Economy News
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Analysis: China’s CO2 emissions see first quarterly fall since post-lockdown surgeChina’s carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions fell by around 0.5 per cent in the third quarter of 2021 compared to a year earlier, new analysis for Carbon Brief shows. -
Diversity in the boardroom drives climate action: studyThe greater the mix of gender, race and age on a company's board, the more likely the firm is to take climate bolder action, a study of the world's greenhouse gas emitters has found.
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Singapore’s carbon emissions targets hinge on reducing gas dependencySingapore plans to overhaul its electricity market in an effort to drive energy efficiency, reduce carbon emissions and end its over-reliance on fossil gas. -
Arabesque launches world's first AI ESG fund managerArabesque has launched what it says is the world’s first fully AI-powered portfolio manager to create customised strategies that incorporate investors’ sustainability objectives and values.
Economy Opinion
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Sustainability-linked finance: the unresolved dilemmas– Despite the laudable motives behind the design of sustainability-linked finance, there remain two unresolved dilemmas – the omission of the “additionality principle” and the risk of moral hazard. Lenders and investors need reassurance that sustainability-linked money is financing genuine and additional advances in environmental and social progress. -
Dilemmas for central banks: climate stress tests for the real world– Climate risk stress tests for banks could become the most important tool to nudge the financial system towards low carbon investment. -
How Covid-19 can be the impetus for growth in renewable energy– The transition toward clean energy remains as attractive as ever. How can private sector players and governments come together to leverage its potential for success?
Videos
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Sun, waves and steam: How is Indonesia winning with renewables?– Southeast Asia's largest energy consumer has been slow to transition to renewables, but recent policies point to greater expansion of the country's solar, tidal and geothermal energy production.
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Is your pension fuelling climate change?– Pension funds are some of the world's largest investors—holding trillions in assets—billions of which are pumped into fossil fuel companies like Shell, BP, and Total.
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For Southeast Asia's migrant fishers, modern slavery is still alive on the high seas
Food & Agriculture
For Southeast Asia's migrant fishers, modern slavery is still alive on the high seas
– On International Human Rights Day, Greenpeace releases shocking testimonies from Southeast Asian migrants working on board foreign fishing vessels, plying the remote waters to meet Asia's surging demand for seafood. -
Lawyers file complaint against BP for misleading 'greenwash' in new ad campaign– In the video, environmental law group ClientEarth compares the oil and gas giant's advertisements on its low-carbon investments to a burger chain claiming that they’re vegan because they’ve got salad on the menu.
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