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Press Release: IFC Partners with Sol Agora to Expand Access to Solar Financing and Diversify Brazil’s Energy Mix
Sol Agora is a fintech provider of long-term financing for micro and mini-distributed solar power generation assets across Brazil.
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- Energy, Finance, Technology
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- Latin America
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Ventures Platform Climatetech White Paper Calls for Climate-Resilient Business Models in the African Tech Sector
Proposes a Simplified Framework to Guide the African VC and Startup Ecosystem in Addressing Climate Challenges.
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- Energy, Environment, Technology
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Viewpoint: ESG Is in Its Flop Era
Investors pulled $24 billion from climate-related funds during the first three quarters of 2024, Bloomberg News reported last month, citing Morningstar data.
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- Investing
- Region
- Asia Pacific
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Press Release: IFC Issues 700 Million Australian Dollar Green Kangaroo Bond to Promote Biodiversity in Emerging Markets
The proceeds of this bond will support biodiversity initiatives, such as the BTG Pactual Timberland Investment Group’s Latin American reforestation strategy.
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- Environment, Investing
- Region
- Global
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From Baku To The Amazon: Eyes On COP30 As COP29 Disappoints
The meeting’s theme was “In Solidarity for a Green World,” and culminated with the adoption of an agreement that brought incremental progress in climate finance and mitigation goals.
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- Energy, Environment
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- Global
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Business Seeks Details in Face of Mixed COP29 Climate Messages
While private sector investment was teased throughout the summit - including in a multilateral development bank pledge to mobilise $65 billion of it each year - the devil will be in the details.
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- Energy, Environment
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- Global
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Press Release: IFC Invests in Biodiversity Bond Issued by Davivienda to Support Sustainable Finance and Biodiversity Protection in Colombia
IFC's participation in the bond issuance represents an innovative financing instrument, as it supports the second biodiversity bond to be issued globally.
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- Environment, Investing
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- Latin America
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Camco Signs USD $50 Million Funded Activity Agreement With Green Climate Fund
The GCF’s investment in REPP 2 will be a cornerstone of the fund’s blended finance structure.
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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