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(ECOWAS) to encourage women and girls to participate in the green economy

ECOWAS to encourage women and girls to participate in the green economy

The initiatives were part of the recommendations from the regional workshop conducted in Saly, Senegal, from February 6 to 8, according to a statement on the ECOWAS website. Placing Women at the Center of the Transition to a Green Economy in West Africa was the focus of the ECOWAS Member-States Regional Technical Workshop. The workshop […]

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Amazon backed Hippo Harvest's products appear on retail shelves

Amazon backed Hippo Harvest’s products appear on retail shelves

Amazon is already offering the first line of leafy green lettuce produced by Hippo Harvest, a climate-tech business, less than two years after investing in it. According to Hippo Harvest, the greens are cultivated with 92% less water and 55% less fertilizer than conventional produce. Robots and machine learning are also used for farming the

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9 international banks invest $45 million into Carbonplace

9 international banks invest $45 million into Carbonplace

  To assist in scaling up transactions of voluntary carbon credits and make it simpler for their customers to participate in the market, nine international banks have invested a combined total of $45 million in a new platform, Carbonplace, based out of London. Companies looking to use the credits to help fulfill net-zero emissions objectives

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Largest Cleantech Award in Quebec History for Non-Profits and Startups_ Climate Solutions Prize 

Largest Cleantech Award in Quebec History

The Climate Solutions Prize launched the most significant climate incentive prize in Quebec history. The Breakthrough Research prize for nonprofits and the Startups prize make up the two tracks of the Quebec Climate Solutions Prize, which has a combined value of over $250,000. During the event, Quebec’s Minister of Environment, the Fight Against Climate Change,

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Indonesia and WEF Work Together to Expand Blue Carbon Credits

Indonesia and WEF Work Together to Expand Blue Carbon Credits

The agreement made in Davos, Switzerland, will boost Indonesia’s national blue carbon roadmap. In turn, this will encourage the financing of blue carbon credits to support ocean conservation and restoration initiatives. To use its blue carbon resources to achieve climate goals, Indonesia will be the first national government to enter into this relationship with the

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India joins the UAE and France for a trilateral on clean energy and pandemic prevention measures

Trilateral Framework for Nuclear Energy and Collaboration

On Saturday, India, France, and the United Arab Emirates announced their intention to formally establish a framework to work together on nuclear energy and look into the business potential in the Indian Ocean region. In this regard, the foreign ministers of the three nations spoke on the phone and decided to cooperate in solar and

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Adani Green Energy to be 50% stakeholder in Essel Saurya Urja

Adani Green Energy to be 50% stakeholder in Essel Saurya Urja.

Adani Renewable Energy Holding Two Ltd, a division of Adani Green Energy, would pay Rs 15 crore to Essel Infraprojects to purchase 50% of the ownership in Essel Saurya Urja Company of Rajasthan Ltd. According to a regulatory filing from Adani Green Energy, Adani Renewable Energy Holding Two Ltd (ESUCRL) and Essel Infraprojects Ltd engaged

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Ecozen, climate-deeptech startup raises $25 million from Nuveen and others

Ecozen, climate-deeptech startup raises $25 million from Nuveen and others 

Ecozen, a climate-smart deep tech company based in Pune, has raised $25 million in a new funding round headed by Dare Ventures, the venture capital arm of Coromandel International, and Nuveen, the Chicago-based asset management owned by US pension fund TIAA. Export-Import Bank of India (India EXIM Bank) and current investors Caspian and Hivos-Triodos Fonds

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Amazon will launch its renewable energy trading business in India

Amazon will launch its renewable energy trading business in India

The Indian government gave Amazon the go-ahead to begin trading renewable energy sources there. The e-commerce giant is developing many wind and solar projects in India after obtaining a category-III energy trading license. The business is permitted to trade up to 4,000 million units of electricity annually under a category III license. In India, Amazon

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India Carbon Trading framework getting ready for 2023 launch

India Carbon Trading framework getting ready for 2023 launch

The Bureau of Energy Efficiency (BEE) has been selected to manage the voluntary carbon market, which is scheduled to launch in 2023. This year, the framework might be made public, and the need for voluntary carbon trading could also start up. BEE would support the electricity and environment ministries when they each provide notifications on

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