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Bidholi village in the city of Dehradun, Uttarakhand, India.

The world possesses an enormous stock of long-term savings, and the Global South boasts a robust pipeline of commercially sound climate projects. But the channel connecting them is blocked by what amo...

4 Aug 2026

...equities; they reveal and amplify the ones already present," Suarez said. "Women carrying disproportionate unpaid care work are largely invisible in economic measurement and policy design during norma...

27 Jul 2026

Singapore-based Native AI companies raised US$9.3 billion across 227 funding rounds as of July 2026

Singapore has cemented its position as Southeast Asia’s dominant fundraising hub for artificial intelligence (AI) companies, attracting about US$9.3 billion in disclosed equity funding, while investme...

17 Aug 2026

Governments and car manufacturers sell electric cars as the future of green transport. But a less visible trend is challenging this story: many electric cars are getting bigger. The International Ener...

19 Jun 2026

Sustainability-themed mutual funds outperformed non-ESG peers and the KOSPI over one- and three-year periods

Public mutual funds with environmental, social, and governance (ESG) themes in South Korea outperformed both non-ESG funds and the broader market over longer investment horizons, while also showing lo...

8 May 2026

Asia has emerged as the world’s largest destination for clean energy investment, supported by government policies, industrial planning and growing adoption of low-carbon technologies.

...equities and accelerating demand for electrification, energy efficiency and clean transport. If treated as a standalone industry based on LSEG’s metrics, the green economy would be the world’s third-l...

15 Jul 2026

Climate tech startups in Southeast Asia attracted US$166 million in disclosed equity funding in 2025, marking a year-on-year increase despite a challenging global fundraising environment, according to...

9 Jun 2026

Leaders from island nations have spent decades warning that the climate crisis and the health of the ocean are inseparable. Those steering larger and wealthier nations, relatively insulated from sea l...

6 Aug 2026

A Singapore-based climate venture builder has launched a US$100 million fund to create dozens of climate-focused companies across Southeast Asia and India, highlighting growing investor interest in te...

19 Jun 2026

With worsening climate change leading to rising seas, a new commission of global experts has been established to investigate and address its health impacts. Named the Lancet Commission on Sea-Level Ri...

13 Apr 2026

In 2025, China’s engagement in countries signed up to the Belt and Road reached its highest level since the initiative’s launch, driven by a sharp uptick in oil and gas deals. Energy engagement, inclu...

23 Jun 2026

Global climate financing will not reach the scale needed to support emerging economies unless governments, regulators and multilateral lenders fundamentally rethink how transition projects are finance...

25 May 2026

UNEP: World set to cross 1.5°C global warming, but can still limit, adapt to and return from higher temperatures

Nairobi, 2 September 2026 – Global temperature rise is set to cross 1.5°C, likely within the next few years, pushing climate risks and impacts to increasingly dangerous heights, but it ...

7 Sep 2026

World Bank Group’s IFC commits to Seraya Partners Fund II to support sustainable infrastructure development in Southeast Asia

To address critical infrastructure gaps in emerging markets in Southeast Asia, the International Finance Corporation (IFC), a member of the World Bank Group and the largest global development institut...

26 Feb 2026

A new report published by the US-based think tank the Oakland Institute warns that the rush for critical minerals comes with massive implications for the world, especially African countries. The repor...

31 Aug 2026

This week, as the United Nations holds the fourth substantive session of negotiations for a Framework Convention on International Tax Cooperation (or UN Tax Convention) in New York, we should look at ...

2 Feb 2026

South Korea will invest KRW41 billion (about US$27 million) by next year to help 17 companies commercialise artificial intelligence (AI)-based environmental technologies, according to the environment ...

6 Jul 2026

...equities managed by outside investment firms in 2026 and 2027, bringing forward work that had originally been scheduled to begin in 2029. EJF said Taiwan’s Public Service Pension Fund Management Board...

9 Sep 2026

An Indonesian miner holds up a nickel ore

Governments must recognise human rights, environmental protection and equity in mineral value chains in the climate negotiations, said nonprofits in a letter addressed to close to a hundred countries ...

15 Oct 2025

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