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Tahmid Zami</a></span></p><p>Published: November 07, 2024 </p></div></div></div><div class="ContentHeader_article__cta__rHtsE"><div class="ContentHeader_article__cta__category__c2VVJ"><button tabindex="-1">explainer</button></div><div class=" ContentHeader_article__cta__actions__m1SSX"><div><button id="share-button" aria-label="Share"><i><img alt="share icon" loading="lazy" width="20" height="20" decoding="async" data-nimg="1" style="color:transparent;width:100%;height:auto" src="/icons/icon-content-header-share.svg"/></i><span class="clickableUnderLine">Share</span></button></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></section><section class="undefined Layout_mobilePadding__qQQZO"><div class="row"><div class="col col-24"><div class="ArticleMain_heroImage__Qnkt6"><div class="imageContainer ImageContainer_imageContainer__MSr4b " style="aspect-ratio:100 / 58"><img alt="Electric power transmission pylon miniatures and Adani Green Energy logo are seen in this illustration taken, December 9, 2022. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic" fetchpriority="high" decoding="async" data-nimg="fill" class="nextImage ImageContainer_nextImage__4SuKE" style="position:absolute;height:100%;width:100%;left:0;top:0;right:0;bottom:0;color:transparent" sizes=" (max-width: 640px) 100vw, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 950px " srcSet="https://ddc514qh7t05d.cloudfront.net/dA/3d5e1f9316a7ca58845467d01d588a4a/400w/80q 400w, https://ddc514qh7t05d.cloudfront.net/dA/3d5e1f9316a7ca58845467d01d588a4a/500w/80q 500w, https://ddc514qh7t05d.cloudfront.net/dA/3d5e1f9316a7ca58845467d01d588a4a/600w/80q 600w, https://ddc514qh7t05d.cloudfront.net/dA/3d5e1f9316a7ca58845467d01d588a4a/700w/80q 700w, https://ddc514qh7t05d.cloudfront.net/dA/3d5e1f9316a7ca58845467d01d588a4a/800w/80q 800w, https://ddc514qh7t05d.cloudfront.net/dA/3d5e1f9316a7ca58845467d01d588a4a/900w/80q 900w, https://ddc514qh7t05d.cloudfront.net/dA/3d5e1f9316a7ca58845467d01d588a4a/1000w/80q 1000w, https://ddc514qh7t05d.cloudfront.net/dA/3d5e1f9316a7ca58845467d01d588a4a/1200w/80q 1200w, https://ddc514qh7t05d.cloudfront.net/dA/3d5e1f9316a7ca58845467d01d588a4a/1400w/80q 1400w, https://ddc514qh7t05d.cloudfront.net/dA/3d5e1f9316a7ca58845467d01d588a4a/1600w/80q 1600w, https://ddc514qh7t05d.cloudfront.net/dA/3d5e1f9316a7ca58845467d01d588a4a/1800w/80q 1800w, https://ddc514qh7t05d.cloudfront.net/dA/3d5e1f9316a7ca58845467d01d588a4a/2000w/80q 2000w, https://ddc514qh7t05d.cloudfront.net/dA/3d5e1f9316a7ca58845467d01d588a4a/2200w/80q 2200w, https://ddc514qh7t05d.cloudfront.net/dA/3d5e1f9316a7ca58845467d01d588a4a/2400w/80q 2400w" src="https://ddc514qh7t05d.cloudfront.net/dA/3d5e1f9316a7ca58845467d01d588a4a/2400w/80q"/></div><div class="ArticleMain_heroImage__imageFlag__70G_i"><span>explainer</span></div></div></div><div class="col col-24 col-lg-6"><div class="ArticleMain_heroImage__imageCaption__NgA_j"><p>Electric power transmission pylon miniatures and Adani Green Energy logo are seen in this illustration taken, December 9, 2022. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic</p></div></div><div class="col col-24 col-lg-18"><div class="ArticleSummary_articleSummary__KD3Cr "><h2>What’s the context?</h2><p>As Bangladesh pays debts to Indian energy firm Adani Power, its new government wants to go green</p></div><div class="ArticleText_text__9RYj1 "><p>DHAKA - When Indian electricity company Adani Power halved supplies to Bangladesh over its failure to keep up with payments, Dhaka scrambled to pay down some of the more than $800 million it owes <a href="https://www.reuters.com/business/energy/bangladesh-fast-tracks-payment-adani-power-after-supply-cut-2024-11-04/ " target="_blank" rel="noopener">to keep the power coming</a>.  </p> <p>The dispute illustrates how Bangladesh, which relies heavily on costly energy imports, has struggled with higher global prices and wider economic turbulence, felt more acutely since a popular uprising that led to the <a href="https://www.context.news/money-power-people/joy-fear-in-bangladesh-as-pm-sheikh-hasina-flees-student-protests " target="_blank" rel="noopener">collapse of longtime leader Sheikh Hasina</a> in August.</p> <p>The interim government, headed by Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus, has vowed to change the country's energy model, including greater scrutiny of deals made by the previous government.    </p> <p>Bangladesh <a href="https://www.reuters.com/business/energy/bangladesh-likely-keep-power-deal-with-indias-adani-sources-say-2024-10-11/ " target="_blank" rel="noopener">buys power</a> from Adani's Godda coal power plant at a price that is nearly 27% higher than the rate charged by India's other private producers. Adani has threatened to halt all supplies if Bangladesh does not make arrangements to pay back the debt this week.