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Report: Climate Change Undermines Nearly All Sustainable Development Goals
Only 15% of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) are on track according to the United in Science report.
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- Global
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Analysis: Heading to Climate Week? Here’s a Cheat Sheet
What you need to know about what's coming up at Climate Week in New York next week (if you can attend in person, or not).
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- Environment, Investing, Technology, WASH
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- North America
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Press Release: African Development Bank’s Sustainable Energy Fund for Africa Welcomes $50 Million in New Commitments from Germany and USA at Africa Climate Summit
SEFA is a multi-donor Special Fund that provides catalytic finance to unlock private sector investments in renewable energy and energy efficiency.
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- Energy
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Press Release: Masdar and Africa50 Join Forces to Accelerate Clean Energy Transition Across Africa
Ahead of COP28, Masdar commits to unlock 10 gigawatts (GW) of clean energy projects for millions of people across Africa by 2030.
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- Energy, Investing, Technology
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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- accelerators, infrastructure, renewable energy, scale, solar, wind
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Press Release: New Paper Highlights the Critical Role of Off-Grid Solar Technologies in Powering Climate Adaptation and Justice
Off-grid solar is the quickest and least cost way to electrify 55% of the 675 million people living with no energy access today.
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- Energy
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Press Release: Virunga Power Launches New Country-Scale Distribution Utility in Burundi
The creation of a new privately-owned and operated electricity distribution company will bring grid power to almost 70% of Burundi’s population.
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- Energy
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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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
- Region
- North America
- Tags
- employment, lending, MSMEs, renewable energy, solar
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