Introduction In early 2025 the international community launched a new mechanism to channel public and private money into biodiversity conservation and benefit-sharing for the providers of genetic resources: the Cali…

Introduction Big news for satellite connectivity and rural internet innovation: the UK Space Agency announced a targeted £16 million funding round in early 2025, awarding money to two UK firms…

Introduction When people talk about the energy transition, they often picture distant wind farms or massive solar fields. But the real power for many families and neighborhoods comes from smaller,…

Introduction The Climate Investment Funds (CIF) launched a landmark $1 billion Industry Decarbonization investment programme to help middle-income and emerging economies shift carbon-intensive industries onto low-emissions pathways. The programme invited…

Introduction When philanthropist Melinda French Gates announced a major new push into women’s health, she aimed to fill an urgent gap: conditions that affect women across their lifetimes — from…

Introduction Climate solutions are increasingly shifting from bold national targets to the gritty work of building projects on the ground: rooftop solar on affordable housing, energy efficiency retrofits for small…

Introduction If you follow wireless policy or telecom startup news, you’ve probably seen a steady drumbeat: governments want more resilient wireless supply chains, open interoperable networks, and new entrants that…

Introduction If your organisation is restoring a patch of degraded landscape, re-establishing productive agroforestry, rebuilding soil and livelihoods in post-mining areas, or helping refugee or rural communities revive lost ecosystems…

Introduction Right now (summer–fall 2025) the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) launched a targeted funding round called the Industry-Driven Skills Training Fund — roughly $30 million in initial funding —…