</p> <p>Yunus' administration also wants to pivot to renewable energy, which now generates a little more than 4% of Bangladesh's power, to reduce its energy dependence.  </p> <p>What challenges does Bangladesh face in moving towards cheaper, cleaner electricity?    </p> <h2><strong>Why is energy so costly in Bangladesh? </strong> </h2> <p>Over the last 15 years, Bangladesh rapidly added new fossil fuel-fired power plants with combined capacity that <a href="https://powercell.gov.bd/site/page/d730f98d-8912-47a2-8a35-382c4935eddc" target="_blank" rel="noopener">exceeds demand</a> for electricity by more than 40%. <a href="https://powercell.gov.bd/site/page/d730f98d-8912-47a2-8a35-382c4935eddc"></a></p> <p>Bangladesh lacks enough hydrocarbon reserves to power these plants, forcing it to import fuels like liquefied natural gas and coal. 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href="/just-transition/bangladeshs-energy-plan-faces-gas-dilemma-as-fuel-crisis-bites"><div class="ArticleBodyGoDeeper_article__cta__t_wT_"><div></div></div></a></div></section><div class="ArticleText_text__9RYj1 "><p>The government still has to pay the plants a "<a href="https://www.newagebd.net/post/country/245593/s-alam-takes-tk-3287cr-in-power-capacity-charge" target="_blank" rel="noopener">capacity charge</a>,” even if they did not produce electricity, which has totalled BDT 1.05 trillion ($8.82 billion) in the last 14 years.  </p> <p>The gap also led to power outages and contributed to a cost-of-living crunch. The previous government <a href="https://cpd.org.bd/resources/2024/03/Presentation-on-Recent-Electricity-Tariff-Hike.pdf " target="_blank" rel="noopener">hiked electricity prices</a> by 17.5% for consumers, 21% for industry and 20% for agricultural irrigation within the last year. industry </p> <p>Inflation, dwindling foreign exchange reserves and high energy bills have prompted the interim government to seek $5 billion in aid from international lenders, which follows a <a href="https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/bangladesh-says-world-bank-pledges-over-2-bln-reforms-2024-09-17/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">$4.7 billion bailout</a> from the International Monetary Fund last year.  </p> <p>Experts say boosting the share of renewable energy would cut fuel imports and reduce Bangladesh's reliance on foreign sources. </p> <h2><strong>How is the government pushing for renewable energy?  </strong>   </h2> <p>Developing 2,000 megawatts of <a href="https://climateportal.ccdbbd.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/National-Solar-Energy-Roadmap.pdf " target="_blank" rel="noopener">renewable energy</a> could save the country $1 billion a year, while greater energy efficiency at gas-fired power plants could cut LNG imports by $460m a year, according to the Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis.</p> <p>Bangladesh could multiply its solar energy capacity by up to <a href="https://ieefa.org/articles/adding-2000mw-rooftop-solar-capacity-can-help-bangladesh-power-development-board-save" target="_blank" rel="noopener">30 times by 2041</a> and meet a significant portion of the power needs of industry and households, according to a 2020 national solar energy strategy document.</p> <p>The country is in the process of updating its renewable energy policy and emission reduction plan. The fashion industry, Bangladesh’s biggest manufacturing sector, must cut its carbon footprint to meet demands from global buyers.    </p> <p>The interim government has announced <a href="https://www.thedailystar.net/business/news/nbr-offers-10-year-tax-benefit-investments-renewables-3740031" target="_blank" rel="noopener">major tax breaks</a> for renewable energy projects that start production in the next five years. Yunus is also in talks with countries like Germany and <a href="https://www.hindustantimes.com/world-news/yunus-asks-china-to-relocate-solar-panel-factories-to-bangladesh-101724587288785.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">China</a> to support the development of renewable projects.  </p> <p>However, the government has said it would cancel 37 solar projects worth about $5 billion that had been approved by the previous government without competitive bidding. Those projects would add more than 2,500 MW of electricity to the grid in the next few years. A final decision has yet to be issued. </p> <p>Instead of cancelling the projects, the government could now revise the prices agreed on in the projects, said Helen Mashiyat Preoty, a research associate at the local think tank Centre for Policy Dialogue.  </p> <h2><strong>Will renewable energy create jobs?  </strong> </h2> <p>Unemployment in Bangladesh drove the student protests that eventually led to Hasina’s ouster, and meeting the demand for more jobs is a priority for Yunus’ administration.  </p> <p>Raising renewable energy's share to 30% of the total energy mix could add up to <a href="https://www.context.news/just-transition/bangladesh-solar-surge-set-to-unlock-thousands-of-green-jobs" target="_blank" rel="noopener">37,000 new jobs</a> by 2030 - provided that enough people are trained as technicians, analysts, grid engineers, efficiency experts and more, according to a study by the Dhaka-based think tank Centre for Policy Dialogue.  </p> <p>The growth of green jobs has been hampered by slow development of renewable energy. Issues like a <a href="https://www.context.news/net-zero/in-bangladesh-solar-power-brings-work-but-land-shortage-slows-growth" target="_blank" rel="noopener">shortage of available land</a> for building solar parks and the high rate of taxes on imported solar equipment are blamed for the lag. </p> <p>Bangladesh lacks a clear policy for creating environmentally friendly jobs and training workers, including women and youth, said Sohanur Rahman, the executive coordinator of YouthNet for Climate Justice, a youth platform for just transition. </p> <p>Women's share in the manufacturing and operation of renewable power plants has been mostly limited to administrative jobs. But <a href="https://www.context.news/climate-risks/bangladesh-clean-energy-shift-gives-women-little-chance-to-shine" target="_blank" rel="noopener">women's enrolment rates</a> are increasing in programmes for engineering and other technical roles in the renewable sector.</p> <p><em>(Reporting by Md. 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Tahmid Zami","identifier":"c22965b4530837beff7bfb144b8be57a","image":"c22965b4530837beff7bfb144b8be57a","urlTitle":"md-tahmid-zami","role":"Climate Correspondent"}],"country":[{"Bangladesh":"Bangladesh"}],"source":"Context","sponsoredBy":[],"supportedBy":[{"identifier":"e897e3e7bd03f7f755e9dbb8c1e7daa7","nameOfTheOrganisation":"Laudes Foundation","linkToWebsite":"https://www.laudesfoundation.org/"}],"body":"\u003cp\u003eDHAKA - When Indian electricity company Adani Power halved supplies to Bangladesh over its failure to keep up with payments, Dhaka scrambled to pay down some of the more than $800 million it owes \u003ca href=\"https://www.reuters.com/business/energy/bangladesh-fast-tracks-payment-adani-power-after-supply-cut-2024-11-04/\u0026nbsp;\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003eto keep the power coming\u003c/a\u003e. \u0026nbsp;\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe dispute illustrates how Bangladesh, which relies heavily on costly energy imports, has struggled with higher global prices and wider economic turbulence, felt more acutely since a popular uprising that led to the \u003ca href=\"https://www.context.news/money-power-people/joy-fear-in-bangladesh-as-pm-sheikh-hasina-flees-student-protests\u0026nbsp;\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003ecollapse of longtime leader Sheikh Hasina\u003c/a\u003e in August.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe interim government, headed by Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus, has vowed to change the country's energy model, including greater scrutiny of deals made by the previous government.\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp;\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBangladesh \u003ca href=\"https://www.reuters.com/business/energy/bangladesh-likely-keep-power-deal-with-indias-adani-sources-say-2024-10-11/\u0026nbsp;\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003ebuys power\u003c/a\u003e from Adani's Godda coal power plant at a price that is nearly 27% higher than the rate charged by India's other private producers. Adani has threatened to halt all supplies if Bangladesh does not make arrangements to pay back the debt this week.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eYunus' administration also wants to pivot to renewable energy, which now generates a little more than 4% of Bangladesh's power, to reduce its energy dependence. \u0026nbsp;\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhat challenges does Bangladesh face in moving towards cheaper, cleaner electricity?\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhy is energy so costly in Bangladesh? \u003c/strong\u003e\u0026nbsp;\u003c/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOver the last 15 years, Bangladesh rapidly added new fossil fuel-fired power plants with combined capacity that \u003ca href=\"https://powercell.gov.bd/site/page/d730f98d-8912-47a2-8a35-382c4935eddc\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003eexceeds demand\u003c/a\u003e for electricity by more than 40%.