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Less that one per cent of global aid spent on air pollution projects, despite escalating health crisis

Business Green

million people die as a result of air pollution every year, but governments are still spending more supporting fossil fuel projects than they are tackling dirty air. Projects tackling air pollution receive less than one per cent of global aid spending, a new report from Clean Air Fund has revealed.

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The Rules for Early-Stage Cleantech Venture Capital Investment in 2021

GreenTechMedia

Think thin-film solar and biofuels, the two “big bad bets” that Shayle Kann, partner at Energy Impact Partners, identified in a 2020 Interchange conversation. Global tallies of VC and private equity investment into cleantech in that year range from $9.2

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Global Briefing: China tops three million EV sales in 2021

Business Green

Flanders moves to ban gas boilers, GFANZ launches new Asia-Pacific network, and New Zealand steps up efforts to tackle agricultural emissions. China tops EV market league table, as global demand continues to surge. GFANZ launches new Asia-Pacific Network. million units sold last year.

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How can the world kick its oil habit?

Mr. Sustainability

The world and its oil addiction An overview of global oil consumption The world runs on oil (1). The dark, often viscous liquid is the single biggest contributor to the world’s energy mix, at 34 per cent of consumption, followed by coal at 27 per cent and natural gas at 24 per cent. million b/d in 1986. 6) Oh yes. “The