POWER Magazine

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

25 granted South Africa a $1 billion developmental policy loan (DPL) as a significant measure to help the country address its debilitating energy crisis, and encourage it to transition The post World Bank Approves $1B Loan to Advance South Africa’s Power Sector Reforms appeared first on POWER Magazine.

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Impact Alpha

APRIL 26, 2023

Featured: Energy Transition How Biden’s climate policies are driving a clean energy transformation. The post The Brief: Clean energy transformation, new age nukes, AI in the Global South, launch Africa, banking on climate chaos appeared first on ImpactAlpha. Greetings, Agents of Impact! The trio of climate and economic.

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Elemental Excelerator

JANUARY 23, 2024

And while Canada’s coast faces countless climate threats, Elemental Policy Lab Fellow Na’im Merchant said it also could become important for climate resiliency as an unparalleled resource for ocean-based carbon dioxide removal (CDR) methods. In 2022, an estimated 600,000 people were exposed to rising seas along these coastlines. Why Canada?

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Impact Alpha

MAY 4, 2021

Featured: Impact Voices Outsiders get the bulk of venture capital in Africa. The post The Brief: VC for African entrepreneurs, decarbonizing cement, solid-state batteries, grading Biden’s first 100 days, ESG policy shifts appeared first on Impact Alpha. Greetings, Agents of Impact! Peer-selection can change the game. E-commerce giant.

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Envirotec Magazine

DECEMBER 5, 2023

It notes that policies must be developed for each phase of CDR, including the research, development, and rollout– allowing for the fact that the social, economic and environmental impacts will vary, and acceptability of interventions must be determined on this basis.

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Global Renewable News

NOVEMBER 12, 2023

IEA in-depth review of Uganda's energy and climate policies, the first prepared for a country in sub-Saharan Africa, finds strong foundations for ambitious energy and climate agendaUganda'

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Climate 4.0

JUNE 1, 2021

The question is, how do the developed nations of the West effectively and honorably interact with the developing world today, in East Africa and elsewhere? How much of this will ultimately go to East Africa is a topic for the future. An exploitative neocolonialism is not the answer, but this will be a difficult thing to avoid.

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Impact Alpha

OCTOBER 5, 2020

24: Solar financing for frontline health clinics in Africa and Asia. The post The Brief: Public policy for private equity, impact verification, India’s VC boom, Chicago’s service businesses, Latin America’s working capital crunch appeared first on ImpactAlpha. Agents of Impact Call No.

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DeSmogBlog

JANUARY 31, 2024

Producers in Norway, the world’s top supplier of farmed salmon, are pushing up to four million people in West Africa into food insecurity and depriving them of critical nutrients, according to a new report. Mowi, Skretting, Cargill, BioMar, and the Norwegian Minister of International Development did not respond to requests for comment.

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AGreenLiving

JANUARY 6, 2022

My early experience growing up in West Africa influenced my desire to promote fair trade… The post Alaffia: Compassionate Capitalism in West Africa appeared first on Earth911. See more here: Alaffia: Compassionate Capitalism in West Africa.

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Envirotec Magazine

JANUARY 12, 2024

There is no one-size-fits-all solution to the problem of Africa’s declining air quality. However, far too little has been done to try and combat the dangerous air quality with just 0.01% of global air pollution funding currently spent in Africa. Cairo, Egypt (image credit: Leshiy985/Shutterstock.com).

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DeSmogBlog

JANUARY 31, 2024

Football fans, campaigners, and civil society from Africa and beyond have all decried this egregious act of sportswashing by the French major, the top oil and gas extractor in Africa. Despite the glitzy adverts and misleading green claims, TotalEnergies is doubling down on fossil fuel production globally, and especially in Africa.

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Business Green

FEBRUARY 18, 2022

"This is clear evidence that a centrist approach is the only means of delivering the policy certainty that will drive technology deployment consistent with a net zero pathway.". An efficient transition also depends on "strategic systems thinking", it adds. Reflection and learning are essential if we are to succeed," it states.

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ThinkGeoEnergy

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

The presentations will cover a range of topics including: The African perspective on the technical, economic, social, and political implications of green hydrogen development in Africa Insights into the Geothermal Risk Mitigation Facility (GRMF) An overview of Green Hydrogen Projects in Namibia (GH2 Namibia) EU and German policies, as well as targets (..)

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Elemental Excelerator

APRIL 21, 2023

Elemental Excelerator, a nonprofit investor driving climate technology for social change, announced today the expansion of its climate coaching team to encompass experts in project and carbon finance, policy and equity and access. “Prior to participation in Elemental, CarbonCure did not have a defined public policy strategy.

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Business Green

MARCH 28, 2023

UpEnergy said the emissions reductions were delivered through a new project in sub-Saharan Africa which it launched to replace traditional biomass burning stoves with electric stoves developed by climate tech start-up PowerUP.

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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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DeSmogBlog

FEBRUARY 2, 2024

It’s clear there is no public benefit from the policy… But new fields could make a tidy little profit for a handful of oil and gas executives and their shareholders, including Conservative Party donors.” He has also expressed support for the controversial policy of fracking for shale gas.

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Impact Alpha

SEPTEMBER 9, 2020

It has issued more than 35 million policies in Asia and Africa. COVID has spurred a surge in demand for its telehealth consultations and health policies. ImpactAlpha, September 9 – Stockholm-based BIMA provides mobile health, life and accident microinsurance to first-time customers. Existing investors.

