sustainable finance
Carbon market players to focus on driving up demand of credits in 2026: CIX
Carbon exchange Climate Impact X CEO notes the importance of building confidence in the procurement of carbon credits
Capital allocation in Asia remains the same despite EDP Renewables exiting several markets
The renewables energy company says it will invest up to US$2 billion in the region by 2030
Issue 176: Indonesia’s U-turn on coal phase-out; climate scenarios caught in paper retraction
This week in ESG: Cancellation of coal plant’s early retirement jeopardises multilateral programme; Retracted study used to model climate damage by central banks
Investor interest in Indonesia’s energy transition may suffer after first coal phase-out project scrapped
The policy U-turn contradicts the country’s own commitments, says a think tank
OCBC invests in low-carbon steel in Malaysia’s Sabah
The investment is for the development of a hot briquetted iron plant, which will be part of South-east Asia’s largest integrated low-carbon steel plant
South-east Asia’s ESG bond proceeds rebound with 73% jump in Q3 2025
Issuance of environmental, social and governance loans rise 33.3% to US$14.8 billion over the same period
Asian utility companies to face climate-driven losses of US$8.4 billion by 2050: report
A report by the Asia Investor Group on Climate Change and MSCI notes that failure to adapt will increase operational costs and fixed asset losses
Issue 173: Coal confronts imperfect pathways; COP30 leaves world wanting more
This week in ESG: Coal Transition Commission tackles scaling solutions; COP30 wraps up with adaptation target
COP30: About one-third of world’s coal fleet shows ‘significant’ opportunity for early shutdown, says report
Coal Transition Commission notes that 80% of this capacity are young to middle-aged assets which offer potential for significant emissions reductions
Issue 172: Asean Taxonomy’s unfinished business; data centres encroach on palm oil
This week in ESG: Asean launches complete version of sustainable finance criteria; Malaysian plantations to build green data centres
