Emerging markets have greatest transition needs, offer most investment opportunity
These economies account for most of the global population, and yet currently represent only a fraction of clean energy investments
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IN THE past 10 years, emerging markets have accounted for 93 per cent of the rise in carbon emissions. In the next 10 years, they will account for 98 per cent of global population growth.
This makes emerging markets a key part of the global transition story – where the greatest impact is needed, and can be made, if we are going to reach our global net-zero targets.
Decarbonising emerging markets demands serious capital. A global net-zero transition hinges on transforming emerging economies and businesses, with Asia requiring nearly half of the US$125 trillion to make net zero happen by 2050.
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