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Climate Change Hits Asia Hardest
Jim Conca
NOVEMBER 30, 2020
McKinsey&Company's Climate risk in Asia report indicates that Asia gets hit hardest by climate change, which shouldn’t be surprising.
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Asia's central banks must rise to the challenge of climate change
GreenBiz
MARCH 30, 2020
Most central banks in Asia already believe they should help to promote green bonds and other low-carbon initiatives. Finance & Investing Risk
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AgFunder launches impact fund for Asia agrifood tech startups
Impact Alpha
AUGUST 11, 2020
ImpactAlpha, August 11 – San Francisco-based venture capital firm AgFunder launched its GROW accelerator in Singapore last year to support Asia’s agrifood tech ecosystem. The post AgFunder launches impact fund for Asia agrifood tech startups appeared first on ImpactAlpha.
Japan – Asia’s Biggest Energy Market Opportunity in 2019?
CleanTech Group
AUGUST 2, 2019
Asia Energy Efficiency Energy Storage Geographical Insights Energy Transformation Japan's Energy LandscapeOne of the largest economies in the world and the fourth largest consumer of electricity, Japan has long been a recognized leader in energy technology development. The 2011 earthquake and the subsequent Fukushima nuclear accident triggered a major overhaul of the energy market in Japan. As a result, local and foreign innovators are now looking […].
South Asia could see 40 million climate migrants by 2030
Eco-Business
DECEMBER 28, 2020
Tens of millions of people are migrating in South Asia due to disasters brought on by climate change, and the number could rise three-fold in 30 years unless countries take strong measures to mitigate the worst effects of global warming
Banks in Southeast Asia lack recognition of deforestation and biodiversity risks
Eco-Business
JANUARY 5, 2021
While banks in Southeast Asia have made some progress on sustainable finance, their portfolios are still vulnerable to deforestation and biodiversity risks, a report from WWF has found
Automakers Seek To Integrate—And Localize—Battery Production
Forbes Green Tech
JANUARY 6, 2021
Asia /asia Asia /asia Business /business Transportation /transportation Innovation /innovation Green Tech /green-tech asia jackperkowskiblog
Electric Vehicles Asia 2020
Eco-Business
NOVEMBER 6, 2019
Powering the Next Wave of Electric Vehicles in Asia
Four things Asia’s energy sector must do in 2021 to meet climate goals
Eco-Business
JANUARY 12, 2021
Renewables could spur the post-pandemic recovery in Asia. But as this year’s climate change conference approaches, the region's energy planners have a lot of catching up to do
Energy efficiency: Southeast Asia's decarbonisation quick fix?
Eco-Business
JUNE 11, 2020
[VIDEO] Improving energy efficiency could meet a quarter of Southeast Asia’s emissions reduction targets. Here is how efficiency could drive Southeast Asia's energy transition
Four things Asia’s energy sector must do in 2021 to meet climate goals
Eco-Business
JANUARY 12, 2021
Renewables could spur the post-pandemic recovery in Asia. But as this year’s climate change conference approaches, the region's energy planners have a lot of catching up to do
Asia's largest organic rooftop farm can grow 20 tons of food annually
Inhabitat - Innovation
SEPTEMBER 15, 2020
Organic urban agriculture, renewable energy and beautiful landscaping come together at the Thammasat University Rooftop Farm (TURF), Asia's largest organic rooftop farm that spans 236,806 square feet. Bangkok-based landscape architecture and urban design firm LANDPROCESS designed the productive landscape in response to both the Thai capital's sprawling urbanization and rising food and water scarcity concerns amid the climate crisis
Future Energy Asia Exhibition & Conference
Eco-Business
MAY 13, 2020
Asia's Leading Integrated Energy Transformation Event
Home Delivery Asia 2020
Eco-Business
MARCH 1, 2020
Returning on 9-10 September 2020 to Suntec Convention Centre, Singapore, Home Delivery Asia is Asia's leading retail logistics event
Green Monday raises $70 million to ramp up alt-protein in Asia
Impact Alpha
SEPTEMBER 23, 2020
ImpactAlpha, September 23 – Hong Kong-based Green Monday is making multiple bets on Asia’s shift to a plant-based diet. Green Monday is “one of the first movers in Asia within the rapidly growing global plant-based. paywall Asia Dealflow Food Tech
Quadria secures IFC investment for second Asia healthcare fund
Impact Alpha
AUGUST 28, 2019
ImpactAlpha, August 28 – Five years after closing its first, $300 million healthcare fund, Singapore-based Quadria Capital is looking to raise up to $500 million for a second fund targeting growth-stage healthcare firms in Asia expanding access and filling service gaps. Quadria, an impact-focused firm, doesn’t always directly target the base of Asia’s economic pyramid. But The post Quadria secures IFC investment for second Asia healthcare fund appeared first on ImpactAlpha.
