Simran Chowdhry, co-founder of BluePhin Technologies, will also be part of the forum.
Mr Chowdhry s company is known for tackling water pollution using an autonomous robot.
Other Catalysts include Sarah Hanson-Young, senator for South Australia and the youngest woman to be elected to the Australian federal parliament, who is working to ensure a transition to a more sustainable world.
Also included is Nthabiseng Mosia, co-founder of Easy Solar, which finances solar systems and appliances for people with limited access to the grid to help power more than 500,000 homes across West Africa.
The first Bloomberg New Economy Catalyst online event will be held on June 30. It will discuss the future in sectors such as climate, agriculture, bio-tech, e-commerce, space and digital money.
By Megan Rowling, Thomson Reuters Foundation
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BARCELONA, April 23 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - From installing solar energy in villages in Sierra Leone to making electric buses for American schools, the clean energy revolution the world needs for a safer future can also bring secure jobs with good wages, a U.S.-led summit heard on Friday.
Hosted by U.S. President Joe Biden, the second day of the international climate summit looked at how to develop clean technologies and industries to replace planet-heating fossil fuels, while ensuring prosperity for workers.
“If we can keep the focus on the jobs we’re going to create, the economic opportunity, the growth - and in my country, at least, on union jobs - to provide the ability to raise the economy, raise the GDP, raise every part of who we are - I think this is just an incredible opportunity,” the president said.
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World Bank supports electrification program in Sierra Leone with $50mln Monday, 01 February 2021 17:29
(Ecofin Agency) - The World Bank announced it has approved the disbursement of $50 million to support the electricity sector in Sierra Leone. The money will be provided by the International Development Association (IDA) in partnership with the Japan Policy and Human Resources Development Fund, which is granting $2.7 million of the amount. It will bring clean energy to 276,000 Sierra Leoneans and 700 schools and health centers.
The project will help prevent the emission of 15,135 tons of greenhouse gases per year, the institution said. Sierra Leone has an electrification rate of 23%, well below the average 30% in the subregion. However, the government is striving to reach this regional threshold by 2030.