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Analysis: How to Slash Carbon Emissions While Growing the Economy, in One Chart
More than 30 countries have already broken the link between emissions and economic growth.
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- Environment
- Region
- Global
- Tags
- climate change, economic, environment, poverty
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It’s Going to Be Hard for Biden to Meet This $11 Billion Climate Change Promise
The administration has two main sources of funds it hopes to draw from: appropriated funding from Congress, and money from federal development agencies.
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- Environment
- Region
- Global
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COP27: ‘Zero Tolerance for Greenwashing’, Guterres Says as New Report Cracks Down on Empty Net-Zero Pledges
The report slams greenwashing – misleading the public to believe that a company or entity is doing more to protect the environment than it is.
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- Environment
- Region
- Global
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Zero Carbon Tech for Building Materials Gets $12 Billion Commitment at COP27
A coalition of global companies has agreed to purchase commitments for zero carbon and green technologies to decarbonize the cement and concrete industry.
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- Entrepreneurship, Environment, Technology
- Region
- Global
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Analysis: Regenerative Agriculture Seen as Answer to Averting Africa’s Growing Food Crisis
Unsustainable farming, which exacerbates climate change and leads to further extreme weather events, is behind the degradation of Africa’s soils.
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- Agriculture
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Aspen Power Partners Announces $350 Million Investment from Carlyle to Fuel Growth and Acquisition Strategy
The acquisition of Safari represents one of the industry’s largest distributed solar C&I transactions to date.
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- Energy, Environment, Investing
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- Global
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Satgana Closes €30 Million Fund to Support African Climate Tech Startups
Satgana will concentrate on food, agriculture, energy, mobility, industry, buildings, carbon removal, and the circular economy.
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- Environment, Investing, Technology
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Report: Countries Could Cut Emissions by 70% by 2050 and Boost Resilience with Annual Investments of 1.4% of GDP
Low- and middle-income countries can transition to low-carbon, resilient growth pathways if key conditions are met with international support.
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- Energy, Environment
- Region
- Global
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