Sustainable Development Goal 13

Tanzanian Entrepreneur Recycles Laptop Batteries to Provide Reliable and Affordable Power for Businesses and Homes

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Tuesday, February 7, 2023

NEW YORK, Feb. 7, 2023 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- As the world increasingly shifts from fossil fuel power to emissions-free electrification, recycling batteries is considered a key strategy in the fight against climate change.

Key Points: 
  • In the new Net Zero show, Climate Activist, Entrepreneur and Innovator Gibson Kawago discusses his sustainable solution to Tanzania's unreliable electricity supply.
  • NEW YORK, Feb. 7, 2023 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- As the world increasingly shifts from fossil fuel power to emissions-free electrification, recycling batteries is considered a key strategy in the fight against climate change.
  • In the new Net Zero show, Net Zero Speaks With Gibson Kawago, Climate Activist Chibeze Ezekiel interviews Kawago, the Founder and Chief Technical Officer of WAGA.
  • WAGA aims to reuse laptop batteries and provide affordable, reliable and durable lithium-ion battery solutions.

Ripe for Success: Ryp Labs Receives Global Award Recognition for Its Innovative Technology to Reduce Food Waste and Impact Climate Change

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Wednesday, January 18, 2023

KIRKLAND, Wash., Jan. 18, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- In keeping with its ambitious mission to put an end to food waste, Ryp Labs, (www.ryplabs.com), a Seattle-based company, continues to receive notable global awards recognition, including winning the Top Global Startup Award at the recent UN Climate Conference, COP27, for the impact its innovative technology will have on climate change.

Key Points: 
  • Frequently overlooked in the debate about the climate crisis is the sobering fact that food waste is one of the largest contributors to climate change.
  • If food waste was a country, it would have the third-largest carbon footprint behind China and the U.S.
    Ryp Labs' scientific approach has been focused on extending the shelf life of fresh produce.
  • Leading up to the event, the ClimaTech Run group organizing the competition received over 422 applications from 77 countries.
  • "This recognition serves as added validation to the impact our solution will have on people's lives economically, environmentally, and socially," said Ryp Labs, Inc. CEO Moody Soliman.

Saudi Fund for Development Expands Operations in the Caribbean Countries With Agreement to Fund Expansion Project of University of the West Indies at Five Islands in Antigua and Barbuda

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Wednesday, January 18, 2023

The Saudi Fund for Development (SFD) CEO, Mr. Sultan Al-Marshad, and Honorable Gaston Browne, Prime Minister of Antigua and Barbuda, signed an $80 million financing agreement for the expansion project of the University of the West Indies at Five Islands (UWI) in Antigua and Barbuda.

Key Points: 
  • The Saudi Fund for Development (SFD) CEO, Mr. Sultan Al-Marshad, and Honorable Gaston Browne, Prime Minister of Antigua and Barbuda, signed an $80 million financing agreement for the expansion project of the University of the West Indies at Five Islands (UWI) in Antigua and Barbuda.
  • The agreement represents a significant milestone, with Antigua and Barbuda being the 85th state to receive funding for a major development project from SFD.
  • He added: "The government of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia attaches great importance to supporting development in different countries to achieve Sustainable Development Goals.
  • The expansion project falls under SDG 4, quality education, which is essential for achieving economic growth."

Fujitsu develops supercomputer system for Taiwan's Central Weather Bureau for numerical weather forecasting

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Tuesday, January 17, 2023

TOKYO, Jan 17, 2023 - (JCN Newswire) - Fujitsu today announced the development of a supercomputer system for Taiwan's Central Weather Bureau (hereinafter CWB)(1) for use in numerical weather predictions.

Key Points: 
  • TOKYO, Jan 17, 2023 - (JCN Newswire) - Fujitsu today announced the development of a supercomputer system for Taiwan's Central Weather Bureau (hereinafter CWB)(1) for use in numerical weather predictions.
  • The new system started operation in June 2022 under an initiative that was initially implemented in 2021.
  • The system is primarily based on Fujitsu's supercomputer "FUJITSU Supercomputer PRIMEHPC FX1000" hardware, which features the same A64FX CPU as the supercomputer Fugaku, jointly developed by RIKEN and Fujitsu.
  • Fujitsu will continue to support the CWB's weather forecast services by providing its high reliable technical expertise in high performance computing (HPC) and know-how in weather services in general.

Tribaldata, which is helping the advertising industry get to Net Zero, has completed its seed round for 0,8M eur.

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Wednesday, January 11, 2023

The global advertising industry responded by coming together last July around the Ad Net Zero program with the task of reducing emissions along the entire advertising value chain and charting the path to net zero emissions by 2030.

Key Points: 
  • The global advertising industry responded by coming together last July around the Ad Net Zero program with the task of reducing emissions along the entire advertising value chain and charting the path to net zero emissions by 2030.
  • Supporting this effort, Tribaldata is helping media agencies, advertisers and publishers accelerate in getting to Net Zero, through a combination of services around unique consumer insight and data on consumers, direct campaign emission offsetting and access to usage of their platform.
  • Last year the company also partnered with Xandr, a Microsoft Company that operated one of the largest global premium advertising marketplaces.
  • This adds to the 250k eur Neotec subsidy received by Tribaldata early 2022 from Spanish public entity CDTI.

