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Press Release: Saad Kassis Mohamed Led WeCare Raises $350,000 for Lab-Grown Diamonds
This significant funding marks a pivotal moment in the foundation's commitment to fostering sustainability and advancement within the industry.
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- Global
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The Emergence of ‘Resilience Credits’: How a New Asset Class Can Unlock Investment in Climate Resilience — And Why Impact Measurement Will be Key to its Success
Investments in building climate resilience in vulnerable communities are falling woefully short — and the private sector is almost entirely absent. Rania A. Al-Mashat, Egypt’s Minister of International Cooperation, Jyotsna Puri at IFAD and Jonathan Phillips at Duke University explore an innovative solution to this finance gap: “resilience credits.” They explain how this new asset class aims to align public and private capital to build and measure climate resilience — and discuss the pros and cons of different impact measurement approaches for resilience-focused projects and businesses.
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- Environment, Investing
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Analysis: To Create a Greener Future, the West Can’t Ignore China
Fighting climate change is a promising area for engagement between Western companies and China.
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- Environment, Technology
- Region
- Asia Pacific
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What Happened to the Just Energy Transition Grant Funding?
Take a closer look at the Just Energy Transition grants register and some of the key trends, to determine who the money has gone to, when it was disbursed and what it was spent on.
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Analysis: E-Bikes Could Cut Smog, Energy Use and Congestion Globally — But Will They?
The global market for e-bikes is surging. These bicycles, usually equipped with pedals and an electric motor assist, are popular with consumers and commuters and are becoming part of local business delivery systems.
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- Technology, Transportation
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- Global
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A First Step Toward a Global Price on Carbon
A tax on ship emissions could have an impact on almost everything we buy.
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- Environment
- Region
- Global
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BURN Receives $12 Million Investment From Key Carbon to Expand Cleaning Cooking in Africa
This new investment will go towards the distribution of electric cookstoves in Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, and Zambia and biomass stoves in Nigeria, DRC, Tanzania, and Mozambique over the next two years.
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- Energy, Technology
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Why Businesses Should Stop Planting Trees and Start Protecting Forests
Investing in forest protection is the most effective approach to enhancing forest carbon sequestration and supporting biodiversity.
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- Environment, Investing
- Region
- Global
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