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Analysis: The Role of Digitalisation in Collective Action to End Plastic Pollution
On World Environment Day, the APC Environmental Sustainability Group invites all stakeholders to reflect on the impacts of digital technologies on the planet, and their role in contributing to collective action to end plastic pollution.
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- Environment
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- Global
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Press Release: The International Islamic Trade Finance Corporation (ITFC) and the Trade Development Fund (TDFD) Sign Landmark Agreement with Oil Sustainability Program and BURN Manufacturing to Deliver Clean Cooking Solutions in Nigeria
"Notably, the project includes direct support for household LPG refills over a period of eight years, funded through anticipated revenues from carbon credits generated by the clean cooking kits."
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- Energy, Health Care, Technology
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Study Finds ESG Policies Ensure Compliance and Boost Investment
A new study by University of Cambridge students and DNV finds companies are leveraging ESG policies to strengthen business performance, despite regulatory uncertainty.
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- Investing
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- Global
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VCMI and Clean Cooking Alliance Partner to Strengthen Carbon Market Regulations in Kenya
"As part of VCMI’s Access Strategies program, this partnership with CCA will support financial market regulators to develop a framework that makes it easier to assess and prioritize which interventions could improve the integration of carbon-backed assets into mainstream finance. . ."
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- Energy, Environment, Health Care
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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India-Based Climate Tech Startup Alt Carbon Raises $12 Million to Trap Carbon in Rocks and Soil
"Founded in 2023 by brothers Shrey and Sparsh Agarwal, Alt Carbon has set a goal to remove 5 million metric tons of CO2 by 2030, with a focus on Carbon Dioxide Removal (CDR) in South Asia . . ."
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- Environment, Technology
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- Asia Pacific
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New Report by NIUA and RMI Identifies Key Decarbonization Strategies for India with Potential to Cut 8 Gt of Emissions by 2050
"This report identifies five high-impact decarbonization strategies that, if widely implemented, can cumulatively eliminate up to 8 gigatons (Gt) of operational and embodied carbon emissions by 2050 — nearly three times India's current annual emissions."
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- Environment, Technology
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- Asia Pacific
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PepsiCo Pushes Back Climate, Packaging Goals Due to “External Realities”
"Food and beverage giant PepsiCo announced today a series of updates to its key sustainability goals in areas across climate, packaging, agriculture and water. . . "
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- Agriculture, WASH
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- Global
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Analysis: USAID’s Demise Threatens Clean Cooking Programs in Africa
A funding stoppage hurts efforts to phase out polluting home cookstoves and replace them with cleaner alternatives.
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- Environment
- Region
- Global