Yaq̓it ʔa·knuqⱡi’it (Tobacco Plains Indian Band) and Pacific Road Capital Form Groundbreaking Partnership for Michel Coal Project

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Tuesday, December 20, 2022

The Project lies within ʔakanuxunik̓ ʔamakis̓ in the East Kootenay region of British Columbia.

Key Points: 
  • The Project lies within ʔakanuxunik̓ ʔamakis̓ in the East Kootenay region of British Columbia.
  • Nasu kin Heidi Gravelle, Yaq̓it ʔa·knuqⱡi’it stated: “This is a tremendous opportunity for Yaq̓it ʔa·knuqⱡi’it on our path to self-determination.
  • By working together, Pacific Road Capital and North Coal have set a precedent for other companies looking to partner in economic ventures on unceded territory.
  • This partnership is a core element of that future, and we look forward to working with our friends at Yaq̓it ʔa·knuqⱡi’it to deliver on our shared vision.”

Global Warning Set to Premiere Online for Free

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Thursday, December 22, 2022

LOS ANGELES, Dec. 22, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- From the legendary filmmaker, Mathew Embry, and producer, Peter Beyak, comes the film, Global Warning. The documentary is now available to watch for free on YouTube and the film's home website. Embry sets out to make a documentary on global warming that was fair with people on both sides of the contentious issue.

Key Points: 
  • LOS ANGELES, Dec. 22, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- From the legendary filmmaker, Mathew Embry, and producer, Peter Beyak, comes the film, Global Warning .
  • Embry sets out to make a documentary on global warming that was fair with people on both sides of the contentious issue.
  • Global Warning was also nominated for six Alberta Film and Television Awards, including Best Documentary.
  • Global Warning offers a much-needed balanced approach to the climate change debate.

Education Cannot Wait Receives Mother Teresa Memorial Award for Social Justice 2022

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Sunday, December 18, 2022

MUMBAI, India, Dec. 18, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The Harmony Foundation awarded Education Cannot Wait – the United Nations global fund for education in emergencies – with its prestigious Mother Teresa Memorial Award for Social Justice at its Annual Awards Ceremony today in Mumbai, India.

Key Points: 
  • – ECW Director Yasmine Sherif
    MUMBAI, India, Dec. 18, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The Harmony Foundation awarded Education Cannot Wait – the United Nations global fund for education in emergencies – with its prestigious Mother Teresa Memorial Award for Social Justice at its Annual Awards Ceremony today in Mumbai, India.
  • "We are immensely honored to present the prestigious Mother Teresa Memorial Award for Social Justice 2022 to Education Cannot Wait for its tireless, incredible work that endeavors to deliver quality education for crisis-affected children worldwide.
  • Initiated in 2005, the Mother Teresa Memorial Award pays respect to Saint Mother Teresa and honors those who address communal injustice, discrimination and other assaults on our collective humanity.
  • "On behalf of the 222 million crisis-affected girls and boys worldwide who urgently need education support, I am honored and humbled to accept the Mother Teresa Memorial Award for Social Justice on behalf of Education Cannot Wait and The Rt.

Education Cannot Wait Receives Mother Teresa Memorial Award for Social Justice 2022

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Sunday, December 18, 2022

MUMBAI, India, Dec. 18, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The Harmony Foundation awarded Education Cannot Wait – the United Nations global fund for education in emergencies – with its prestigious Mother Teresa Memorial Award for Social Justice at its Annual Awards Ceremony today in Mumbai, India.

Key Points: 
  • – ECW Director Yasmine Sherif
    MUMBAI, India, Dec. 18, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The Harmony Foundation awarded Education Cannot Wait – the United Nations global fund for education in emergencies – with its prestigious Mother Teresa Memorial Award for Social Justice at its Annual Awards Ceremony today in Mumbai, India.
  • "We are immensely honored to present the prestigious Mother Teresa Memorial Award for Social Justice 2022 to Education Cannot Wait for its tireless, incredible work that endeavors to deliver quality education for crisis-affected children worldwide.
  • Initiated in 2005, the Mother Teresa Memorial Award pays respect to Saint Mother Teresa and honors those who address communal injustice, discrimination and other assaults on our collective humanity.
  • "On behalf of the 222 million crisis-affected girls and boys worldwide who urgently need education support, I am honored and humbled to accept the Mother Teresa Memorial Award for Social Justice on behalf of Education Cannot Wait and The Rt.

African Development Fund mobilizes $8.9 billion for Africa’s low-income countries, the highest in its 50-year history

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Tuesday, December 6, 2022

ADF is the concessional window of the African Development Bank Group, providing grants and soft loans to the continent’s low-income countries.

Key Points: 
  • ADF is the concessional window of the African Development Bank Group, providing grants and soft loans to the continent’s low-income countries.
  • The $8.9 billion replenishment package includes $8.5 billion in core ADF funding and $429 million for the newly created Climate Action Window.
  • They will allow the African Development Fund to build on its reputation as being ranked the second-best concessional financing institution in the world.
  • It comprises three distinct entities: the African Development Bank (AfDB), the African Development Fund (ADF) and the Nigeria Trust Fund (NTF).