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How carbon credits are driving down the costs of climate-friendly goods in Africa

Impact Alpha

MAY 10, 2023

Despite the valid criticisms that have surfaced about the voluntary carbon market, carbon finance is playing a critical role in catalyzing a just. The post How carbon credits are driving down the costs of climate-friendly goods in Africa appeared first on ImpactAlpha.

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Africa Carbon Investment

How Africa could become a global hydrogen powerhouse

GreenBiz

AUGUST 30, 2022

Africa’s abundant solar and wind energy could make it a global hub for producing low-carbon hydrogen, the IEA says, but its residents still face access challenges.

Hydrogen

Hydrogen Africa Carbon Energy

The Brief: Carbon credits for social enterprises, accounting for nature, catalyzing women-led funds in Africa, bridging climate finance’s valley of death

Impact Alpha

MAY 10, 2023

Featured: Carbon Markets How carbon credits are driving down the costs of climate-friendly goods in Africa. The post The Brief: Carbon credits for social enterprises, accounting for nature, catalyzing women-led funds in Africa, bridging climate finance’s valley of death appeared first on ImpactAlpha.

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Africa Carbon

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Manufacturing Sustainability Surge: Your Guide to Data-Driven Energy Optimization & Decarbonization

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Enabling Measures Roadmap for Low-Carbon Hydrogen Middle East and North Africa

Energy Central

DECEMBER 21, 2023

Enabling Measures Roadmap for Low-Carbon Hydrogen | Middle East and North Africa Low-carbon hydrogen has an important role to play in the decarbonization of the energy and industry system, particularly in hard-to-abate sectors.

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Africa Hydrogen Carbon Energy

Recovering forests regain a quarter of carbon lost from deforestation

Envirotec Magazine

MARCH 27, 2023

A new study , that uses satellite data from ESA’s Climate Change Initiative, seems to reveal that recovering forests only successfully combat a quarter of the current carbon emissions. Forests play a crucial role in Earth’s carbon cycle as they absorb and store large amounts of carbon from the atmosphere.

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Africa’s energy transition: Enlit Africa launches 2023 programme

Smart Energy International

JANUARY 27, 2023

Enlit Africa (formerly known as African Utility Week and POWERGEN Africa) proudly presents its 2023 programme, which will run from 16 to 18 May at the CTICC in Cape Town. Understanding this plan gives context to the multi-sectoral elements that make up the overall roadmap to a low carbon future.

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Africa Energy Energy Investment

In semi-arid Africa, farmers are transforming the 'underground forest' into life-giving trees

GreenBiz

APRIL 9, 2020

Revitalization of a traditional agricultural practice known as farmer managed natural regeneration is bringing new life to millions of acres of degraded land while boosting food, fuel, habitat and carbon storage.

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Africa Agriculture Carbon

The Brief: Metrics and mood music in impact reporting, embedded finance in emerging markets, urban resilience in Africa, social cost of carbon, electrify everything

Impact Alpha

MARCH 22, 2023

The post The Brief: Metrics and mood music in impact reporting, embedded finance in emerging markets, urban resilience in Africa, social cost of carbon, electrify everything appeared first on ImpactAlpha. In partnership with the Southern Reconstruction Fund, ImpactAlpha is identifying key metrics for assessing.

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An inside look at pricing in the forest carbon market

GreenBiz

MARCH 2, 2021

An inside look at pricing in the forest carbon market. And on July 21, Apple committed to become 100 percent carbon neutral across its entire business, supply chain and product life cycle by 2030. . Instead, carbon project developers that act as the intermediaries between the two making everything happen. . Wilder Person.

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How to de-risk low-carbon investments

GreenBiz

AUGUST 19, 2022

Espejo de Tarapaca, Climate Investor Two and Africa's energy guarantee facility are all making climate-smart investing the obvious choice.

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Investment Africa Carbon Energy

South Africa's new energy plan needs a mix of nuclear, gas, renewables and coal, says expert

TechXplore

MARCH 31, 2024

South Africa's economy has been hard hit by 15 years of loadshedding (rolling blackouts). On the other hand, South Africa has committed, under the Paris Agreement, to transition to low-carbon energy generation technologies by 2050.

