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The COVID-19 recovery requires a resilient circular economy

GreenBiz

The COVID-19 recovery requires a resilient circular economy. The call for a more resilient, circular and low-carbon economic model has garnered support from a growing number of businesses and governments over the past few years, and appears today more relevant than ever. Jocelyn Bleriot. Fri, 05/29/2020 - 01:00.

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SEF Weekly: $369bn US clean energy package and energy interconnection

Smart Energy International

Additionally, an AI-powered inspection platform bolsters electric asset health maintenance, Elia Group illustrates expedited energy transition investments and a politically charged interconnector reaches financial closure. Joe Manchin stated that he had reached a deal with Majority Leader Chuck Schumer on a budget reconciliation package.

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'Bold and visionary': MEPs demand 'massive' ?2tr EU green recovery package

Business Green

It insists the Commission's forthcoming 'transformation and recovery fund' must be of $2tr in size, with investments directed to projects that comply with Europe's 2050 net zero and biodiversity ambitions, as well as the Paris Agreement and the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

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IEA: ‘Historic Plunge’ in Investment Could Undermine the Energy Transition

GreenTechMedia

Coronavirus will create a $400 billion hole in energy investment in 2020, but the power sector is faring relatively well compared to oil and gas, according to the International Energy Agency (IEA). Going into 2020, the IEA had expected a 2 percent increase in global energy investments this year. ” Oil and gas investments crushed.

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Climate resilience: London announces funding boost for capital's green spaces

Business Green

The funding package, which is drawn from the Green and Resilient Spaces Fund, also sets aside £520,000 in development funding for 13 projects designed to enhance green space across London. of funding to help make 100 schools more climate resilient, as part of a partnership with Thames Water and the Department for Education.

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Green Dividend Stocks: The Comfort Food of Investing in a Sustainable Future

Hydrogen Fuel News

Let’s unravel this financial package together and discover why investing your dollars into these environmentally-friendly entities may potentially make your financial portfolio greener too. But let’s chit-chat about something that often tags along with investing: dividends. Let’s dig in.

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Data snapshot: Climate-related agrifoodtech in majority of upstream African investment, but more funding needed

AFN Sustainable Protein

In the agrifoodtech ecosystem, upstream technologies — those operating on the farm or in the production of food — are where the greatest climate opportunities are, and investment in these categories will be critical to improving Africa’s climate resilience. million, it’s still clearly under-invested.