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British-based entrepreneur Lavinia Osbourne, founder of Women in Blockchain Talks, a space for women, plans to launch an NFT marketplace called “Crypto Kweens” for female artists, entrepreneurs and collectors. Cryptocurrency is becoming popular among young people and in various races but according to a survey conducted by CNBC and Acorn, the gender gap in crypto investments is much wider than any other financial investments as women only make up about a fifth of US investors. Also, Black women make up just 4% of crypto investors.

Read the original article here: https://www.businesslive.co.za/bd/world/asia/2021-11-08-crypto-kweens-aims-to-give-female-artists-entrepreneurs-a-solid-chance-in-crypto-world/

Commonwealth Secretariat partners with legal firm Mayer Brown to review and rebuild the Energy Module of the Law and Climate Change Toolkit. It will be an online tool to assess and reform energy law frameworks. According to the Commonwealth Secretary-General Patricia Scotland, “policy-makers now have access to more energy legislation to meet their Paris Agreement targets.”

Read the original article here: https://thecommonwealth.org/media/news/fighting-climate-crisis-through-energy-law-reform

Dominica’s Kenesjay Green Ltd (KGL) signs a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the government agency called CREAD (Climate Resilience Execution Agency for Dominica) to explore green project opportunities. The project will utilise geothermal resources to build a resilient economic future for its people while supporting the global energy transition. It will assess potential investments to accelerate eco-friendly developments.

Read the original article here: https://trinidadexpress.com/business/local/kenesjay-signs-mou-with-dominica/article_644e1aa0-41c2-11ec-af8f-2f34ee8ec69f.html