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Press Release: COP28 Presidency Announces US$4.5 Billion UAE Finance Initiative to Unlock Africa’s Clean Energy Potential
In order to reduce barriers to investment, the President-Designate highlighted multiple action points that require the coordinated efforts of African leaders and the international community.
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- Energy, Environment
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Press Release: Biden-Harris Administration Invests $266 Million to Help Rural Business Owners, Farmers and Ranchers Lower Energy Costs, Generate Income, and Expand Operations, as Part of Investing in America Agenda
USDA is investing $266 million in 1,334 renewable energy and energy-efficiency projects in 47 states, Guam and Puerto Rico.
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- Agriculture, Energy, Technology
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- North America
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- employment, lending, MSMEs, renewable energy, solar
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Black Ostrich Ventures Launches $20 Million Fund to Back Startups Outside Africa’s “Big Four”
US-based firm, Black Ostrich Ventures has raised a $20 million fund to invest in cleantech, supply chain, agritech, and edtech in Tanzania, Zambia, Morocco, and Uganda.
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- Investing
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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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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Puerto Rico’s Solar Revolution: What We Can Learn From the Island’s Energy Crisis
Six years after Hurricane Maria crippled Puerto Rico's antiquated electrical grid, residents are embracing energy resiliency and renewables on their own terms. The mainland should take notice.
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- Energy, Environment
- Region
- Latin America
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Press Release: GOGLA and IKEA Foundation Announce Transformative Scaling Pure Partnership at the South Asia Forum for Distributed Energy (SAFDE)
GOGLA, the global association for the off-grid solar energy industry, and the IKEA Foundation are delighted to announce a strategic partnership to scale the productive use of renewable energy (PURE) across Asia and Africa.
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- Energy, Technology
- Region
- Global
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China’s Abandoned, Obsolete Electric Cars Are Piling Up in Cities
A subsidy-fueled boom helped build China into an electric-car giant but left weed-infested lots across the nation brimming with unwanted battery-powered vehicles.
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- Technology, Transportation
- Region
- Asia Pacific
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- e-mobility, renewable energy, waste
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EV Battery Imports Face Scrutiny Under US Law on Chinese Forced Labor
Though the automotive detentions are small compared with the more than $1 billion of solar panel imports that have stalled at the border, they have put the industry on alert.
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- Technology, Transportation
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- Global
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