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Select Your NewslettersIssue 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
Issue 175: Sembcorp courts still-brown Alinta; Asia can’t let coal go
This week in ESG: Sembcorp to buy Australian utility A$6.5 billion; coal phase-out fizzling out in Asia
Issue 174: Asian utilities ill-prepared for climate risk; compliance sparks demand for carbon credits
This week in ESG: MSCI, Asia Investor Group on Climate Change analyse power sector’s exposure to climate damage; carbon exchange Climate Impact X launches Corsia contract
‘Dinosaur tartare’ and holograms: Dubai AI chef sparks awe and ire
The brains behind the menu is not a person but an AI programme – known as chef Aiman
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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
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
Issue 171: COP30 turns spotlight on adaptation; MAS pushes forward on transition credits
This week in ESG: Climate negotiators tackle adaptation finance, indicators; industry coalition issues final report on carbon credits for early retirement of coal plants
Issue 170: Potential CapitaLand, Mapletree merger’s ESG challenge; COP30 confronts US pullback
This week in ESG: Temasek-linked real estate companies explore union; report finds US gains at expense of others in climate withdrawal
Issue 169: Carbon credit insurance gets MAS boost; sustainable loans draw scrutiny
This week in ESG: Carbon market development grant to offset cost of insuring credits; recent ESG-labelled financing deals under spotlight
Issue 168: S-E Asia’s attainable smart grid; new GRESB rankings show progress
This week in ESG: US$11 billion can deliver Asean smart grid, says think tank; average scores improve in real estate sustainability benchmark