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The City Fix

OCTOBER 17, 2023

In Africa, as elsewhere, advances in computing power, data storage, and sensor and satellite technologies have unleashed unprecedented opportunities but also challenges. The mobile phone has become a powerful tool for generating vast amounts of data. This data can, in.

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ThinkGeoEnergy

AUGUST 18, 2023

PGE believes that Kenya offers a positive business opportunity because of stable business growth and a government policy that encourages the growth of the geothermal sector, thus providing baseload power that is environment-friendly and cost-effective.

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Energy Innovation

JULY 14, 2020

In April, daily emissions fell by as much as 17 percent , and total 2020 emissions may be 7-11 percent lower than 2019 (as projected by the Energy Policy Simulator , and a new opinion piece in Nature by Hanna et al., Figure 2 Mean survey results of recovery policy archetypes (2008-2020) aggregated using relativity-adjusted scores.

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ThinkGeoEnergy

AUGUST 21, 2023

In order to address these identified gaps, the capacity building program was structured in two components, namely Technical training component, and Partnership building and policy making. The geothermal sector is expected to play an important role in the decarbonization of the energy sector across Eastern Africa.

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Energy Central

SEPTEMBER 24, 2022

From FORESIGHT Climate & Energy, Policy Dispatch is a podcast all about the policies that underpin the global energy transition. As the United Nations’ COP 27 in Egypt approaches, Africa’s energy and climate transition is in the spotlight. Its main hurdle, however, is the need for.

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GreenTechMedia

NOVEMBER 16, 2020

As the European Union sets its sights on a green hydrogen boom as part of its plans to meet decarbonization pledges and rebuild economies ravaged by the COVID-19 pandemic, North Africa has emerged as a possible source for a significant chunk of Europe’s future hydrogen supply. Underestimating Europe’s renewables potential.

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AFN Sustainable Protein

SEPTEMBER 24, 2022

Mzansi Meat debuted as Africa’s first cultivated meat company in 2020. Thompson, who is also the CEO of Mzansi, runs a non-profit called Credence Institute that advocates for animal interests; he is also a spokesperson for Meat-Free Mondays South Africa. Now the startup aims to become a global foodtech company with African roots.

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Planet Pulse

JULY 21, 2021

Dr. Catherine Nakalembe, Africa Program Director of NASA Harvest and 2020 Africa Food Prize Laureate , is using satellite imagery to improve the lives of smallholder farmers across Africa by facilitating data-driven agricultural decision-making. . Introducing the first three members of our keynote speaker lineup!

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The City Fix

APRIL 4, 2024

In the crowded slums of Zambia, Africa, members of the Zambia Youth Federation, a social movement of the urban poor, conducted climate change research and presented it in an emotional spoken word poem. Their message let policymakers know how climate.

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GreenTechMedia

FEBRUARY 17, 2020

Investments in off-grid power in Africa and Asia have skyrocketed in the last five years. Ben has spent years immersed in the world of solar home systems and off grid renewables in the Middle East and Africa. South Africa Business Day: Digital tech in solar will be big help to emerging countries.

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GreenBiz

FEBRUARY 8, 2021

Corporate policies promoting gender diversity are a reflection of a well-managed company that realizes diversity’s value in stimulating creativity and increasing productivity, in tandem with employee well-being. It ranges from 10 percent of GDP in advanced economies to more than 30 percent in South Asia and the Middle East and North Africa.

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Smart Energy International

NOVEMBER 24, 2023

Five hydrogen corridors have been identified – from North Africa and southern Italy towards central Europe, from North Africa and southwest Europe to Germany and beyond, from the North Sea to western Germany, from the Nordic and Baltic regions towards Germany and from Greece or Ukraine towards central Europe. million/km (US$2 to 4.8

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Envirotec Magazine

MAY 4, 2021

As president of Sitra, one of the most forward-thinking institutions on the circular economy, Jyrki Katainen said the Five Big Bets framework provided a roadmap for inclusive growth in Africa. In the private sector, circular enterprises are contributing to improving the environment while sustaining livelihoods in Africa.

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Envirotec Magazine

OCTOBER 21, 2019

Abidjan in Cote d’Ivoire is one of the cities where the project aims to help governments develop policies to reduce pollution. Partners in West Africa will be able to access technical information and diagrams via the new platform to help them build their own monitoring units.

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Smart Energy International

NOVEMBER 23, 2023

For example Africa and Asia are seen as becoming net exporters of clean electricity with their export revenue offsetting the increased system costs, while the greatest savings are seen in North America with interconnectors between the US and Canada. Rather in sub-Saharan Africa a balance of interconnectors and mini grids is needed.

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Smart Energy International

FEBRUARY 4, 2022

The initiative will encourage partnerships between governments, regulators, utilities, and other stakeholders on knowledge sharing, technology and business cases research and development and on policy development and implementation. The aim is to accelerate the energy transition and ensure that it is just, inclusive and cost-effective.

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Renewable Energy World

SEPTEMBER 7, 2021

Opponents of climate policy say curbing fossil fuel emissions will kill jobs, but a new study showed that switching to renewables would actually create more jobs than a fossil fuel–heavy future will. The model calculates job growth projections under different climate policies and social and economic factors. Calls for just transitions.

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Smart Energy International

SEPTEMBER 29, 2022

Connect with investment projects in a start-up environment Identify where the investment opportunities lie Discover African cities’ needs and plans to fast track e-mobility Discuss proven policy frameworks that will drive the transition in Africa Be the voice for driving development on the continent. WHY ATTEND.

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