Impact Alpha

JULY 11, 2023

ImpactAlpha, July 11 – LeapFrog Investments pledged to invest $500 million in startups developing low-carbon solutions for Asia and Africa’s emerging consumer classes. The post LeapFrog pledges $500 million for climate solutions in emerging markets appeared first on ImpactAlpha.

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Smart Energy International

SEPTEMBER 2, 2023

The LEAP Fund, backed by Drive Electric, was founded in 2022 to encourage low-carbon transitions and minimise fossil-fuel vehicle lock-in. It said: “Now is a critical moment to invest in communities who are ready to jumpstart the EV transition and experience the benefits of clean transportation.” Have you read?

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Envirotec Magazine

OCTOBER 26, 2023

Pillsbury has developed a Hydrogen Map ­– an interactive global tracker of hydrogen projects – which shows that the number of global zero and low-carbon hydrogen production projects has grown significantly, with 94 projects already producing hydrogen. billion on hydrogen-related companies across 37 deals, while venture firms invested $2.6

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Smart Energy International

JANUARY 24, 2024

Significant extra demand also is expected from outside these economies, in particular in China, India and countries in Southeast Asia. A more than doubling in investments is required to deliver the region’s energy development and climate targets. However, the demand is expected to rise, growing by an average of 3.4%

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Business Green

JUNE 18, 2020

Business Secretary pushes green finance agenda as he unveils £12m climate fund to support projects Africa, Asia and South America. He said the risks of investing in a net zero future were clear "but actually the opportunities are clearer yet". And we want to do that in partnership with business and finance.".

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GreenBiz

APRIL 22, 2021

We are seeking a single standard for disclosure, especially around climate and carbon-related issues and emissions," said Mark Wiedman, head of international and corporate strategy at BlackRock, during a mainstage interview. Scott Mather, chief investment officer for U.S. Support for carbon pricing may be deep. That is No.

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Business Green

JANUARY 27, 2022

BloombergNEF reveals clean energy investment rose 27 per cent last year, but warns further rapid growth is needed to deliver on global climate goals. Investment in renewable energy continued to dominate the market, with a record of $366bn committed in 2021, up 6.5 per cent from the year prior.

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Smart Energy International

FEBRUARY 10, 2022

Investments in energy transition technologies, infrastructure, and business models increased by 27% in 2021 compared to 2020 levels, according to a new report released by BloombergNEF. However, despite an increase in projects announced, the carbon capture and storage segment recorded a decrease in investments made.

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Business Green

DECEMBER 5, 2022

The predicted rise in plastic use between now and 2050 is on track to eat up more than an eighth of the world's carbon budget, according to a new analysis from Wood Mackenzie.

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GreenTechMedia

FEBRUARY 1, 2021

Clean technology venture capital investment strategies for the next decade will look much different than those of the past two decades. In the first wave of venture green technology investing, firms sunk billions of dollars into companies whose success depended on replacing entire industrial ecosystems.

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Business Green

JANUARY 22, 2020

The US investment giant has switched to 100 per cent renewable electricity, cut emissions and bought offsets. Bank of America has become the latest corporate to hit carbon neutrality, with the firm announcing yesterday it has met the target a year ahead of schedule.

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Envirotec Magazine

NOVEMBER 17, 2023

But despite promising progress, too few companies are investing in technologies and building the grid flexibility needed to ramp up renewables and retire fossil fuels.” COP28 will present the first global stocktake and will be a key moment to drive ambition to address the dwindling carbon budget.

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GreenBiz

APRIL 9, 2021

has agreed to voluntarily lower their carbon emissions, report progress and implementation efforts to show transparency. New golf course developments in Asia, the Middle East and Africa are incorporating sustainability into the design and implementation phases of their projects. In the U.S. Particularly, Laguna L?ng In the U.S.,

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DeSmogBlog

APRIL 19, 2024

A review of press accounts, financial disclosures, and the companies’ websites shows this support aided these firms’ KFC-linked operations in up to 13 countries in Asia, Africa, and Europe. In South Africa, the IFC helped one KFC supplier bolster its operations across the region. The EBRD sold its stake in the company in 2019.

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Renewable Energy World

JANUARY 7, 2022

billion kWh, cutting coal consumption by about 520,000 tons and reducing carbon dioxide emissions by about 1.04 The plant is expected to promote the development of local green and low-carbon adoption and help to optimize the local energy structure, CTG said. CTG expects to record annual output of 1.7

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Impact Alpha

JULY 27, 2021

ImpactAlpha, July 27 — The partnership is an example of how rising prices for carbon credits are making more conservation initiatives investable (see, The post Hartree Partners and Wildlife Works tap voluntary carbon markets to finance forest protection appeared first on ImpactAlpha.

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Business Green

OCTOBER 30, 2022

UN Conference on Trade and Development fears that slowdown in foreign investment could impact flows of climate-related finance. Investment in projects that tackle climate change is expected to decline in 2022 as global foreign direct investment flows drop, according to a report published by the UN Conference on Trade and Development.

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Business Green

NOVEMBER 2, 2021

The group has set a target of unlocking $100bn in public and private capital to improve access to clean power across Africa, Asia, and Latin America. It said the investment would help reach one billion people with reliable, renewable energy, avoid four billion tons of carbon emissions, and create, enable, or improve 150 million jobs.

