Developing “replicable, repeatable” investment templates can pool risk and scale climate resilience projects, but closing the adaptation gap still hinges on far greater private sector participation, say sustainable finance executives.
Firms based in France and Singapore claimed the top prizes at the ninth edition of the global innovation competition, backed by Temasek Foundation with new support from Singapore government agency A*Star.
The Just Energy Transition Community, a new philanthropic coalition, is channeling capital into frontline energy projects for farming and fishing villages in the Philippines and Indonesia.
The Covid-19 pandemic and the wars in Ukraine and Iran have reframed the issue of sustainability, which is now as much about sovereignty and economic security as it is about planetary health. Countries and companies that fail to recognise this have everything to lose in the coming years.
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Bruno Bouygues dan
Bertrand Badré
Energy shocks expose Asia Pacific's gas gamble, as plunging battery costs and flexible demand tools emerge as cheaper, more secure alternatives to ‘transition fuel’ liquified natural gas.
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Gareth Walsh dan
Jordan Lee
Green policy targets environmental outcomes, while industry and trade focus on jobs and growth. When misaligned, green efforts stall and competitiveness weakens.
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William Sabandar
In the latest episode of the Climate Tech in Asia series, we speak to Breakthrough Energy and Green COP about what the shifting geopolitical landscape means for the climate tech ecosystem in Asia.
In this wide-ranging fireside chat moderated by Eco-Business CEO Jessica Cheam, AIA Group's chief investment officer Dr Mark Konyn asserts there is “no U-turn” among corporates invested for the long term, even as political regimes change amid a new world order.
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Investors are starting to feel the effects of climate change in an unexpected place – their financial returns. There are now growing calls within the business community to improve the quality and coverage of climate risk disclosure.
In the latest episode of the Climate Tech in Asia series, we speak to Breakthrough Energy and Green COP about what the shifting geopolitical landscape means for the climate tech ecosystem in Asia.
Trump 2.0 may prove to be a "bump in the road" for climate action, but banks and investors in Asia see growth and opportunity in the region for decarbonisation as climate risks grow.
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CapitaLand sustainability chiefs Vinamra Srivastava and Giovanni Cossu tell the Eco-Business Podcast that there is a viable path to net zero for the world's fastest growing cities.
The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas assistant governor tells the Eco-Business Podcast about the regulator’s maiden sustainability report that features an empirical study of climate impacts on banks as well as the nation’s first taxonomy.