#climate finance 新闻
As Asia Pacific sees its first net-zero banking alliance exits, the Singapore lender looks to draw up decarbonisation pathways for two more sectors and has clarified what activities count as transition financing.
Paul Chow, group CSO of the city's bourse operator, drew parallels between Hong Kong and Singapore, which he says has implemented top-level initiatives to price carbon and govern emissions trading. The city also needs to boost its relevance as a 'super-connector' for China, say panellists at the ASIFMA annual conference.
Indonesia’s climate envoy has cast doubt on the country’s commitment to the Paris Agreement, calling coal plant closures 'economic suicide,' threatening the US$20 billion Just Energy Transition Partnership (JETP).
Climate timelines are not set by elections or cost curves, reminds the country’s ex-central banker Ravi Menon. But he cautioned that in the short term, political headwinds and the US climate retreat could impact investment decisions.
#climate finance 观点
After spinning off its thermal coal assets, Adaro Energy Group, the world’s sixth-largest coal mining company, will have access to financing from two banks that previously withdrew funding for its aluminum smelter project in February 2023.
The UN has declared 2025 the International Year of Glaciers' Preservation as climate change speeds up ice loss not only in the Arctic and Antarctica, but in Asia's Hindu Kush Himalayas, which is warming three times the global average rate.
Public development banks must spearhead a systemic overhaul of global finance to ensure climate funding reaches the most vulnerable and accelerates the green transition.
The Federal Reserve is perhaps the most significant independent economic actor in the US. Yet it has surrendered to Trump – the Fed Board withdrew from a global network that brought together central banks to improve climate risk management.
#climate finance 视频
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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From sponge cities to coastal forests, Asia is seeking ways to work with nature and prepare for the risks in a warmer-than-expected future. This Eco-Business video looks at what else cities need to do to strengthen climate resilience.
Rich nations need to shift investments into renewables instead, they say. The civic space for demonstrations at this year's climate summit, held in Egypt, is more restricted than the Scotland event last year.
#climate finance 播客
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.
碳与气候
‘Five years ago, everyone wanted to be Elon Musk’: Where is climate tech in Southeast Asia now?
Entrepreneur Steve Melhuish tells the EB Podcast where the biggest opportunities to reduce emissions and make money are in Southeast Asia, and why finding the right economic incentives is critical for climate tech startups.
Asia lags the world in natural catastrophe protection. Part of the problem could be counting extreme weather losses only after they happen, industry insiders tell the Eco-Business podcast.
The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas assistant governor tells the Eco-Business Podcast about the regulator’s maiden sustainability report that features an empirical study of climate impacts on banks as well as the nation’s first taxonomy.
#climate finance 新闻发布稿
UN Development Programme (UNDP)
Green Climate Fund approves US$103 million to strengthen early warning systems for vulnerable countries
UN Development Programme
Ballooning debt service payments in poorest countries reach alarming levels, UNDP warns
United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)
New GEF funds towards UNDP supported projects to benefit 9.4 million
Climate Finance Asia
Facility-level just transition guidelines for banks draft report released
#climate finance 研究
Eco-Business for Temasek's Ecosperity
Ecosperity Week 2024 post-conference report: Renewing our Vibrant Spring