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Smart Energy International

OCTOBER 13, 2023

For example, in windy weather, the prices of renewable energy are low, and therefore, its financial benefit remains low, i.e., wind power becomes a less lucrative investment option. “This means less of a need for reserve power plants that mostly use fossil fuels to produce electricity, which then leads to less carbon dioxide emissions.”

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Business Green

MAY 27, 2021

Moreover, Germany's largest pension fund under public law, Bayerische Versorgungskammer (BVK), as well as Asia and Africa-focused insurance group Prudential have also joined the Alliance today, bringing total membership to 42 asset owners managing a combined $6.6tr of assets worldwide. by the end of the century.

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Business Green

OCTOBER 30, 2020

The announcement is the latest in a string of new decarbonisation measures across Asia confirmed since China announced in September that it was aiming to deliver net zero emissions by 2060. Reports: EU to deny gas plants green investment label. LafargeHolcim announces plans for Spanish CCUS plant.

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R-Squared Energy

FEBRUARY 8, 2021

What are the logistics of moving LPG into a developing country in central Africa, for example? And the analogy I like to use is I’ve travelled all over the world and I’ve travelled to villages across Africa. So, across Africa, for instance, it was about 5%. In Asia, it was just over 6%.

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Business Green

JULY 26, 2021

Announcing the new tie-up yesterday, the partners said they aimed to channel more than $2bn of private sector investment towards 20 new forestry projects in Africa, Asia and Latin America that would be developed in collaboration with local communities. The voluntary carbon market has long been the subject of intense debate.

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T Rex Group

JANUARY 26, 2022

T-REX, with its advanced support for private credit and ESG-driven investments, will become part of Riverstone’s Decarbonization Growth Equity platform. “We are more excited than ever about T-REX’s impact as both a strategic investment and a valuable tool for our businesses.”

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T Rex Group

JANUARY 26, 2022

T-REX, with its advanced support for private credit and ESG-driven investments, will become part of Riverstone’s Decarbonization Growth Equity platform. “We are more excited than ever about T-REX’s impact as both a strategic investment and a valuable tool for our businesses.”

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Business Green

JULY 26, 2021

Announcing the new tie-up yesterday, the partners said they aimed to channel more than £2bn of private sector investment towards 20 new forestry projects in Africa, Asia and Latin America that would be developed in collaboration with local communities.

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Envirotec Magazine

OCTOBER 19, 2021

In Asia and Africa, building stock is expected to double by 2050. Investment in energy efficiency rose to over 180 billion USD in 2020, up from 129 billion in 2015. The necessary interventions to reduce the climate impact of existing buildings should be combined with investing in adaptation and resilience measures.

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Smart Energy International

FEBRUARY 7, 2022

A new report released by research company Wood Mackenzie highlights developments within the global carbon capture, storage and utilisation and green hydrogen markets. billion and $22 billion necessary for hydrogen production projects to reach Final Investment Decision (FID) in 2022. 2022 hydrogen market trends.

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Smart Energy International

AUGUST 24, 2022

The event will host energy ecosystem stakeholders to unpack the industry’s priorities including its strategic roadmaps, visionary reforms, low cost capital investments and breakthrough technologies for building India’s long term self-reliance in energy. Have you read? As a large developing economy with over 1.3

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ThinkGeoEnergy

AUGUST 21, 2023

Furthermore, the programme also aims to strengthen market conditions to attract investments and foster public-private partnerships in the targeted countries. The geothermal sector is expected to play an important role in the decarbonization of the energy sector across Eastern Africa.

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Clean Energy Trust

SEPTEMBER 1, 2021

All that unconsumed food also accounts for vast amounts of carbon emissions from wasted production resources, adding up to around 6% of total global emissions. Clean Energy Trust ’s investment in Agricycle is part of our push to help solve this problem. More than half of those in extreme poverty live in Sub-Saharan Africa.

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Business Green

NOVEMBER 15, 2022

More than a year in the making, the so-called Just Energy Transition Partnership (JETP) aims to mobilise $20bn of investment over the next three to five years to help accelerate Indonesia's transition away from unabated coal power and towards cleaner, renewable sources of electricity, the governments confirmed this morning.

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Business Green

NOVEMBER 15, 2022

The latter think tank has warned that Africa in particular is at risk of tying its long term economic fortunes to fossil gas in response to European nations' rush to secure new short-term supplies to end their reliance on Russian exports. of warming.

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Renewable Energy World

SEPTEMBER 7, 2021

Globally, jobs in the energy sector are projected to increase from 18 million today to 26 million in 2050 if the world cuts carbon to meet the well-below 2°C target set by the Paris Agreement , according to a model created by researchers in Canada and Europe. Calls for just transitions.

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AFN Sustainable Protein

OCTOBER 27, 2022

Africa recorded significant wildlife and biodiversity loss at 66%; Asia-Pacific noted a 55% loss. Governments around the world need to invest in the research and infrastructure needed to scale up these more sustainable solutions,” said Ravenscroft. Making a strong sustainability shift.

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Business Green

SEPTEMBER 22, 2022

Tech and retail giant announces raft of new renewables investments during New York Climate Week. The company announced its latest green investments at New York Climate Week, confirming plans for its first project in South America in the form of a solar farm in Brazil, as well as its first solar farms in India and Poland. "We

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GreenBiz

OCTOBER 7, 2020

From Amsterdam, Gellert oversaw the company in Europe, Africa and the Middle East for nearly six years, working before that at outdoor gear maker Black Diamond. Chantelle Ludski is serving as the North America and Asia Pacific COO for the Anthesis Group sustainability consultancy. On the move.

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