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Why One Private Equity Firm Is Betting Big On Impact Investing In Renewable Energy
The concept of impact investing is hardly new and one that is refreshingly simple. It is simply about funneling investment dollars into companies established with the intention of generating a quantifiable, visible and broadly beneficial social impact alongside a financial return.
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- Investing
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East Africa a bright spot as world crawls towards energy goals
Indoor air pollution from burning wood, dung, kerosene and other dirty fuels causes over 4 million deaths a year, with women and children at highest risk, the report said.
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- Energy
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Nigeria’s energy crisis: Consumers consider solar option
The inability of the Federal Government to harness the potential inherent in solar energy has left the country far behind other nations in the development of this renewable energy. It has also further dealt a debilitating blow on its aspiration to becoming an industralised nation.
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- Energy
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Investing in the energy transition
Technology to address the health and environmental issues associated with cooking with wood and charcoal has been developed in Cambodia, in efforts towards clean energy.
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MIT Clean Energy Prize rewards student innovation
Robust batteries, solar refrigeration, UV membrane cleaner, and smart factory technologies take home $140,000 in prize money.
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- Energy
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- North America
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Solar Investment Powers Ahead And Africa Opens Up
Activity in emerging markets continues to grow. China once again accounted for more than 40% of the world’s total investment in renewable energy , and large scale projects reached financial close in Morocco, Vietnam, Indonesia and Mexico.
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- Energy
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Kenya: Unilever Tea to install 600kW solar power plant
Unilever Tea recently signed an agreement with Cross-Boundary Energy for the installation and operation of a 600kW solar power plant at the company’s Kericho tea plantation in Kenya.
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- Energy
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Reconciling Paris Agreement goals for temperature, emissions—study finds two targets don’t always go hand in hand
As society faces the challenge of limiting warming to no more than 2 degrees Celsius, new research finds an apparent contradiction: Achieving that goal doesn't necessarily require cutting greenhouse gas emissions to zero, as called for in the Paris Agreement. But under certain conditions, even zero emissions might not be enough.
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- Energy, Environment, Impact Assessment
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