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Driving the EV Transition in LMICs: How Low- and Middle-Income Countries Can Accelerate the Adoption of Electric Vehicles
Amid mounting climate concerns, public health issues and economic challenges, the case for low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) to transition to electric vehicles (EVs) is compelling. Based on the strategies adopted by numerous countries, including many pioneer LMICs, Daphnée Benayoun, Kiran Willmot and Debashish Roychoudhury at Dalberg share four priority drivers that governments should consider to accelerate and manage their EV transition.
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- Energy, Environment, Technology, Transportation
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Press Release: IFC Supports New Fund to Address Infrastructure Gaps, Cut Carbon Emissions Across Asia and Africa
$1 billion EMIF II Fund will support critical transport infrastructure and renewable energy projects in select high growth markets in South and Southeast Asia and Africa.
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- Energy, Environment
- Region
- Global
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Impact Inflection Points: Revelations from the 2023 GIIN Forum
Now is the moment to scale emerging green tech for the period beyond 2030 and to invest in solutions, not just in decarbonizing.
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- Environment, Technology
- Region
- Global
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South African Venture Fund Secha Capital Raises $16 Million from Blue-Chip Investors
Secha invests in companies across sectors in southern Africa that are making the tech-enabled transition into the green economy.
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- Investing, Technology
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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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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Strengthening the Front Lines in the Fight Against Climate Change: A Call for Investment in Coastal Communities’ Resilience
This week, both the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) Summit and Climate Week NYC are happening in New York, at the end of the hottest summer on record. As Florian Kemmerich at Palladium and Bamboo Capital Partners points out, there are good reasons for the alignment between the two events and the growing urgency of the discussion — particularly in a coastal city like New York. He explores how coastal communities bear the brunt of escalating climate impacts, and how investing in their climate resilience can support progress toward the other SDGs.
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- Environment, Investing
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African Development Bank Approves $104 Million in Funding to Improve Power Supply in Eastern Ethiopia
The project promises substantial benefits for commercial and industrial operators.
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- Energy, Investing, Technology
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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The Sleeping Giants of the Green Economy: New Research in India and Kenya Shows How Small Businesses Can Lead the Way in Addressing Climate Change
Given the scope of the climate crisis, and the extent to which the private sector is contributing to it, it's clear that businesses must play a central role in the global response. Abigayle Davidson at ANDE and Patrick Obonyo at IKEA Foundation argue that small and growing businesses (SGBs) are critical yet underutilized drivers of innovative solutions to the world’s growing climate-related challenges. They share new research from ANDE that explores SGBs’ role in advancing the green economy in India and Kenya.
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- Environment, Investing