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Asia’s path to climate leadership is clear – now the capital must align

For the region to move from passenger to pioneer, it must fix the mismatch between local ambition and global finance

    • Reframing climate action as prosperity agenda could  broaden fiscal support, mobilise industry incentives and transform climate spending into long-term investment for resilience and economic revival.
    • Reframing climate action as prosperity agenda could broaden fiscal support, mobilise industry incentives and transform climate spending into long-term investment for resilience and economic revival. PHOTO: AFP
    Published Mon, Nov 24, 2025 · 06:27 PM

    ASIA’S climate story is often framed as one of risk. But look closer, and a different narrative is emerging – one defined by home-grown innovation and opportunity.

    We see this transformation unfolding across the region.

    In Pakistan, a solar boom is reshaping daily life, from farmers irrigating fields with solar pumps to coastal families powering homes and small businesses through microgrids for the first time.

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