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Q&A: Drivers point to growth in Africa’s industrial water market

Envirotec Magazine

With multiple drivers for growth in the industrial market, the challenges for water in Africa are more around implementation than technology, says Walid Khoury of water engineering firm Desalytics, as he prepares for Water Africa 2024 in Ghana in June. What are the main challenges for the water market in Africa?

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Lightsource BP to kickstart construction of £40m Nottinghamshire solar farm

Business Green

Lightsource BP is to kickstart construction of a 61MW solar farm in Nottinghamshire next month, marking the renewable energy developer's largest solar project to date in the UK. Renewable energy developer's largest UK solar project to date set to begin generating power from later next year.

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Nature-Based Solutions in Cities are the Future of the Fight Against Climate Change. Here’s How to Fund Them.

The City Fix

Mayors from Latin America, Africa and Asia will be welcoming more than 90% of the new urban inhabitants in the next decade. Governing these ballooning cities is a continuing challenge, not just in terms of urban design and revitalization, but.

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Brazilian study suggests better ways of managing MSW

Envirotec Magazine

Based on the results, they propose the creation of a national carbon credit fund to support sustainable waste management initiatives. For example, Realixo is a firm set up by young university graduates to promote environmental conservation, the circular economy and sustainability.

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Smart Energy Finances: Funding for Capalo AI’s market optimisation platform

Smart Energy International

This has led to the construction of batteries next to the turbines, which enables the energy to be discharged into the grid more evenly. In addition, with multi-market optimisation, national grids are able to sustain a steady electricity frequency,” Taskinen added. A subsidiary of E.ON

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Revealed: How Development Banks Underwrote Fast Food’s Global Takeover

DeSmogBlog

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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COP26: Global Energy Alliance for People and Planet launches in bid to unlock $100bn of climate finance

Business Green

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. The initiative brings together the critical stakeholders that must align and co-create a sustainable path for our nations and for our grandchildren," he said. "It

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