\u0026nbsp;\u003ca href=\"https://powercell.gov.bd/site/page/d730f98d-8912-47a2-8a35-382c4935eddc\"\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBangladesh lacks enough hydrocarbon reserves to power these plants, forcing it to import fuels like liquefied natural gas and coal. When global energy prices rose sharply following Russia\u0026rsquo;s invasion of Ukraine in 2022, the country could not afford to import enough energy to meet the outsized capacity.\u0026nbsp;\u003c/p\u003e","bodyPart21":"\u003cp\u003eThe government still has to pay the plants a \"\u003ca href=\"https://www.newagebd.net/post/country/245593/s-alam-takes-tk-3287cr-in-power-capacity-charge\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003ecapacity charge\u003c/a\u003e,\u0026rdquo; even if they did not produce electricity, which has totalled BDT 1.05 trillion ($8.82 billion) in the last 14 years.\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe gap also led to power outages and contributed to a cost-of-living crunch. The previous government \u003ca href=\"https://cpd.org.bd/resources/2024/03/Presentation-on-Recent-Electricity-Tariff-Hike.pdf\u0026nbsp;\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003ehiked electricity prices\u003c/a\u003e by 17.5% for consumers, 21% for industry and 20% for agricultural irrigation within the last year. industry\u0026nbsp;\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eInflation, dwindling foreign exchange reserves and high energy bills have prompted the interim government to seek $5 billion in aid from international lenders, which follows a \u003ca href=\"https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/bangladesh-says-world-bank-pledges-over-2-bln-reforms-2024-09-17/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003e$4.7 billion bailout\u003c/a\u003e from the International Monetary Fund last year.\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eExperts say boosting the share of renewable energy would cut fuel imports and reduce Bangladesh's reliance on foreign sources.\u0026nbsp;\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHow is the government pushing for renewable energy?\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003c/strong\u003e\u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp;\u003c/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDeveloping 2,000 megawatts of \u003ca href=\"https://climateportal.ccdbbd.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/National-Solar-Energy-Roadmap.pdf\u0026nbsp;\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003erenewable energy\u003c/a\u003e could save the country $1 billion a year, while greater energy efficiency at gas-fired power plants could cut LNG imports by $460m a year, according to the Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBangladesh could multiply its solar energy capacity by up to \u003ca href=\"https://ieefa.org/articles/adding-2000mw-rooftop-solar-capacity-can-help-bangladesh-power-development-board-save\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003e30 times by 2041\u003c/a\u003e and meet a significant portion of the power needs of industry and households, according to a 2020 national solar energy strategy document.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe country is in the process of updating its renewable energy policy and emission reduction plan. The fashion industry, Bangladesh\u0026rsquo;s biggest manufacturing sector, must cut its carbon footprint to meet demands from global buyers.\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp;\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe interim government has announced \u003ca href=\"https://www.thedailystar.net/business/news/nbr-offers-10-year-tax-benefit-investments-renewables-3740031\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003emajor tax breaks\u003c/a\u003e for renewable energy projects that start production in the next five years. Yunus is also in talks with countries like Germany and \u003ca href=\"https://www.hindustantimes.com/world-news/yunus-asks-china-to-relocate-solar-panel-factories-to-bangladesh-101724587288785.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003eChina\u003c/a\u003e to support the development of renewable projects.\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHowever, the government has said it would cancel 37 solar projects worth about $5 billion that had been approved by the previous government without competitive bidding. Those projects would add more than 2,500 MW of electricity to the grid in the next few years. A final decision has yet to be issued.