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Africa Energy Energy Policy

BMW and Sasol team up to encourage use of hydrogen cars in South Africa

Hydrogen Fuel News

OCTOBER 20, 2023

Amplats) to develop infrastructure in South Africa that will encourage the production and use of hydrogen cars in the country. Transitioning to lower carbon energy sources will be a challenge for South Africa. The government estimates that about 172,000 people work in South Africa’s platinum sector.

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The Brief: Inclusive fintech in Africa, vaccine delivery, early-stage climate tech, Muhammad Yunus’ carbon market, gender FOMO, climate finance in emerging markets

Impact Alpha

JULY 8, 2021

The post The Brief: Inclusive fintech in Africa, vaccine delivery, early-stage climate tech, Muhammad Yunus’ carbon market, gender FOMO, climate finance in emerging markets appeared first on ImpactAlpha. Greetings, Agents of Impact, including the many new subscribers joining us this week.

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Africa Carbon

The Brief: Sequestering carbon in family forests, curbing e-waste in Africa, financing climate adaptation, connecting capital to communities

Impact Alpha

JULY 5, 2023

Featured: Nature-Based Solutions Sequestering carbon in America’s family forests. The post The Brief: Sequestering carbon in family forests, curbing e-waste in Africa, financing climate adaptation, connecting capital to communities appeared first on ImpactAlpha. Greetings, Agents of Impact!

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Africas first Industrial Green Steel production plant in Namibia

Energy Central

AUGUST 15, 2023

Africa green steel Green steel is the manufacturing of steel without the use of fossil fuels. So-called “green hydrogen” is one solution that could help reduce the steel industry’s carbon footprint. When burned, hydrogen emits only water.

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German government investing $115M in renewable energy in Africa

Renewable Energy World

OCTOBER 5, 2021

million) in investment to accelerate the deployment of renewable energy across Africa. The capital will be invested through the African Development Bank’s Sustainable Energy Fund for Africa (SEFA) to unlock private sector participation in funding the region’s transition to low-carbon energy resources.

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The Brief: Accelerating Native entrepreneurship, managing zero-carbon grids, mezzanine debt for Africa, building renter credit, catalyzing climate capital

Impact Alpha

JULY 21, 2021

The post The Brief: Accelerating Native entrepreneurship, managing zero-carbon grids, mezzanine debt for Africa, building renter credit, catalyzing climate capital appeared first on ImpactAlpha. Featured: Inclusive Economy Native-led organizations join forces to accelerate entrepreneurship in Indian Country.

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The Brief: Inflection point for global finance, low-carbon building materials in Africa, upcycling seaweed, new sustainability disclosure standards

Impact Alpha

JUNE 26, 2023

The post The Brief: Inflection point for global finance, low-carbon building materials in Africa, upcycling seaweed, new sustainability disclosure standards appeared first on ImpactAlpha. Featured: Innovative Finance New global financial pact advances innovative financial solutions and commitments to system change. The World Bank.

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Engineers have ‘vital’ role to play in unlocking trillions for low-carbon infrastructure – ICE report

Envirotec Magazine

NOVEMBER 16, 2022

Breaking down barriers between financiers and civil engineers could unlock vast flows of finance into low-carbon infrastructure projects, according to a new report from the Institution of Civil Engineers (ICE) published on 15 November. Greater collaboration between the engineering and finance communities could be an important catalyst.

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Six financial innovations for a sustainable recovery in Africa, Asia and Latin America

Impact Alpha

MARCH 10, 2021

ImpactAlpha, March 10 – Voluntary and mandatory carbon markets are starting to drive sustainable investments around the world. The post Six financial innovations for a sustainable recovery in Africa, Asia and Latin America appeared first on Impact Alpha. Energy Peace Partners’ Peace Renewable.

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Billions of dollars being used to fund coal power in Africa and Asia

Envirotec Magazine

SEPTEMBER 17, 2021

Research published on 16 September highlights the troubling trend of pockets of funders continuing to finance additional coal-fired generation capacity in South Asia and Sub-Saharan Africa. The world’s 20 least-electrified countries by percentage of population without electricity are all in Sub-Saharan Africa.

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Africa Asia Policy Electricity

The Brief: Grid resilience on Long Island, blue bond in Gabon, sustainable mineral supplies, health equity in Los Angeles, carbon credits in Africa

Impact Alpha

AUGUST 16, 2023

The post The Brief: Grid resilience on Long Island, blue bond in Gabon, sustainable mineral supplies, health equity in Los Angeles, carbon credits in Africa appeared first on ImpactAlpha. Partners of the Wolakota Buffalo Range on Rosebud Sioux.

