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2 weeks ago | responsible-investor.com | Ben Payton

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LuxSe: Delving deeper into sustainable bonds

2 weeks ago | responsible-investor.com | Ben Payton

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fDi Intelligence - Your source for foreign direct investment information - fDiIntelligence.com

2 weeks ago | fdiintelligence.com | Ben Payton

The FDI angle- The US plans to expand its icebreaker fleet to enhance Arctic presence amid competition. - The White House wants to expand the country’s naval fleet too. With domestic shipbuilding at historic lows, it will have to rely on trade and investment from allies to make it happen.
Avoided emissions are being brought into scope

2 weeks ago | newprivatemarkets.com | Ben Payton

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Impact investing blossoms in Japan

3 weeks ago | newprivatemarkets.com | Ben Payton

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Impact investing blossoms in Japan

3 weeks ago | privateequityinternational.com | Ben Payton

Impact strategies have gained traction, but first-mover funds will need to demonstrate strong performance to add credibility to the sector.
Should Africa burn its waste to generate power?

1 month ago | african.business | Ben Payton

In Freetown, Sierra Leone’s capital, the build-up of waste at hundreds of illegal dumpsites across the city appears never-ending. Piles of plastics and other rubbish clog waterways and wash-up on beaches, creating numerous health hazards, increasing the risk of flooding and threatening the livelihoods of the country’s fishermen. The open air burning of waste also releases various noxious gases. At the same time, Sierra Leone’s electricity supply is extremely fragile.
Africa’s carbon project developers face a Trump-sized problem

1 month ago | african.business | Ben Payton

Organisations in Africa developing carbon projects – which are designed to remove carbon from the atmosphere or avoid emissions in the first place – are used to navigating stormy conditions. The latest challenge for global carbon markets is the return of Donald Trump, a notorious climate change sceptic, as US presidentThe Trump effect is not necessarily obvious at first.
Trump annule des prêts à l'Afrique du Sud

1 month ago | magazinedelafrique.com | Ben Payton

La réduction du financement de la transition énergétique complique les efforts de l’Afrique du Sud pour remplacer les centrales électriques au charbon vieillissantes par des énergies renouvelables. Les États-Unis ont décidé de réduire le financement du Just Energy Transition Partnership (JETP), une initiative dans laquelle plusieurs pays fournissent des milliards de dollars pour aider l’Afrique du Sud à investir dans des alternatives à ses centrales électriques au charbon très polluantes.
Trump delivers new blow to South Africa with loan cancellations

1 month ago | african.business | Ben Payton

The United States has decided to cut funding for the Just Energy Transition Partnership, or JETP, an initiative in which several countries are providing billions of dollars in funding to help South Africa invest in alternatives to its highly polluting coal-fired power stations. The cuts – which also affect similar programmes with Indonesia and Vietnam – will deprive South Africa of around $1bn in loans for its renewable energy programmes.