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Microgrids bring first-time electricity access to 80,000 people in West Africa

Renewable Energy World

Developed in response to the 2014 Ebola crisis, 32 solar microgrids will provide first-time access to electricity to 80,000 people in West Africa. Developed in response to the 2014 Ebola crisis, 32 solar microgrids will provide first-time access to electricity to 80,000 people in West Africa. Courtesy: Energicity). billion in 2019.

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A Vibrant Cleantech Startup Ecosystem Takes Root in India

GreenTechMedia

When Raju joined the renewable energy sector in 2009, the amount of solar installed on the grid in India was roughly 3 megawatts. The rise of renewables is forcing utilities and other energy stakeholders to make the grid smarter, more resilient and efficient. Today, it’s around 36,000 megawatts. The view from Sangam Ventures.

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Alok Sharma to call on IMF and World Bank to ramp up climate finance

Business Green

At COP26 an $8.5bn agreement just transition deal was brokered between South Africa and a host of industrialised economy governments. Richer nations have collectively failed to meet their promise - chalked up in 2009 - to mobilise $100bn a year in support of poorer countries.

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Mekong coffee growers struggle with drought and heating climate

Unsustainable

But from 2009 to 2013 droughts occurred in Yunnan every winter, bringing water shortages and turning farmland barren for millions of residents. Coffee has been grown in Yunnan for more than a century, but the scale was small until Nestle began to buy beans from the province in the 1980s.

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Making climate a UK foreign policy priority is a start: Delivering it will be tough

Business Green

Gordon Brown and David Cameron attended the 2009 and 2015 summits, but otherwise it's left to ministers and officials. Some regions are more affected than others - for example in West Africa, wheat yields could fall by up to 25 per cent if temperatures rise 1.5C. Is all that about to change? per cent, maize by 7.4

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COP26 Climate Summit: From fossil fuels to forests - 10 things we learned in Glasgow

Business Green

The landmark $8bn-plus agreement with South Africa to support a just transition away from coal power also provides an exciting template for how emerging economies can be provided with support as they attempt to move onto cleaner development pathways. The pursuit of net zero finance could reshape markets.

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Alok Sharma to call for global financial system overhaul to meet climate goals

Business Green

Climate finance is expected to dominate proceedings at the Sharm El-Sheikh summit next month, with developing countries pushing for richer nations to increase their support for climate resilience and mitigation measures.