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Policy & Finance
Controversial Cook Islands seabed mining plan gets backing from former Australia PM Scott Morrison
Morrison's argument that the Pacific Islands nation should be entitled to extract deep-sea minerals to support its sovereign wealth fund comes amid mounting opposition to seabed mining. He was speaking at Impact Week in Singapore.
Policy & Finance
High transition risk climate scenarios becoming more probable: GIC
Singapore's sovereign wealth fund says the odds of “delayed disorderly transition” and “too little too late” scenarios have risen amid current economic and geopolitical headwinds. State investor peer Temasek is also reviewing its baseline climate scenario.
Policy & Finance
China releases its first green sovereign bonds in London
Experts say the bonds will attract international investment in China’s green transition, bringing private funding and boosting international climate cooperation.
Energy
Tariff wars may strengthen China’s clean energy supply chain ties with developing nations: GIC
Despite near-term volatility, Singapore’s sovereign wealth fund sees closer trade ties between China and developing countries as a long-term tailwind for investments into clean energy technologies.
