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The Brief: Playing mispriced muni risks, small business resilience in Africa, rooftop solar in India, crunch time at COP28, India’s climate investors

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The post The Brief: Playing mispriced muni risks, small business resilience in Africa, rooftop solar in India, crunch time at COP28, India’s climate investors appeared first on ImpactAlpha. Featured: Muni Impact Muni investors see through mispriced risks to find alpha and impact. Lower risk: Bonds issued by.

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Comment: Africa can save billions by adopting renewable energy

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By Kenneth Engblom Vice President, Wartsila Energy, Europe and Africa. When it comes to building the future of energy in Africa, the decisions facing the continent’s leaders today are nothing less than of historical importance. Africa knows where it needs to go. In Africa, renewables must become the new baseload.

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Seven blue economy startups secure seed funding to enhance climate resilience in Africa

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The post Seven blue economy startups secure seed funding to enhance climate resilience in Africa appeared first on ImpactAlpha. A marketplace for seaweed farmers. Triggering Exponential Climate Action, or TECA, invested.

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The Brief: Catalytic capital for systems-change in Africa, resilient smallholder farmers, accessible virtual power plants, 8 ways to transform asset management

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Impact Voices: Catalytic Capital Leveraging catalytic capital to transform economic systems in Africa. The post The Brief: Catalytic capital for systems-change in Africa, resilient smallholder farmers, accessible virtual power plants, 8 ways to transform asset management appeared first on ImpactAlpha.

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

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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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Eco.business Fund backs Family Bank to finance climate resilience for farmers in Kenya

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ImpactAlpha, February 8 – Most commercial banks in Africa have long dismissed smallholder farmers and other agricultural businesses as too risky. The post Eco.business Fund backs Family Bank to finance climate resilience for farmers in Kenya appeared first on ImpactAlpha. Kenya’s Family.

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Nairobi Highlights Air Quality During Africa Climate Week

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Against the backdrop of the Africa Climate Summit and Africa Climate Week, Nairobi hosted the UN Environment Programme’s fourth annual International Clean Air Day for blue skies event with Nairobi City County Governor, Sakaja Johnson, on September 7th, 2023.

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