Climate Week? Here’s a Cheat Sheet
What you need to know about what's coming up at Climate Week in New York next week (if you can attend in person, or not).
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- Environment, Investing, Technology, WASH
- Region
- North America
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India’s Oil and Natural Gas Corp to Invest $24.2 Billion to Meet Net-Zero Emissions Goal
Globally, companies are investing billions of dollars to cut their emissions to net zero.
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- Energy
- Region
- Asia Pacific
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Press Release: The Rockefeller Foundation Invests $5 Million in Mombak’s “The Amazon Reforestation Fund”
The Rockefeller Foundation’s $5 million investment in Mombak alongside several blue chip investors represents the latest effort to strengthen the marketplace for carbon credits.
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- Environment, Technology
- Region
- Latin America
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Bamboo Capital Partners with Esgpedia to Support Corporate Sustainability and ESG Reporting for Businesses in Vietnam
To help companies in Vietnam embark on corporate sustainability and develop plans towards greenhouse gas (‘GHG’) reduction, Bamboo Capital has partnered with ESGpedia on capacity building for companies in the region.
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- Environment, Technology
- Region
- South Asia
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- data, decarbonization, ESG, impact measurement
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Indonesia Needs $200 Billion Investment for Green Buildings
The building and construction sector accounted for 36 percent of the global energy consumption in 2020.
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- Environment, Investing
- Region
- South Asia
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Financial Institutions Failing To Integrate Nature And Climate: New Report Warns Inaction On Nature Impedes Net-Zero Ambitions
Financial institutions must step up responsibility to demand credible and comprehensive data to drive transformative change throughout the financial system.
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- Environment, Finance
- Region
- Global
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UN Climate Summit Host UAE Failed to Report Methane Emissions to UN
State oil firm, whose chief will preside over Cop28, also accused of ‘incoherent’ reduction targets.
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- Environment
- Region
- Asia Pacific
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