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class="card__heading"><a class="card__link">Project Finance Greenloan provider</a></h4><p class="card__description">Helping finance low carbon transformation of transportation</p> <div class="wp-block-button is-style-icon-right-arrow"><a class="wp-block-button__link wp-element-button" href="https://www.sc.com/en/news/case-study-project-finance-green-loan-provider-to-indias-greencell-for-e-buses-in-gujarat/">Read more</a></div> </li> <li class="wp-block-scca-card-cta card cta cart-type-with-image"><div class="card__image"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="570" height="350" alt="Hot air balloon in the sky" class="wp-image-180171" src="https://av.sc.com/corp-en/nr/content/images/ccib-fm-Global-focus-report-pdf-image-570x350px.jpg" srcset="https://av.sc.com/corp-en/nr/content/images/ccib-fm-Global-focus-report-pdf-image-570x350px.jpg 570w, https://av.sc.com/corp-en/nr/content/images/ccib-fm-Global-focus-report-pdf-image-570x350px-300x184.jpg 300w" sizes="(max-width: 570px) 100vw, 570px" /></div><h4 class="card__heading"><a class="card__link">Financing a greenfield solar farm</a></h4><p class="card__description">India is working towards carbon neutral economic development.</p> <div class="wp-block-button is-style-icon-right-arrow"><a class="wp-block-button__link wp-element-button" href="https://www.sc.com/en/news/ccib/greenfield-solar-farm-in-india/">Read more</a></div> </li> <li class="wp-block-scca-card-cta card cta cart-type-with-image"><div class="card__image"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="750" height="422" alt="" class="wp-image-81773" src="https://av.sc.com/corp-en/nr/content/images/ccib-feature-sustainable-future-750x422.png" srcset="https://av.sc.com/corp-en/nr/content/images/ccib-feature-sustainable-future-750x422.png 750w, https://av.sc.com/corp-en/nr/content/images/ccib-feature-sustainable-future-555x312.png 555w, https://av.sc.com/corp-en/nr/content/images/ccib-feature-sustainable-future-360x202.png 360w, 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style="background-image:url(https://av.sc.com/corp-en/nr/content/images/CCIB_Web_Feature_GettyImages-929876618_2000x630px_v2-360x504.png)"><div class="card__content"><h3 class="card__heading"><a class="card__link" href="https://www.sc.com/en/news/cleantech/case-study-project-finance-green-loan-provider-to-indias-greencell-for-e-buses-in-gujarat/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Project Finance Green Loan</a></h3><p class="card__description">Case Study: Project Finance Green Loan provider to India’s Greencell for e-buses in Gujarat</p></div></li> <li class="wp-block-scca-card-promo card promo card-height-large" style="background-image:url(https://av.sc.com/corp-en/nr/content/images/CCIB_Web_Feature_A-solar-farm-in-India-case-study_1120x630_v1-360x504.jpg)"><div class="card__content"><h3 class="card__heading"><a class="card__link" href="https://www.sc.com/en/news/cleantech/greenfield-solar-farm-in-india/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Greenfield solar farm 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