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Press Release: Catalytic Climate Finance Facility Launches Learning Hub with Cad 1.5 Million Grant from IDRC
This investment will kickstart a knowledge-sharing platform to generate and disseminate new evidence on best practices in mobilizing private capital for climate action in developing economies.
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- Environment, Investing
- Region
- Global
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Report: Key Measures Could Slash Predicted 2050 Emissions from Cooling Sector
Taking key measures to reduce the power consumption of cooling equipment would cut at least 60 per cent off predicted 2050 sectoral emissions, provide universal access to life-saving cooling.
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- Energy, Environment, Technology
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- Global
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PUE at the BoP: Three Approaches To Making Productive Uses Of Energy Accessible To All
Productive Use of Energy (PUE) technologies, such as solar water pumps, refrigeration and sewing machines, are crucial for helping smallholder farmers and other microentrepreneurs generate incomes. But as Christopher Emmott at Acumen explains, the high up-front costs of PUE appliances prevent many people at the Base of the Pyramid (BoP) from purchasing them. He shares some innovative approaches and business models that can enable vulnerable communities to access these life-changing technologies.
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- Agriculture, Energy, Social Enterprise, Technology
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Coal Declines Amid Solar Boom in South Africa, in Five Charts
Small-scale solar installations are booming in South Africa amid rolling power cuts and regulatory changes.
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- Energy, Environment
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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A Rush for Lithium in Africa Risks Fuelling Corruption and Failing Citizens
Cases show that as the lithium rush ramps up, some of the risks facing mineral-rich countries are all too real.
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- Energy, Technology, Transportation
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Viewpoint: Green Exploitation Is Still Exploitation
If leaders give in to the temptation of short-term gains, the extraction of africa’s transition minerals will follow familiar colonial dynamics.
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- Energy
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Government Of Ghana Waives Import Duties On Electric Vehicles For Public Transportation
The government of Ghana has been working on a policy framework to move public transportation from the use of petroleum fuels to electric vehicles.
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- Technology, Transportation
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Local Investors Are Shying Away from Africa’s EV Revolution
A lack of local investment in African electric vehicle companies threatens the growth of the continent’s green transportation sector.
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- Technology, Transportation
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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