The ex-chief investment officer for Asia at Morgan Stanley Investment Management will head up the new office tasked with deploying up to US$500 million from the Singapore government towards clean energy infrastructure in the region.
Data centre hubs in the region can meet at least 30 per cent of their electricity demand by the end of the decade with wind and solar, without the need for battery storage, finds a new report by Ember.
Climate tech financing has dwindled in recent years, while investor doubts on alternative proteins persist. In a difficult year for sustainability technologies, Eco-Business spotlights some of the innovations that still made the headlines.