#financing 新闻
One of the headline outcomes to emerge from COP30 was a new target to “at least triple” finance for climate adaptation in developing countries by 2035.
Ensuring funds reach countries most in need, quickly and equitably, is climate finance’s biggest challenge.
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Resilient and ready: Thai businesses don’t see climate action as a burden but a ‘competitive edge’
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A new Climate Change Act expected to introduce mandatory emissions reporting and reshape the nation’s business landscape will further accelerate Thai companies’ push to decarbonise and stay globally competitive, says UOB Thailand sustainability chief Chow Wong Yuen.
COP30 needs a dedicated political commitment addressing how to put the global goal into action, write two climate diplomacy experts.
#financing 观点
Much of the international community has been under the illusion that climate action and development are different pursuits. But to make progress on both agendas, the delegates at this year’s United Nations Climate Change Conference must recognise that they are one and the same, and begin building an integrated financing system.
As the host of this year's UN Climate Change Conference, Brazil seeks to make COP30 the “COP of implementation.” Translating commitments into robust action should include providing indigenous peoples with direct access to predictable and sustainable finance, and treating them as equal partners, rather than as beneficiaries.
Ending reliance on oil, coal, and gas, and embracing technologies that will only improve and become cheaper over time, is not just smart climate policy. It is the best way to improve economic competitiveness and human prosperity for decades to come.
Major activists from Ecuador's Amazon rainforest, Chad and Indonesia demand a larger role at the UN summit in Belém, Brazil.
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What COP30 must do
#financing 视频
In this wide-ranging fireside chat moderated by Eco-Business CEO Jessica Cheam, AIA Group's chief investment officer Dr Mark Konyn asserts there is “no U-turn” among corporates invested for the long term, even as political regimes change amid a new world order.
There is consensus that coal needs to be retired early in Asia, but the mechanisms for financing the phase-out are not clear. This mini-documentary examines how transition credits work and whether they can fund Southeast Asia's equitable switch to clean power.
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Investors are starting to feel the effects of climate change in an unexpected place – their financial returns. There are now growing calls within the business community to improve the quality and coverage of climate risk disclosure.
After 20 years without electricity, more than 50 households in Cebu's poorest district have been provided with solar energy, financed by carbon offsets.
#financing 播客
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‘We don’t want to pit adaptation and loss and damage funds against each other’: veteran COP observer
At the close of COP30, nations agreed to triple adaptation finance by 2035, while the fund for loss and damage appeared to remain sidelined. Lidy Nacpil, a long-time attendee of the climate conference, explains why.
Trump 2.0 may prove to be a "bump in the road" for climate action, but banks and investors in Asia see growth and opportunity in the region for decarbonisation as climate risks grow.
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‘We can’t keep asking more questions’: CDP acknowledges it needs to do more with less ESG data
The climate non-profit's head Sherry Madera insists there are just 450 questions, not over 5,500 as some industry players have cited, in its new questionnaire, which has faced pushback for failing to ease disclosure burden as intended.
ADX's chief strategy and transformation officer Matthias Büchler tells the Eco-Business podcast why sustainability is a key growth strategy and how the COP summit shaped ESG reporting for listed companies on the exchange.
#financing 新闻发布稿
United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP)
Asian and Pacific governments explore how to close the US$4 trillion development financing gap
Philippine House of Representatives
At COP30, the Philippines delivers a bankable business case for nature
UN Environment Programme (UNEP)
World’s first impact bond on weather, climate data opens for contributions
United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)
Slow climate adaptation threatening lives and economies
#financing 研究
CapitaLand Group
Cities: Possibilities Forum Insights 2024
MyDIGITAL Corporation
Transitioning industrial clusters: Decarbonising Asia’s economy via digitalisation
Fair Finance Asia (FFA)
Towards a gender-transformative energy transition in Asia
Eco-Business, supported by S&P Global
S&P Global CSO roundtable: Insights report
