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COMMENTARY

SEB puts $4 trillion annual price tag on net zero 4
China’s promise of no overseas coal financing could free up $130bn for
green investment 6

HYDRO

Hydro capacity needs to double to meet green goals 8

RENEWABLES
New wind trade body aims to harness Africa’s wind potential 9

HYDROGEN

Chariot signs MoU on green hydrogen project in Mauritania 10

CLIMATE CHANGE
Coal closures could save megacities from pollution-related deaths 11
African cities need billions to cope with climate change by 2050 12

GREEN FINANCE

Climate envoys head to South Africa to negotiate green finance 13
EBRD, EU and GCF support green investments in Morocco 13

NEWS IN BRIEF 14

NEWSBASE’S POWER ROUNDUP GLOBAL 17

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