#climate finance News

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A second Trump presidency could undermine Biden's ambitious climate agenda.
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Several big insurers have pulled out of the coal business due to their exclusion policies in recent years. The investor group's regional network plans to start persuading these players to consider covering early retirement transactions.
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Experts say that rerouting subsidies and implementing a better tender process for renewables can help Indonesia reduce its dependence on coal and other fossil fuels.
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SGX RegCo's mandatory climate reporting rules – effective from 2025 – exclude a fixed timeline for reporting Scope 3 emissions, or indirect value chain emissions, after a public consultation found that issuers might not be ready for it.
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#climate finance Opinion

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It is risky to assume the many high-level standard-setting initiatives today can provide blanket improvements. Asian businesses all have a part to play to create a trusted carbon market that benefits climate, nature and stakeholders.
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From Greek wildfires to African floods, the costs of extreme weather is making insurance unsustainable.
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The idea that we can exceed global warming targets then fix the problem with technology is a dangerous myth, scientists warn.
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The concept of a just transition has become mainstream, as seen from initiatives across the world, from Dubai to China, New Zealand, and the Philippines. However, the role that private actors can and should play in this remains unclear.
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#climate finance Videos

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EB Studio From sponge cities to coastal forests, Asia is seeking ways to work with nature and prepare for the risks in a warmer-than-expected future. This Eco-Business video looks at what else cities need to do to strengthen climate resilience.
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Rich nations need to shift investments into renewables instead, they say. The civic space for demonstrations at this year's climate summit, held in Egypt, is more restricted than the Scotland event last year.
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#climate finance Podcasts

Climate tech podcast with Steve Melhuish
Entrepreneur Steve Melhuish tells the EB Podcast where the biggest opportunities to reduce emissions and make money are in Southeast Asia, and why finding the right economic incentives is critical for climate tech startups.
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Asia lags the world in natural catastrophe protection. Part of the problem could be counting extreme weather losses only after they happen, industry insiders tell the Eco-Business podcast.
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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.
JET-P Indonesia podcast
The populous coal-rich powerhouse has six months to tell investors how it plans to spend G7 money to decarbonise equitably. We ask experts about the risks, strategy, and opportunities.
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