Low Impact

JUNE 27, 2021

Today I’m talking with Shaila Agha of the Sarafu Network about ‘chamas’ and mutual credit , and how they’re changing Africa. As an undergraduate I studied finance and economics, and I got into banking and investment systems – this was during the 2007-8 financial crisis. They invest in land and apartments.

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Smart Energy International

JANUARY 30, 2024

Alongside E.ON, the European Investment Fund (EIF) also is an anchor investor with both holding a mid-double-digit million euro stake, according to a release. The capital of the fund is allocated entirely towards investments across three core themes with clear decarbonisation potential – future energy, future cities and future technologies.

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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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Envirotec Magazine

MARCH 23, 2022

Certain regions, such as Saharan Africa and the Middle East for example, hold substantial quantities of non-renewable groundwater supplies that can be extracted in order to maintain water security. In Sub-Saharan Africa, the opportunities offered by the vast aquifers remain largely underexploited.

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Smart Energy International

APRIL 18, 2024

Regional patterns Broken down by region the trilemma report states that North America is addressing its energy trilemma by focusing on infrastructure resilience, community-driven energy equity and environmental sustainability, with the transition towards clean energy propelled by policies such as the Inflation Reduction Act.

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GreenBiz

NOVEMBER 30, 2020

It is incredibly hard for investors to source, vet and execute investments across the many varied climate solution sectors. Chrysalix and Emerald Technology Partners from Europe; Factor[e] and Social Alpha from Africa/India; and Tsing Capital and CRCM from China. "It We were a little overwhelmed by the enthusiasm," Schulz said.

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Smart Energy International

APRIL 14, 2022

With its conclusion, it will increase Fluence’s digital portfolio to a total of 15GW of renewable energy and energy storage facilities contracted or under management and expand its presence in North America, Africa and Oceania.

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Clean Energy Trust

SEPTEMBER 1, 2021

Clean Energy Trust ’s investment in Agricycle is part of our push to help solve this problem. In industrialized regions of North America and Europe, it’s roughly a 2 to 1 ratio of loss to waste. And in particularly poverty-stricken regions like parts of Sub-Saharan Africa, there is an even greater difference.

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Smart Energy International

JANUARY 23, 2024

DEWA attributes this primarily to the ongoing smart grid implementation, with an investment of AED7 billion (US$1.9 DEWA’s water network losses in 2022 were recorded at 4.5%, well below the averages elsewhere such as the 15% quoted for North America. In 2023 DEWA achieved 1.06 minutes per customer in 2022. billion) up to 2035.

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Smart Energy International

APRIL 12, 2022

It was followed by Western Europe, North America and other regions. Going forward, the fastest-growing regions in the hydrogen market will be South America and Middle East, where growth will be at CAGRs of 9.5% These will be followed by Africa and Asia Pacific, where the markets are expected to register CAGRs of 6.1%

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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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Renewable Energy World

APRIL 6, 2021

Renewables’ rising share of the total is partly attributable to net decommissioning of fossil fuel power generation in Europe, North America and for the first time across Eurasia (Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Russian Federation and Turkey). Africa continued to expand steadily with an increase of 2.6

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Grist

MAY 30, 2024

If this is a biological response, imagine what’s happening in places like India and Africa where the heat can get to an unbearable 130 degrees Fahrenheit,” Basu remembers thinking. percent across North America, Australia, New Zealand, and Europe in 2020; but the United States’ preterm birth rate was higher — 10 percent.

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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.

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GreenTechMedia

JANUARY 21, 2020

The full investment for the project is estimated to be 1.7 ” Total has 3 gigawatts of renewables in operation so far, with solar projects spread around the globe including in Chile, South Africa and Japan. billion Qatari riyals ($467 million). Blossoming market for bifacial solar panels.

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Smart Energy International

JANUARY 24, 2024

Electricity demand highlights Some other top points from the report are as follows: ● Africa remains an outlier in electricity demand trends, with per capita demand having been effectively stagnant for more than three decades. A more than doubling in investments is required to deliver the region’s energy development and climate targets.

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Smart Energy International

AUGUST 16, 2022

Much like the 1 trillion euros the EU Commission will invest via the Green Deal. The investment is indeed huge on both sides of the Atlantic, but the similarities do not end there. On the other hand, the American one will expand to other countries (mainly sub-Saharan Africa).

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Business Green

JUNE 9, 2021

But the project has come under fire from campaigners fearful of the risks of investing in technology that is yet to be proven at scale and is reliant on feedstocks that critics insist have questionable environmental and climate credentials.

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Business Green

APRIL 6, 2020

But while renewables made up at least 70 per cent of new power generation added in most regions of the world last year, the proportion was lower in the Middle East and Africa at 52 per cent, where non-renewable generation is still playing a major role in economic growth.

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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.

