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Ecological development

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Julia HenrichmannJanuary 6, 2014

Less than one in every five Rwandan homes has electricity, so people often use diesel-powered generators. The Rwandan Ministry of the Environment hopes to change that, using money from abroad. Known as the "Clean Development Mechanism,” it transfers funds earned from the trade in emissions credits to sustainable development projects in the developing world.

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