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International Finance Corporation - IFC's Greening Real Estate Program Partners with Novare Equity Partners in Africa to cut GHG Emissions

Global Renewable News

APRIL 15, 2024

To help reduce carbon emissions in Africa's real estate sector, IFC today announced a partnership with Novare Equity Partners to help the company assess the resource efficiency of its properties i.

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Electric buses get funding in Africa and India

Impact Alpha

DECEMBER 12, 2023

The post Electric buses get funding in Africa and India appeared first on ImpactAlpha. ImpactAlpha, Dec. 12 – Electric buses are catching on around the globe to reduce emissions and unhealthy smog. In China, the leading market.

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Sinan Energy launches carbon tokenisation blockchain

Smart Energy International

MAY 10, 2022

South African blockchain startup Sinan Energy is targeting an initial 100MW+ of distributed generation in northwest South Africa. Sinan Energy’s blockchain platform is designed to tokenise, record and verify carbon credits that are generated from its own plants. Have you read? Sign up to our newsletter and stay informed.

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The Brief: Unlocking returns on inclusion, COVID lending in West Africa, Hamilton Lane’s impact fund, Rise Fund’s green infrastructure, capturing carbon – at a price

Impact Alpha

JULY 2, 2020

The post The Brief: Unlocking returns on inclusion, COVID lending in West Africa, Hamilton Lane’s impact fund, Rise Fund’s green infrastructure, capturing carbon – at a price appeared first on ImpactAlpha. Featured: How to unlock the value of diversity and inclusion in impact investing.

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Africa Carbon Investment

The Brief: Food waste investing, responsAbility acquisition, gig workers in South Africa, vertical farming funding, manufacturing in underserved communities

Impact Alpha

JANUARY 31, 2022

37: Real-world effects of the rising price of carbon. With a ton of carbon fetching nearly $100. The post The Brief: Food waste investing, responsAbility acquisition, gig workers in South Africa, vertical farming funding, manufacturing in underserved communities appeared first on ImpactAlpha. Greetings, Agents of Impact!

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The Brief: Activating retail investors, equitable car insurance, reforestation drones, U.S. vs. Europe, private equity in Africa

Impact Alpha

OCTOBER 5, 2021

The low-carbon transition requires building retrofits, The post The Brief: Activating retail investors, equitable car insurance, reforestation drones, U.S. vs. Europe, private equity in Africa appeared first on ImpactAlpha. Building health and wealth. It’s not just about more solar and wind installations.

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Taylor Swift’s Super Bowl flight shows what’s wrong with carbon removal

Grist

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

The carbon removal company Spiritus estimated that her journey of roughly 5,500 miles produced about 40 tons of carbon dioxide — about what is generated by charging nearly 5 million cell phones. Its approach involves drawing carbon directly from the air and burying it, but others sink it in the ocean.

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Want to sequester carbon? Save wild animals

Grist

MARCH 27, 2023

As the world increasingly turns toward natural climate solutions like reforestation and grassland restoration to sequester carbon, it may be overlooking a crucial ally: animals. The researchers argue that these essential species disperse seeds, facilitating the growth of carbon-sequestering trees and plants.

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Clean cooking: Gold Standard verifies world's first clean cooking carbon credits in Africa

Business Green

MARCH 28, 2023

The new project will help African families to switch from unsustainable wood-based fuels to zero-emission electric cooking Ugandan social enterprise UpEnergy has announced it has issued the world's first ever carbon credits linked to emissions savings from the use of electric and clean cooking devices which will be verified by The Gold Standard.

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Bezos Earth Fund deploys $22.8 million for locally-led landscape restoration in Africa

Impact Alpha

SEPTEMBER 7, 2023

million for locally-led landscape restoration in Africa appeared first on ImpactAlpha. ImpactAlpha, September 7 — Bezos Earth Fund will deploy $22.8 million to fund the restoration of roughly 1.5 million acres of degraded land. The post Bezos Earth Fund deploys $22.8

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The Brief: Employee-ownership edge, nature-based solutions, lower-carbon capital, financing Africa’s farmers, corporate impact investing

Impact Alpha

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

The post The Brief: Employee-ownership edge, nature-based solutions, lower-carbon capital, financing Africa’s farmers, corporate impact investing appeared first on ImpactAlpha. Agents of Impact Call: The employee-ownership edge. Helping employees buy out the companies they have helped build can be.

