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Corporate Responsibility
Extreme weather could drive US$450 billion in losses in Asia Pacific: analysis
Flooding alone is projected to wipe out US$286 billion in value across the region over the short and longer term, the latest CDP analysis shows, as companies warn that damage to production capacity, cash flows and vital infrastructure could cascade to Asia Pacific’s economies.
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AI to act as ‘fusion layer’ in stabilising Asia-Pacific’s climate stressed power grids, says report
Artificial intelligence can help Asia-Pacific’s grids adapt by integrating different data for operators to make quicker, better-informed decisions, just as the region grapples with both volatile renewables growth and mounting climate extremes, found a new Ember study.
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