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Members articles from the renewable industry

Private Equity in Clean Energy – The year’s most exciting transactions thus far

The global renewable sector has matured it has seen many challenges, many great successes and has established a market that can compete with traditional avenues of energy production. Yet, the global energy crises defining the global economy, have created a moment for pause among many private equity investors as to whether or not renewables can provide the returns they were once used to with oil and gas. Despite such uncertainties, private equity investors committed to the energy transition have been sourcing projects that have potential to rapidly grow and assist in achieving the vision for a net-zero future.

Q&A: Ghada Rahal, Senior Engineer – Sustainability, Enova by Veolia

Earlier this month, the Climate Council’s Kamogelo Motse sat down with Ghada Rahal, Senior Engineer – Sustainability at Enova by Veolia. Ghada took the time to speak with Kamo about her work in the clean energy sector, the importance of highlighting women in the sector and how important women are to advancing the energy transition. We ended off the Q&A with Ghada giving advice to young women who would want to pursue a career in sustainable energy. Enjoy the interview!

Q&A: Thokozile Zambane, Partner & Chief Operating Officer, BAYAKHA Infrastructure Partners

BAYAKHA Infrastructure Partners flagship fund, the Bayakha Economic Infrastructure Fund expects to make equity and empowerment financing/structured equity investments into eight to ten qualifying, brownfield and late-stage greenfield renewable energy and other economic infrastructure projects (such as water, transport and ICT) in South Africa (SA), primarily, and to a lesser extent, select parts of Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA)

Q&A: Bo Bai, Chairman & Founder, Asia Green Fund

Our latest Q&A gives a spotlight toBo Bai, Chairman & Founder, Asia Green Fund & MetaVerse Green Exchange. “As an impact-driven private equity firm that is aligned with UN-SDG goals, we aim to create a lasting green impact to communities in China and throughout Asia by staying disciplined with our investment approach and focus.”

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Financing Renewable Energy in Developing Economies

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In 2015 at the United Nations Assembly, 17 Sustainable Development Goals were established. The purpose of the Sustainable Development Goals is to make sure that everyone has a better and sustainable future. One of them was coined SDG7 and aims to ensure that everyone has access to affordable, reliable, sustainable and modern energy… Read more.

Ensuring a Just Transition in Emerging Economies

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Emerging economy countries face the undeniably huge task to transition their economies to be cleaner and more sustainable. This transition however will impact jobs in fossil fuel-based energy production and could, if not considered from a social perspective, negatively impact millions of individuals in emerging economy nations.

The Potential Of Green Bonds In Emerging Markets

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Whilst the green finance revolution is well and truly underway, it risks leaving out emerging markets, including some of the world’s most vulnerable nations to climate change. The Climate Council asks how Green Bonds can affect this and assist the revolution.

Q&A: Roeland Menger, Investment Manager, EDF International

Article, Executive Interview

Read our Q&A with Roeland Menger works as Investment Manager at EDF -a French utility- where he focuses on developing projects and strategic investments in sub-Saharan Africa, South-East Asia and the Middle-East. With a past experience in amongst others a finance consultancy and at a Silicon Valley start-up, he comes with a proven track record in project finance, corporate finance and M&A, mainly focused on frontier markets

Q&A: David Maguire, Founder Director, BNRG Renewable

Article, Executive Interview

The Climate Council recently approached David Maguire, Founder of BNRG, for insightful perspective on how renewables developers are maximising their rapidly expanding opportunities.

Smart Cities, Adapting to the Future

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Smart cities are the solution that may change our idea of how we live and how we can improve our communities, adapting to the unique challenges of the future.

Digitalisation & the Future of Financing

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Sustainable finance can be described as taking due account of environmental, social and governance considerations when making investment decisions. This process is intended to lead to increased longer-term investments into sustainable economic activities and projects and lasting benefits to both clients and society at large.

Blockchain: Opening Doors in the Energy Sector

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Blockchain is most commonly known as the technology that underpins crypto currencies, the most well-known of which is Bitcoin. But the capability of the technology goes further than just the banking industry as it can also be harnessed to transform the renewable energy industry.

The Bitcoin Boom, What It Means For The Environment

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Twelve years after Bitcoin was launched, prices continue to peak and trough. With this recent surge in the price of the cryptocurrency, comes a surge in the amount of electricity it uses. The Climate Council looks at the surprising environmental impact of Bitcoin.

A Gendered Perspective of Renewables in Africa

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The Energy Council has looked at renewables projects and programmes across Africa that are actively improving the lives of the women and children in their communities; promoting societal and economic inclusion of this historically disenfranchised demographic

The Paris Climate Agreement, 5 years on

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The Paris Climate Agreement is one of the most defining political acts of the 21st century, a rare global cooperative measure to tackle climate change.