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$3 Billion Fund to Develop Renewable Energy Projects in Emerging Markets Including ViệT Nam
It is expected to deliver renewable energy infrastructure projects reflecting over $10 billion of capital investment.
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- Energy, Environment, Investing, Technology
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- Global
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- climate change, renewable energy, solar, waste, wind
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Hydro and Volvo Group Join Forces to Accelerate Net Zero Transportation
At COP28, Hydro and Volvo Group today announced a strategic partnership to enable the global transport manufacturer to reach its 2040 target of delivering net zero vehicles.
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- Environment, Technology, Transportation
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- Global
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Press Release: Report: Clean Cooking as a Catalyst for Sustainable Food Systems
The Clean Cooking Alliance released a new report that highlights the key role that clean cooking plays in transforming the food system.
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- Energy, Environment, Technology
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- Global
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COP28: UAE to Export Cloud-Seeding Technology to Water-Scarce Countries
The announcement came following the pledge made by the UAE on Saturday to allocate $150 million in new funding for water security solutions
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- Technology, WASH
- Region
- Global
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- climate change, SDGs, water
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Cheap Labor: Are Tech Giants Exploiting Ugandans?
Young Ugandans are training the artificial intelligence software and systems of the world's tech giants. But experts say their labor for companies such as Google and Microsoft comes far too cheap.
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- Technology, Transportation
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Press Release: COP28 Presidency Brings Together Leaders to Chart New Path Forward on Urbanization and Climate Change
Currently, as many as 90 percent of cities are threatened by rising sea levels and storms, and their residents are exposed to ten degrees higher temperatures than their counterparts in rural areas.
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- Environment, Technology
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Report: Key Measures Could Slash Predicted 2050 Emissions from Cooling Sector
Taking key measures to reduce the power consumption of cooling equipment would cut at least 60 per cent off predicted 2050 sectoral emissions, provide universal access to life-saving cooling.
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- Energy, Environment, Technology
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- Global
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How Companies in Africa Are Transforming Cost Centers into Cash
In his first public announcement since becoming CEO in 2021, Intel’s chief executive Pat Gelsinger announced a strategy shift.
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- Technology
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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