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India, Japan Launch $600 Million Fund for Low Carbon Emission Projects
The India-Japan Fund will target investment in sustainable projects.
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- Energy, Environment, Technology, WASH
- Region
- Asia Pacific
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Belize to Launch Project to Make Biofuel From Seaweed Clogging Coasts
The facility could be scaled up with more financing and could sign a power purchase agreement for energy generated from the plant.
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- Energy, Technology
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- Latin America
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The Dark Side of Solar: How Off-Grid Products Are Creating Waste in Africa
Solar e-waste negatively impacts local communities; waste and landfill sites, commonly located close to poorer communities.
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- Energy, Technology, WASH
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Rooftop Solar Power Has a Dark Side
The attorneys general in many states have sued companies that they say targeted vulnerable populations and misrepresented the benefits of rooftop solar.
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- Energy, Technology
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- North America
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Press Release: CrossBoundary Access’ Blended Finance Model Attracts $10 Million for Mini-Grids from African Development Bank’s Sustainable Energy Fund for Africa (SEFA)
Africa’s first blended finance facility for mini-grids, CrossBoundary Access, announced $10 million in new funding commitments from the African Development Bank (AfDB) Sustainable Energy Fund for Africa (SEFA).
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- Energy, Environment, Finance
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Press Release: More Than 1.1 Billion African People Unlikely to Have Access to Clean Cooking Fuels and Technologies by 2050, New Study Predicts
A new Loughborough University study on clean energy accessibility in Africa forecasts that 1.1 billion people will be without eco-friendly cooking fuels or technologies by 2050.
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- Energy, Technology
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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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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