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Ilan Goldfajn, President of the Inter-American Development Bank speaks at the EU-LAC 2023 Business Round Table at the European Commission headquarters on the day of the EU-CELAC summit, in Brussels, Belgium July 17, 2023. REUTERS/Yves Herman/File Photo
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Climate finance from multilateral banks up to $125 billion in 2023

Climate finance broadly refers to funding for climate change activities and can include grants, loans and proceeds from bonds.

FILE PHOTO: Nippon Steel logo is displayed at the company's headquarters in Tokyo, Japan April 1, 2024.  REUTERS/Issei Kato/File photo
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Nippon Steel to sell $211 million in assets to manage debt amid US Steel deal

Nippon Steel agreed with three Japanese banks for $16bn in loans to fund the acquisition of U.S. Steel, now is facing political opposition.

FILE PHOTO: Tanker trucks are seen among oil tankers docked at the port of Tuxpan, in Veracruz state, Mexico April 22, 2020. REUTERS/Oscar Martinez/File Photo
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Global refiners face profit slump as new plants come online

Oil refiners in Asia, Europe and the United States are facing a drop in profitability to multi-year lows, following big returns post-pandemic

FILE PHOTO: An Alaska Airlines aircraft flies past the U.S. Capitol before landing at Reagan National Airport in Arlington, Virginia, U.S., January 24, 2022.   REUTERS/Joshua Roberts/File Photo
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AIR COMPANY gets Avfuel, Alaska Airlines backing in funding round

SAF manufacturer AIR COMPANY secures investment from aviation fuel supplier who will act as preferred distribution and logistics partner.

FILE PHOTO: Bank of Italy Governor Fabio Panetta attends the G7 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors' Meeting in Stresa, Italy May 24, 2024. REUTERS/Massimo Pinca/File Photo
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Italy’s central bank backs helping poorer countries fund energy transition

Climate finance for less wealthy countries gains support of Italy's Fabio Panetta, who calls for those with higher per capita emissions to step...

The logo of British multinational oil and gas company BP is displayed at their booth during the LNG 2023 energy trade show in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, July 12, 2023. REUTERS/Chris Helgren/File Photo
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Apollo inks $1bn deal with BP to fund stake in Trans Adriatic gas pipeline

Asset management company to become non-controlling shareholder funding BP's stake in Trans Adriatic natural gas pipeline.

FILE PHOTO: A man rides a motorcycle along the solar panels in Gujarat Solar Park also called Charanka Solar Park at Patan district in Gujarat, India September 12, 2024. REUTERS/Amit Dave/File Photo
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India gets $386bn financial commitment to expand renewable capacity

Banks and financial institutions pledge money to expand Indian renewable capacity by the end of the decade.

The funding is being made available by the Scottish Government (PA)
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Millions of pounds made available for green hydrogen projects

Government funding to be shared between businesses creating Scottish green hydrogen projects with up to 400 megawatts of capacity.

NGOs accuse richer nations of blocking attempts to reach a solution on climate finance (AFP)
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Climate finance talks make little progress before UN summit

International negotiations on money to help developing countries tackle climate change concluded without a breakthrough this week.

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