\u0026nbsp;\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eInstead of cancelling the projects, the government could now revise the prices agreed on in the projects, said Helen Mashiyat Preoty, a research associate at the local think tank Centre for Policy Dialogue. \u0026nbsp;\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWill renewable energy create jobs?\u0026nbsp; \u003c/strong\u003e\u0026nbsp;\u003c/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eUnemployment in Bangladesh drove the student protests that eventually led to Hasina\u0026rsquo;s ouster, and meeting the demand for more jobs is a priority for Yunus\u0026rsquo; administration. \u0026nbsp;\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRaising renewable energy's share to 30% of the total energy mix could add up to \u003ca href=\"https://www.context.news/just-transition/bangladesh-solar-surge-set-to-unlock-thousands-of-green-jobs\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003e37,000 new jobs\u003c/a\u003e by 2030 - provided that enough people are trained as technicians, analysts, grid engineers, efficiency experts and more, according to a study by the Dhaka-based think tank Centre for Policy Dialogue. \u0026nbsp;\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe growth of green jobs has been hampered by slow development of renewable energy. Issues like a \u003ca href=\"https://www.context.news/net-zero/in-bangladesh-solar-power-brings-work-but-land-shortage-slows-growth\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003eshortage of available land\u003c/a\u003e for building solar parks and the high rate of taxes on imported solar equipment are blamed for the lag.\u0026nbsp;\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBangladesh lacks a clear policy for creating environmentally friendly jobs and training workers, including women and youth, said Sohanur Rahman, the executive coordinator of YouthNet for Climate Justice, a youth platform for just transition.\u0026nbsp;\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWomen's share in the manufacturing and operation of renewable power plants has been mostly limited to administrative jobs. But \u003ca href=\"https://www.context.news/climate-risks/bangladesh-clean-energy-shift-gives-women-little-chance-to-shine\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003ewomen's enrolment rates\u003c/a\u003e are increasing in programmes for engineering and other technical roles in the renewable sector.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e(Reporting by Md. 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These are some of the\u003c/span\u003e\u0026nbsp;questions we put to Kara Swisher, a veteran technology journalist who closely watches Silicon Valley. is a close observer of the most powerful figures in Silicon Valley.\u003cem\u003e\u003c/em\u003e\u003c/p\u003e","labelText":"AI","labelLink":"/ai","link":"/ai/video/q-and-a-ai-is-the-internet-says-kara-swisher","image":"dc8c9c89895d76cf32e47e0b714ecb8a","altText":"Kara Swisher is seen in this illustration photo alongside the words 'over-hyped?' pointing to the OpenAI logo. 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As a consequence, children are orphaned, families impoverished and communities diminished by the loss of mothers, wives, daughters and sisters.\u0026nbsp;\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAnd yet, unlike most other cancers, almost all these cases and deaths can be averted.\u003c/p\u003e","labelText":"Socioeconomic Inclusion","labelLink":"/socioeconomic-inclusion","link":"/socioeconomic-inclusion/opinion/who-chief-tedros-for-the-first-time-we-could-eliminate-a-cancer","image":"7db01c92b1f651dc6ac3742e5b748c17","altText":"A bottle of Revlimid and pills are seen at the Huntsman Cancer Institute at the University of Utah in Salt Lake City, Utah, U.S., July 22, 2022. 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The Amazon is dangerously close to an \u003ca href=\"https://www.context.news/climate-risks/does-the-amazons-drought-mean-the-forest-is-at-a-tipping-point\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003eirreversible tipping point\u003c/a\u003e, beyond which the forest could turn into a self-drying, highly degraded tropical savanna. \u003c/span\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIf we \u003ca href=\"https://www.reuters.com/business/environment/global-warming-deforestation-fires-combined-could-hasten-amazon-demise-study-2024-02-14/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003eexceed 20-25% deforestation\u003c/a\u003e and global warming reaches 2 to 2.5 degrees Celsius, we\u0026rsquo;ll see a shift that would have profound consequences for biodiversity, climate regulation and the livelihoods of \u003ca href=\"https://www.fao.org/in-action/at-home-in-the-amazon/en/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003e33 million\u003c/a\u003e people and 420 Indigenous communities who live in the Amazon.