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Business Green

APRIL 17, 2024

Strong income reductions are projected for the majority of regions, including North America and Europe, with South Asia and Africa being most strongly affected," said PIK scientist and co-author of the study, Maximilian Kotz.

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Business Green

FEBRUARY 17, 2023

The latest BNEF data underscores the current reality: A vast majority of all corporate purchases are centered on North America and Europe, largely because of favorable regulatory climates and the existence of power purchase agreement (PPA) contract structures that enable companies to offtake energy from wind and solar installation.

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Greentown Labs

SEPTEMBER 20, 2023

The startup won $25,000 from the New Climate Ventures Sustainability Investment Prize at the 2023 Rice Business Plan Competition; took home the grand prize and audience choice award at the MIT $100K LAUNCH Competition ; and was selected for both the 2023 Cleantech Open Northeast and Venture For ClimateTech cohorts.

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GreenTechMedia

FEBRUARY 24, 2020

Rio Tinto says it will invest $98 million in a 34-megawatt PV array and 12-megawatt-hour lithium-ion battery system to help power its Koodaideri mine in Pilbara, Western Australia. Anglo American has also installed an 84-kilowatt floating solar array at its tailings pond at Los Bronces, a first for the industry, Martinez said.

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Smart Energy International

AUGUST 25, 2023

The strategic acquisition forms part of the company’s continuing expansion, vying in growing markets in the Middle East, North Africa, China and other countries. Technologically, the company has expanded its capabilities to include PV generation, green hydrogen production and energy storage.

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Business Green

SEPTEMBER 30, 2021

That was the key message from a panel of top financiers and investment experts hosted on the first day of this week's Net Zero Festival, which set out to dicuss the role of international finance in preventing climate change.

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Business Green

MARCH 19, 2020

Invinity has 40 projects across Europe, North America, Asia, Australasia and Africa, and a development pipeline including the £41m Energy Superhub Oxford. The company previously invested in DBS Leoch in January 2018, but the new deal takes its stake to 100 per cent.

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Elemental Excelerator

APRIL 21, 2023

“For more than a decade, we’ve understood that investing in portfolio companies requires more than a check. Prior to that, Avra was a Director at National Grid Partners, a corporate venture capital firm investing in a digitized, cleaner energy future.

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Business Green

AUGUST 16, 2020

Catastrophic flood events have been reported in Asia, Africa and North America during the pandemic; governments and societies need to recognise the importance and urgency of taking a holistic approach to resilience and increase their level of preparedness to manage compound risks.

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Business Green

MARCH 13, 2020

Enter LiveKindly, a new venture fronted by former Unilever North America President Kees Kruythoff as chairman and CEO and funded with an eye-opening $200m. from South Africa and LikeMeat from Germany. "We We are coming to America later this year.".

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Business Green

JULY 19, 2021

From floods in Germany to killer heatwaves in North America, climate impacts and the huge disruption that can wreak are more visible than ever, but corporate disclosure of climate risks continues to progress slowly, leaving many investors in the dark as to how exposed their assets are to climate-related threats.

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Business Green

SEPTEMBER 10, 2021

2021 has been a scorching year for extreme heat events across North America - cities across the usually temperate Pacific Northwest reached temperatures as high as 117 degrees Fahrenheit in July. And Freetown in Sierra Leone is soon expected to appoint Africa's first chief heat officer, The New York Times reported.

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DeSmogBlog

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

Missing Perspectives While the Global Meat Alliance promotes itself as supporting an “aligned global meat sector” the group’s membership is skewed heavily toward producers in the Global North. Fourteen of the group’s 16 partners come from either Australia, New Zealand, the UK, Ireland or North America.

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AGreenLiving

NOVEMBER 30, 2020

It is incredibly hard for investors to source, vet and execute investments across the many varied climate solution sectors. Chrysalix and Emerald Technology Partners from Europe; Factor[e] and Social Alpha from Africa/India; and Tsing Capital and CRCM from China. “We went out to meet them where they are,” he said.

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Business Green

JANUARY 4, 2023

We can arguably say this is the first time an extreme weather event in Europe (in terms of extreme heat) is comparable to the most extreme in North America.". For example, a devastating drought has affected more than 36 million people in East Africa over the past year, pushing many to the brink of famine, while in West Africa 1.3

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Defend Our Future

JUNE 22, 2023

But there is good news, we can help reduce eco-anxiety by investing in time-saving water pumps, filters, and pipes, improving climate-resilient water storage facilities, engaging the community about the benefit of girls’ education, and creating flexible school options like evening classes to accommodate girls with domestic duties.

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Smart Energy International

JULY 15, 2022

Have you read: Volkswagen enters EV battery business with €20bn investment in PowerCo Net-zero compliance is vital to woo investors to Africa says Siemens boss. The transaction is expected to close in the third quarter of 2022, subject to regulatory approval and customary closing conditions. Iberdrola social HQ. Courtesy Iberdrola.

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