Lafayette council opts to ‘watch and wait’ on state ‘polluters pay’ climate fund bill After extensive questioning about likely statewide costs and possible consumer impacts, Lafayette’s City Council accepted the legislative committee’s recommendation of no action on a multi‑year ‘polluters pay’ climate fund bill and said it will continue to monitor developments in Sacramento.

Lafayette's City Council hits pause on a controversial 'polluters pay' climate fund, sparking debate over potential costs to consumers and the environment.

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#LafayetteContraCostaCounty #CA #CitizenPortal #ConsumerImpact #LafayetteCityCouncil #ClimateFund

🌿Το Κοινωνικό Σχέδιο για το Κλίμα είναι σε δημόσια διαβούλευση.

⚡Πώς και πόσο, όμως, θα βοηθήσει τα Ελληνικά νοικοκυριά;

📢Μια νέα μελέτη έρχεται...από το Green Tank και τη Facets…

#NSCP #ClimateFund #ETS #ΣΕΔΕ

𝗚𝗘𝗢𝗥𝗚𝗜𝗔 𝗛𝗔𝗠𝗠𝗘𝗥𝗦𝗟𝗘𝗬: In the past 30 years, climate funding has expanded with over 60 multilateral funds, but only 19 command a notable presence. #ClimateFund #ClimatePolicy #ParisAgreement #ClimateAction

Read more - ow.ly/JLNp50VWTYz

𝗚𝗘𝗢𝗥𝗚𝗜𝗔 𝗛𝗔𝗠𝗠𝗘𝗥𝗦𝗟𝗘𝗬: Brazil is setting the stage for a groundbreaking climate action strategy with the announcement of a 125 billion dollar fund dedicated to protecting its treasured tropical forests. #ClimateFund

Read more - ow.ly/WJp450VWTiO

Elbow Beach to back three dozen green startups with £80m climate fund  - UKTN Green venture capital firm Elbow Beach has secured £63m in the first close of its new £80m climate impact fund.

Elbow Beach to back three dozen green startups with £80m climate fund.

➡️ www.uktech.news/climate-tech... 🔗

#startups #technology #cost #climatefund #carbon #UKtech

Another #solar project funded by EKOenergy's #ClimateFund:

Project implementation ongoing in Sabah, Borneo, Malaysia

- Solar-powered water pumping + purification systems
- Capacity-building on watershed conservation

#Thx a lot + all the best to all those involved!

#sdg7 #sdg6 #cleanwater

« Vonjy Aratra »-Haute Matsiatra : Plus de 300 ménages bénéficient d’une électrification rurale plus inclusive À Madagascar, environ 15 % seulement des habitants en milieu rural ont accès à l’électricité. Ce faible taux d’électrification...

Energy House for an off-grid village in Madagascar. "More than 300 households benefit from more inclusive rural electrification."

-> Newspaper article about a solar project EKOenergy co-funded in 2023. #ClimateFund

Thx a lot to all EKOenergy users and sellers!

midi-madagasikara.mg/vonjy-aratra...

Trump rescinds $4B in US pledges for UN climate fund The U.S. had committed the most money to the global fund, which helps over 100 countries grapple with the changing world.

Trump streicht UN-Klimafond 4 Mrd.Dollar.

www.politico.eu/article/dona...

#climatefund #unitednations #Klima #climate #USA #USAID

People are unloading a pick-up car and carrying a solar panel into a small clay house.

A man is explaining something to a group of men and boys. The one who explains is standing. The others are sitting around him and are watching him. In the background, there is a small house and some motorbikes.

Two men are carrying a solar panel and try to put it on a metal frame.

A group of people, including children, with two banners. One reads, "Installation of solar-powered water pumps," and the other reads, "We extend our heartfelt gratitude to EKOenergy for illuminating our lives and reshaping a bright future through solar energy."

Last year, we granted €48,971 from our #ClimateFund to the NGO Health and Rural Development Balochistan.

-> They now brought #solarpower to households, schools, and health centres in hard-to-reach areas of the Khuzdar district, Balochistan, #Pakistan.

#sdgs #internationalsolidarity #energycompact

Person in front of a small house, with a solar-powered street light.

Two people are standing in front of a building and showing solar panels, cables and boxes.

In 2023, EKOenergy contributed 26,000 € to a solar project by the Malian nonprofit organisation FENABE.

The project, taking place in the area of Bougouni in southern #Mali, included, information sessions, solar systems for schools & health center, and more.

#ClimateFund #Renewables4Development

Lots of happy children, with water bottles and with a banner reading "EKOenergy ecolabel and ISUDEV, providing solar-powered potable water to schools in Fako Division, Cameroon"

All users of EKOenergy-labelled energy contribute to our #ClimateFund, which supports new #renewableenergy projects in disadvantaged communities in low- and middle-income countries.

We just received an update and photos from a project we are funding in Cameroon! #sdg7 #sdg6 #solar4development