Cop29
Hong Kong official calls Trump climate pullback ‘disappointing’
The financial secretary says that the city is on track to meet its goal to reduce carbon emissions by 50% before 2035 from a 2005 baseline
World Bank and IMF climate snub ‘worrying’, says COP29 presidency
Donors have consistently failed to deliver on past finance pledges, and have committed well below what experts agree developing nations need to cope with the climate crisis
Here’s why I’m optimistic about climate financing
Carbon markets may have a slightly better year in 2025, as an agreement on a UN-backed carbon market has been finally reached at COP29
A break in the clouds: What COP29 got right and why it matters
We are on the cusp of unlocking the necessary climate financing needed to create a meaningful impact
Issue 128: Trend reversal on ESG-linked pay; COP29’s shortfall leads us back to private capital
This week in ESG: Singapore’s top companies curb disclosure on ESG pay; fallout from climate summit’s underwhelming climate fund
Asean governments face risk of fiscal strain from climate change without policies to attract private capital
This further burdens public finances and diverts funds from other priorities such as healthcare and education
COP29 shows South-east Asia’s energy transition needs private finance; effective policies will catalyse that
The right ecosystem can support accelerated investment in solutions that can curb global warming, while not limiting economic growth
Indonesia’s renewable capacity targets not enough to meet new net-zero aim: report
It says these plans, in addition to nuclear energy installations, will only meet 35% of projected electricity demand by 2040
Top UN court to open unprecedented climate hearings
THE world’s top court will next week start unprecedented hearings aimed at finding a “legal blueprint” for how countries should protect the environment from damaging greenhouse gases -- and what the c...
Expensive climate policy is dead – and it could be an immense opportunity
Innovating the price of green energy below fossil fuels is the only way to get everyone to switch
