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Foundation: Rockefeller Foundation
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Among them: A clean-energy future: "This transition involves much more than technology investments toward a carbon-neutral society and a fertile policy space.
Investing in people's skills, putting gender equality at the forefront, prioritizing energy security are the vital underlying conditions for enabling a just transition where everyone can thrive," says Carla Gómez Briones, power and climate summer associate at the Rockefeller Foundation.
A clean-energy future: "With fragile political systems and limited fiscal capacity, there is a risk that entire communities could be stranded," says G
" Investing in people's skills, putting gender equality at the forefront, prioritizing energy security are the vital underlying conditions for enabling a just transition where everyone can thrive."
A clean-energy future: "With limited means, leaders may opt for decisions that don't prioritize sustainability, at least not in the short run," says Gómez Briones.
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Foundation: Lancaster County Community Foundation
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Foundation: Citi Foundation 
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Calgary Social Enterprise Offers High-Tech Services by People with Autism
Meticulon, a project of Autism Calgary Association in partnership with the federal government and the Sinneave Family Foundation, operates as a social enterprise that renders high-tech services provided by people with autism, leveraging their natural abilities at requiring attention to detail, repetition, and sequencing.