Germany-based firm Mobisol Tanzania has delivered a new shipment of "remote, off-grid solar products" to the African Nation. In addition to the delivery of the energy products, the company has launched their "Walking Christmas Tree" program to spread awareness of the advantages of solar power for energy production and poverty reduction in the region. The campaign, along with the solar products delivered, are intended to curb the use of kerosene and firewood in rural Tanzania. Kerosene and firewood's byproducts have been linked to lung cancer and other health hazards. 

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‘Act Now For Tomorrow’ has recently been launched by the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF).  ‘Act Now For Tomorrow’ is a digital mapping project created in order to help young people all around the world better identify climate issues in their communities and provide them with resources to take action against these problems.

Zayn Abaakil, a UNICEF child engagement coordinator spoke to the UN News Center at the UN Climate Change Conference (COP21) in one of the conference halls and said, “The global climate map is engaging 500 young people from 65 countries.” She stated that the idea behind the project is for young people to have space to engage climate issues and show the link between these issues and the daily impacts that are affecting their health and access to education.

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​Ethiopia’s rapid economic growth has created a significant energy shortage. Ethiopia’s double-digit GDP growth over the past decade and government programs to increase access to electricity has led to a massive increase in power consumption. The lack of capital investment, outdated infrastructure, and heavy reliance on hydropower in Ethiopia has rendered the nation unable to keep pace with this increase in consumption. Despite these issues, recent energy deregulation in Ethiopia, namely the splitting of the Ethiopian Electric Power Corporation into two separate entities could be the beginning of a new era in the nation’s energy industry.
 
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