Slowing and reversing climate change and emissions requires trillions of dollars of financing.China, which plays such a pivotal role in the global economy, is already moving to fund the climate transition through a variety of innovative financing mechanisms. Read more…
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Banks could hold the key to an equitable climate transition By Douglas Alan Beal
28 August 2023Views: 146The climate transition is a vital global endeavour but its benefits and costs must be equitably distributed throughout society. The achievement of this is a just transition and banks are uniquely positioned to enable it. Read more in weforum Banks…
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Why Climate Action Needs a Gender Focus By Zineb Sqalli, Shalini Unnikrishnan, Nour Mejri, Patrick Dupoux, Robin George, and Younès Zrikem
8 November 2021Views: 760Current efforts to combat climate change leave women behind. But drawing women fully into the fight is a win-win—accelerating climate progress and advancing gender equity. Read more in BCG Why Climate Action Needs a Gender Focus By Zineb Sqalli, Shalini…
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Predicting what’s in store for 2021 on climate, energy, and the economy By Enel X North America
14 February 2021Views: 515A lot can happen in a year—especially one with as much change and potential global impact as 2021 will have. Here are four ways our collective efforts to grapple with climate change will impact society and the economy in 2021.…
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Amazon announces four new projects to make its data centers greener By Daphne Leprince-Ringuet
3 April 2020Views: 635Located in Australia, Sweden, Spain and the US state of Virginia, the new projects are expected to produce a combined additional 840,000 MWh of energy every year – enough to power 76,000 homes in the US. Read more in zdnet…
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A company that makes robots to improve the economics of recycling just raised $16 million. AMP Robotics plans to use the money to develop more powerful AI to aid in its green mission. Read more in zdnet Recycling robots make…