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Shell to fund 60 million CO2 offset credits through Africa cookstoves rollout

Business Green

APRIL 19, 2021

rural households, generating credits for the voluntary carbon market. Shell has struck a deal with social impact project developer C-Quest Capital to supply more than 60 million offset credits for the voluntary carbon market, with the oil and gas giant agreeing to fund "clean and efficient" cookstoves for more than 1.5 With around 1.5

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African leaders want a bigger slice of a bigger market for voluntary carbon credits

Impact Alpha

AUGUST 16, 2023

ImpactAlpha, August 16 – Africa needs $250 billion a year to finance climate mitigation and adaptation initiatives. The post African leaders want a bigger slice of a bigger market for voluntary carbon credits appeared first on ImpactAlpha. Yet the vast continent of nearly.

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Carbon Africa Investment

5 circular economy startups we've got our eyes on

GreenBiz

JUNE 3, 2021

And at Accelerate this year, you will hear from entrepreneurs who are based in cities across Europe, Africa, and the U.S. . Textiles and the fashion industry account for about 20 percent of global wastewater pollution, 10 percent of global carbon emissions and 17 million tons of municipal solid waste. Tammy Hsu and Michelle Zhu.

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The Brief: Larry Fink’s net-zero mandate, catalyzing economic opportunity in India, solar fintech SPAC, guaranteeing small biz lending in West Africa

Impact Alpha

JANUARY 27, 2021

Featured: Larry Fink’s corporate net-zero mandate pushes carbon markets mainstream. The post The Brief: Larry Fink’s net-zero mandate, catalyzing economic opportunity in India, solar fintech SPAC, guaranteeing small biz lending in West Africa appeared first on Impact Alpha.

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Africa Carbon

€1 million award for app-supported regreening programme

Envirotec Magazine

APRIL 14, 2022

Available on Android and KaiOS operating systems, the app is compatible with low-tech and smart handsets, capitalising on the growth of mobile ownership in Sub-Saharan Africa. Through a multichannel campaign in partnership with Havas Africa and JCDecaux, Justdiggit will boost uptake of the app to onboard and activate rural farmers.

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Where Green Hydrogen Is Headed

GreenTechMedia

OCTOBER 14, 2021

From South Africa to the United Arab Emirates. Stephen Lamm is the director of sustainability at Bloom Energy, a company deploying zero-carbon solutions like green hydrogen. It eliminates outage and price risk while accelerating us towards a zero carbon future. Suddenly everyone is talking about green hydrogen.

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Hydrogen Africa Carbon Government

Renew Capital backs Octavia Carbon for direct air capture in Kenya

Impact Alpha

JANUARY 10, 2024

ImpactAlpha, January 10 – African leaders and innovators are starting to tap global carbon markets. Nairobi-based Octavia Carbon is a rare direct air. The post Renew Capital backs Octavia Carbon for direct air capture in Kenya appeared first on ImpactAlpha.

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Carbon Innovation Africa

SOLAR TECHNOLOGY START-UP ESTABLISHES PRODUCTION FACILITY ON DUNDEE’S NEW ‘LOW CARBON’ CAMPUS

altenergymag

DECEMBER 7, 2020

Company is on a mission to provide affordable, clean heat to millions of people living across sub-Saharan Africa, as well as parts of Asia and South America.

South America

South America Carbon Asia Africa

Report calls for urgent scientific examination of vital climate interventions

Envirotec Magazine

DECEMBER 5, 2023

CCAG is advocating for an evidence based, balanced approach to climate interventions – particularly carbon dioxide removal (CDR) and climate repair biomimicry techniques that require further investigation before deployment.

Africa

Africa Policy Government Carbon

Carbon pricing currently too low for a just transition to net-zero, says climate advisory group

Envirotec Magazine

SEPTEMBER 30, 2021

A new paper from an independent group of climate experts emphasises “the critical importance of a comprehensive financial and regulatory ecosystem incentivising emissions reduction and removal, supported by a properly functioning carbon price.” An alternative approach to carbon pricing.

