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Spencer Low, regional head of sustainability, Google

The former SATS chief sustainability officer joins a company that aims to achieve net-zero emissions across its full value chain by 2030.

EB Studio Extreme heat is making air conditioning a necessity. For commercial offices and large-scale city campuses, the use of artificial intelligence and demand response-ready cooling systems could promise efficiency gains.

Tuvalu is among nations digitising heritage in the face of climate impacts, but there are concerns around cost, access and control.

EB Studio The Chinese tech company has pioneered a ‘Scope 3+’ concept that goes beyond conventional value chain emissions reduction and is targeted at empowering businesses on its platforms to go low-carbon. It brings to Malaysia its suite of AI-based sustainability tools.

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COP28 president Sultan Al Jaber and ministers

COP28 in Dubai ended with the landmark UAE consensus, an unprecedented agreement to transition from all fossil fuels. The signals for action are clear, but what steps should Middle Eastern businesses take? By Jessica Robinson

Mobilising new climate-finance flows requires identifying less gargantuan, but no less important, green projects that are attractive to a wide range of investors, both geographically and in terms of size. Digital platforms that offer these matchmaking services will be crucial to meeting our climate commitments. By Emma FitzGerald

The pandemic has supercharged fintech innovation, but without thoughtful implementation we risk reinforcing old biases and inequalities and failing to serve women’s needs. By Mary Ellen Iskenderian and Graham Macmillan

A new global platform harnessing AI and machine-learning could quickly identify renewables infrastructure projects worth US$2 trillion. By Aaron Vaden-Youmans, Owen Gaffney and Johan Falk

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