\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/p\u003e","labelText":"Nature","labelLink":"/nature","link":"/nature/opinion/the-amazon-is-not-just-brazils-to-protect-the-g20-must-step-up","image":"be9108398edc313c94fa211f7e23f77f","altText":"Carlos Nobre poses alongside climate leaders as U.S. President Joe Biden signs a proclamation designating November 17 as \"International Conservation Day\", in Manaus, Brazil, November 17, 2024. 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As women bear the burden of care work, apps like Uber, DiDi and Rappi offer women flexible working hours, letting them decide when to connect and disconnect from their jobs.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBut women in this line of work are not only constantly exposed to road accidents or crime, but also gender violence.\u003c/p\u003e","labelText":"Big Tech","labelLink":"/big-tech","link":"/big-tech/video/mexico-is-pushing-for-gig-worker-rights-women-say-its-not-enough","image":"c117e5c1865bf4b91b92d2adbb398404","altText":"A gig worker takes of their helmet in this screengrab for the Context video 'Mexico is pushing for sweeping gig worker rights. 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COP29 climate summit in Azerbaijan, one issue is dominating proceedings: money.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCountries are tasked with agreeing a new financial goal to help developing nations tackle climate change, a figure U.N. agencies say should reach $1 trillion a year by the end of the decade.\u003c/p\u003e","labelText":"Just Transition","labelLink":"/just-transition","link":"/just-transition/countries-eye-cop29-finance-deal-while-subsidising-climate-damage","image":"af0fa3c65574fe9903609a39e3836e29","altText":"An environmental activist takes part in a protest to urge world leaders to commit to a strong climate finance deal during the United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP29), in Baku, Azerbaijan November 16, 2024. REUTERS/Maxim Shemetov","contentType":"ContextArticle","contentSubtype":"none","updatedDate":"Wed, 20 Nov 2024 12:59:00 GMT","publishedDate":"Wed Nov 20 12:59:00 UTC 2024","primaryTopic":"justTransition","seconds":null,"minutes":null},{"identifier":"355f7746afb30a0691ef2ca0a045dd9a","headline":"Africa's electric vehicle firms look to COP29 for finance boost","teaser":"As the COP29 climate talks discuss finance, Africa's electric vehicle sector seeks to unlock growth","homepageHeadline":"Africa's electric vehicle firms look to COP29 for finance boost","homepageTeaser":"\u003cp\u003eAs the evening rush hour descends upon Nairobi, Kenyan motorcycle taxi driver Kariuki Mwangi skilfully weaves through the congestion on his electric bike, acutely aware that a quiet revolution is humming beneath him.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHis emissions-free two-wheeler is at the forefront of a movement sweeping across several African cities, where ambitious initiatives are propelling the shift towards cleaner public transport.\u003c/p\u003e","labelText":"Just Transition","labelLink":"/just-transition","link":"/just-transition/africas-electric-vehicle-firms-look-to-cop29-for-finance-boost","image":"d54b346513fad36f662f6570c07e6130","altText":"A driver for Kenyan electric bus firm BasiGo drives a newly assembled bus in Nairobi, Kenya on Nov. 5, 2024. 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Relentless rain and floods affected the lives and livelihoods of \u003ca href=\"https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/twenty-dead-52-mln-affected-bangladesh-floods-2024-08-25/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003e5 million\u0026nbsp;people in 11 districts\u003c/a\u003e in the Eastern part of the country.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhen we talk about the urgency of a deal on mobilising climate finance, these are the people that we cannot fail. This year\u0026rsquo;s international climate negotiations have to end on a deal towards providing much-needed relief and adaptation to communities on the frontlines of the climate crisis.\u003c/p\u003e","labelText":"Climate Justice","labelLink":"/climate-justice","link":"/climate-justice/opinion/in-a-year-of-climate-disasters-climate-finance-deal-is-imperative","image":"b94af680f72e4560ac3fcd6a67edf9c0","altText":"A man carries his granddaughter on his back while wading through flood water in the Fazilpur area of Feni, Bangladesh, August 26, 2024. 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