Opinion / #blended finance
Polisi & Kewangan
While the West retreats, Asia powers ahead on sustainable finance
Even as political denial and regulatory paralysis grip parts of the West, a different message has been resounding across Asia – it is not retreating, but rising to the occasion.
Polisi & Kewangan
Ahead of COP30, philanthropy can unlock climate finance
COP30 is an opportunity to boost philanthropic capital to help scale climate finance and solutions in Brazil and beyond.
Polisi & Kewangan
Climate finance is held back by rules from the financial crash
Clean energy investments in developing countries are slowed by an outdated banking rulebook from the 2008 financial crisis. At New York Climate Week, leaders should rethink the Basel Framework and its impacts on finance flows.
As many of Asia's investors and family offices are rooted in legacy, family values, and community stewardship, they are well-positioned to serve as anchor investors in climate and nature solutions.
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Berita / Bandar-bandar
Deadly floods affect millions across South and Southeast Asia, leaving over $4 billion in loss and damage
Heavy rainfall across the region was caused by the combination of natural phenomena and climate change but in … -
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Pendapat / Bandar-bandar
Can Singapore’s secondary forests play a role in its climate adaptation plan?
Singapore is facing diminishing forest cover from competing lands uses – but vulnerable secondary forests could play a … -
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Berita / Karbon & Cuaca
COP30 secured a win for civil society – what can future hosts learn from Brazil’s approach to people’s participation?
Climate justice groups celebrated the establishment of a just transition mechanism in Belém, where the COP30 presidency engaged … -
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Berita / Polisi & Kewangan
Taiwan issues new governance guidelines to ease local tensions over renewable energy rollout
A year-long government “sandbox” study identifies recurring conflicts in solar, aquaculture-solar, micro-hydropower and geothermal projects, prompting policy reforms … -
![Cows bathing in Lake Toba, north Sumatra.]()
Berita / Makanan & Pertanian
Asia’s banks are failing to grasp growing food system risks: study
Study warns that Southeast Asian and Indian lenders are overlooking major climate, biodiversity, and public-health risks tied to … -
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Berita / Karbon & Cuaca
South Korean province clears CO2-to-eSAF project in push for cleaner aviation fuel
Initiative advances government plans to scale carbon capture and e-fuel technologies to support long-term net zero goals.