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Leveraging the carbon markets for clean cooking, climate justice and social impact

Impact Alpha

MARCH 21, 2024

The post Leveraging the carbon markets for clean cooking, climate justice and social impact appeared first on ImpactAlpha. Nairobi’s slums are dotted with little aqua blue signs alerting residents to top-up points for cooking fuel. Many households don’t have electric stoves.

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Carbon Electricity Africa

How carbon credits are driving down the costs of climate-friendly goods in Africa

How Africa could become a global hydrogen powerhouse

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The Brief: Carbon credits for social enterprises, accounting for nature, catalyzing women-led funds in Africa, bridging climate finance’s valley of death

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Enabling Measures Roadmap for Low-Carbon Hydrogen Middle East and North Africa

Recovering forests regain a quarter of carbon lost from deforestation

Africa’s energy transition: Enlit Africa launches 2023 programme

In semi-arid Africa, farmers are transforming the 'underground forest' into life-giving trees

The Brief: Metrics and mood music in impact reporting, embedded finance in emerging markets, urban resilience in Africa, social cost of carbon, electrify everything

An inside look at pricing in the forest carbon market

How to de-risk low-carbon investments

South Africa's new energy plan needs a mix of nuclear, gas, renewables and coal, says expert

BMW and Sasol team up to encourage use of hydrogen cars in South Africa

The Brief: Inclusive fintech in Africa, vaccine delivery, early-stage climate tech, Muhammad Yunus’ carbon market, gender FOMO, climate finance in emerging markets

The Brief: Sequestering carbon in family forests, curbing e-waste in Africa, financing climate adaptation, connecting capital to communities

Africas first Industrial Green Steel production plant in Namibia

German government investing $115M in renewable energy in Africa

The Brief: Accelerating Native entrepreneurship, managing zero-carbon grids, mezzanine debt for Africa, building renter credit, catalyzing climate capital

The Brief: Inflection point for global finance, low-carbon building materials in Africa, upcycling seaweed, new sustainability disclosure standards

Engineers have ‘vital’ role to play in unlocking trillions for low-carbon infrastructure – ICE report

Six financial innovations for a sustainable recovery in Africa, Asia and Latin America

Billions of dollars being used to fund coal power in Africa and Asia

The Brief: Grid resilience on Long Island, blue bond in Gabon, sustainable mineral supplies, health equity in Los Angeles, carbon credits in Africa

International Finance Corporation - IFC's Greening Real Estate Program Partners with Novare Equity Partners in Africa to cut GHG Emissions

Electric buses get funding in Africa and India

Sinan Energy launches carbon tokenisation blockchain

The Brief: Unlocking returns on inclusion, COVID lending in West Africa, Hamilton Lane’s impact fund, Rise Fund’s green infrastructure, capturing carbon – at a price

The Brief: Food waste investing, responsAbility acquisition, gig workers in South Africa, vertical farming funding, manufacturing in underserved communities

The Brief: Activating retail investors, equitable car insurance, reforestation drones, U.S. vs. Europe, private equity in Africa

Taylor Swift’s Super Bowl flight shows what’s wrong with carbon removal

Want to sequester carbon? Save wild animals

Clean cooking: Gold Standard verifies world's first clean cooking carbon credits in Africa

Bezos Earth Fund deploys $22.8 million for locally-led landscape restoration in Africa

The Brief: Employee-ownership edge, nature-based solutions, lower-carbon capital, financing Africa’s farmers, corporate impact investing

Shell to fund 60 million CO2 offset credits through Africa cookstoves rollout

African leaders want a bigger slice of a bigger market for voluntary carbon credits

5 circular economy startups we've got our eyes on

The Brief: Larry Fink’s net-zero mandate, catalyzing economic opportunity in India, solar fintech SPAC, guaranteeing small biz lending in West Africa

€1 million award for app-supported regreening programme

Where Green Hydrogen Is Headed

Renew Capital backs Octavia Carbon for direct air capture in Kenya

SOLAR TECHNOLOGY START-UP ESTABLISHES PRODUCTION FACILITY ON DUNDEE’S NEW ‘LOW CARBON’ CAMPUS

Report calls for urgent scientific examination of vital climate interventions

Carbon pricing currently too low for a just transition to net-zero, says climate advisory group

Leveraging the carbon markets for clean cooking, climate justice and social impact

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