The decision to host COP30 in Belém, Brazil placed the Amazon — the world’s most critical natural resource — at the center of global climate action. The summit shifted the global climate discussion ...

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The Oslo-based company builds subsea water desalination plants powered by natural ocean pressure. The company says it can yield fresh water with half the energy required for conventional desalination.

The Indian startup offers a marketplace and credit options for farmers in India to acquire new or used tractors, harvesters and other farm machinery. It raised $22.6 million in Series A financing, led ...

India-based climatetech startup Varaha launched in 2022 to train smallholder farmers in sustainable agroforestry, biochar production, water management and regenerative agriculture practices like drip ...

American South Capital Partners is a joint venture between LA-based SDS Capital Group and Louisiana-based Vintage Realty Company that invests in affordable and workforce housing across the southern US ...

Private credit has ballooned to $3 trillion, with impact investors increasingly turning to debt strategies to finance everything from renewable energy projects to small business growth. Yet even as ...

More frequent climate-driven disasters, wildfires, active-shooter incidents and other emergencies are pushing investors to explore new technologies and models for faster and smarter emergency response ...

Most car dealers in the Philippines are small, family-run businesses. Manila-based OneLot provides tech services to help independent dealerships source used vehicle inventory and do vehicle appraisals ...

The Global Innovation Lab for Climate Finance has rolled out nine new financial instruments designed to steer more capital toward climate solutions in developing economies. The cohort, announced last ...

Swedish global investor EQT has acquired a majority stake in Belgium-based Desotec to expand use of its mobile filtration system to remove PFAS “forever chemicals,” along with hydrogen sulfide and ...

At this year’s Concordia Summit, conversations about innovation spanned technology, health and the future of work. Among them was a discussion centered on the most vital form of infrastructure we have ...