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What You Need to Know About Nature Finance Ahead of COP30
With the U.S. government largely absent from tropical forest diplomacy, a new generation of Global South-led initiatives is filling the gap, and changing the landscape for corporate action.
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- Finance
- Region
- Global
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Analysis: Tropical Forest Countries Take the Lead to Mobilize Finance for Climate Action
Public-private, Global South-led initiatives like the TFFF are urgently needed in a world where official development assistance is declining and where solutions from those most affected by the climate crisis bring fresh impetus and ideas.
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- Environment
- Region
- Global
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MCFA to Support KOKO Networks to Scale up Its Bioethanol Solution for Clean Cooking Across Kenya
The first project from MCFA’s second funding round has been signed with KOKO Networks, a Kenyan provider of clean cooking solutions based on the use of sustainable bioethanol.
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- Energy, Environment, Investing
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Costa Rica and World Bank Pioneer Marine Environmental Payments to Protect Mangroves and Coastal Livelihoods
"The initiative extends the country’s results-based finance mechanisms from terrestrial to coastal and marine ecosystems."
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- Energy, Environment
- Region
- Latin America
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Microsoft to Source 18 Million Tonnes of Nature-Based Carbon Removal Credits in New Agreement with Rubicon Carbon
The new agreement will accelerate Microsoft’s already substantial lead as the largest corporate buyer of carbon removal credits globally.
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- Environment, Investing
- Region
- Global
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- climate change, decarbonization, ESG, forests
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Mombak Secures $30 Million In Series A Funding To Scale Up CDR Operations
Brazilian startup Mombak has secured $30 million in Series A funding to scale up its carbon removal operations centered around reforestation.
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- Environment
- Region
- Latin America
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- decarbonization, forests, scale, startups
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African Development Bank Approves $8.79 Million to Boost Clean Cooking in Uganda
With cleaner kitchens, healthier families, greener forests, and a stronger climate response, the Uganda Biogas and Electric Cooking Project marks a critical step toward a more sustainable and resilient future.
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- Energy, Investing, Technology
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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World Leaders Rally for ‘Full-Speed’ Climate Action Ahead of COP30
The goal was to accelerate global climate ambition ahead of COP30, which will be hosted in Brazil.
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- Environment
- Region
- Global
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