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UAE President Announces $30 Billion Fund to Bridge Climate Finance Gap
The fund aims "to steer private markets towards climate investments and focus on transforming emerging markets and developing economies."
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- Environment
- Region
- Global
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Press Release: COP28 Galvanizes Finance and Global Unity for Forests and the Ocean
H.E. Razan Khalifa Al Mubarak, UN Climate Change High-Level Champion for COP28 unveils $1.7 billion in nature conservation finance.
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- Environment
- Region
- Global
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Press Release: Bezos Earth Fund Announces $57 Million for the Future of Food, Supporting Bold Action for Food Systems Transformation as Part of $1 Billion Commitment
The Bezos Earth Fund called for a greater focus and commitment to transforming our food systems as countries signed a declaration announced at COP28.
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- Agriculture, Environment
- Region
- Global
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Africa Go Green Fund And BURN Manufacturing Sign a $10 Million Project To Fund Clean Cookstoves
The financing is for over 315,000 clean cookstoves which will be distributed in the three countries, enhancing their livelihoods, promoting health benefits, and contributing to the reduction of deforestation.
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- Energy, Health Care
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Analysis: Small-Scale Farmers Receive 0.8% of Climate Finance Despite Providing a Third of Our Food Supply
Small-scale farms make up 84% of the world’s 570 million farms and control 12% of total agricultural land. In South Asia and sub-Saharan Africa, MSMEs are responsible for 65% of all food produced.
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- Agriculture, Finance
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Viewpoint: Why We Believe Open Sourcing Our Financing Approach Can Accelerate Universal Energy Access in Africa
Openly sharing information has accelerated the impact of innovation on people’s lives for centuries. The most radical and formalized example is the open source movement in software.
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Report: Emerging World Needs $1.5 Trillion for Green Buildings, IFC Says
The International Finance Corporation is looking to develop a guarantee facility for private investors to boost finance for greener construction in emerging markets.
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- Investing, Technology
- Region
- Global
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BlackRock Fund Backs Renewable Energy Firm in First Latin America Investment
BlackRock-managed fund Climate Finance Partnership (CFP) will make its first foray into Latin America with the acquisition of a minority stake in Brasol, a Brazilian renewable energy firm.
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- Energy, Investing, Technology
- Region
- Latin America
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