Elon Musk’s Economics 101 Course For Japan
Forbes Green Tech
OCTOBER 28, 2020
Asia /asia Asia /asia Billionaires /worlds-billionaires Business /business Energy /energy Innovation /innovation Green Tech /green-tech Editors' Pick editors-pick Asia
Aavishkaar scores $37 million for expansion in Asia and Africa
Impact Alpha
SEPTEMBER 26, 2019
ImpactAlpha, September 26 – India-based impact investor Aavishkaar has more than $1 billion in assets under management and three open funds in India, Southeast Asia and Africa. To fuel Aavishkaar’s growth, Dutch development bank FMO stepped in as an equity investor, taking a 10% stake The post Aavishkaar scores $37 million for expansion in Asia and Africa appeared first on ImpactAlpha. paywall Africa Smarter Money Industry News Asia Dealflow India
Asia-Pacific is the next frontier for blended finance
Impact Alpha
JANUARY 23, 2020
23 – The Asia-Pacific region has seen enormous economic growth in the last few decades, which has lifted hundreds of millions out of extreme poverty. The work is The post Asia-Pacific is the next frontier for blended finance appeared first on ImpactAlpha. Asia Innovative Finance Catalytic Capital Impact VoicesImpactAlpha, Jan. According to the Asian Development Bank (ADB), from 2002 to 2015 the region saw a fourfold decline from 1.11
Banks responsible for continuing deforestation in Southeast Asia
Eco-Business
AUGUST 11, 2020
Forest-risk companies in Southeast Asia tend to rely almost entirely on debt financing. In view of this leverage, banks can be deemed directly accountable for deforestation and related offences committed by their borrowers
RCEP: What’s in it for Asia and the Pacific?
Eco-Business
DECEMBER 28, 2020
It will be an important stepping stone toward an open, integrated economic system in Asia and the Pacific RCEP is the largest free trade agreement in history, involving about 30 per cent of global GDP and the world's population.
Will Asia dine on plant-based eggs?
Eco-Business
DECEMBER 4, 2020
A Singapore-based firm has just hatched a new plant-based egg product. Will consumers pay more for plant-based eggs, even if they are healthier and less harmful to the planet? The Eco-Business Podcast asked Vinita Choolani of Float Foods
Energy storage plant set for southeast Asia
Renewable Energy World
JULY 26, 2019
Finnish energy technology group Wärtsilä has signed an EPC contract for a 100 MW/100 MWh total capacity energy storage project in southeast Asia. Strategic Development News Energy Storage Asia Grid Scale
Smart Grids & Microgrids Asia 2020
Eco-Business
NOVEMBER 6, 2019
Creating Intelligent Power Grids in Asia
MOVE Asia 2020
Eco-Business
MARCH 11, 2020
The world's most important event is coming to Asia! We are bringing together thousands of Asia's mobility stakeholders across all modes and disciplines: to dialogue, to create insight and to promote collaboration
Moving beyond net zero: How Asia can exhibit climate leadership
Eco-Business
JANUARY 13, 2021
We've just celebrated the fifth anniversary of the Paris Climate Agreement. If governments want to limit global warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius, they must address a fundamental issue: plans to expand oil and gas extraction
Covid-hit Hilton Worldwide retrenches Asia Pacific sustainability head
Eco-Business
JULY 30, 2020
Hilton Worldwide, one of the world's biggest hotel chains, has parted ways with its Asia Pacific head of sustainability as the company responds to the brutal impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on the hospitality industry
Asia Pacific Rail 2020
Eco-Business
FEBRUARY 24, 2020
Bringing together rail professionals for over 21 years, Asia Pacific Rail is one of Asia's premier railway industry events. Attended by movers and shakers of Asia's rail sector, the event will feature 9 theatres, covering exciting developments in rail freight, mainlines, high-speed rail and metros
US-dominated Covid funding: What does this mean for developing Asia?
Eco-Business
DECEMBER 6, 2020
Does this pose a threat to poorer countries in Asia In the Covid-19 vaccine race, US-based funders like the Gates Foundation have contributed the bulk of the US$2.5 billion for vaccine development.
Greenpeace East Asia head Jamie Choi joins energy transition non-profit Tara
Eco-Business
SEPTEMBER 7, 2020
The Korean joins a non-profit on a mission to accelerate the shift to clean energy transition in Asia
MOVE Asia 2020
Eco-Business
JANUARY 30, 2020
The world's most important event is coming to Asia! We are bringing together thousands of Asia's mobility stakeholders across all modes and disciplines: to dialogue, to create insight and to promote collaboration
Will 'palatable and nutritious' insect-based pet food take off in Asia?
Eco-Business
JULY 27, 2020
At least two European start-ups are venturing into Asia, and a Singapore-headquartered firm is looking to launch Southeast Asia’s first insect-based dog food brand in the fourth quarter of this year
India can stop palm oil deforestation in Southeast Asia
Eco-Business
SEPTEMBER 22, 2020
As the biggest consumer of palm oil, India can take a lead in demanding ethical production that can stop deforestation in Southeast Asia and reduce air pollution
UNEP Southeast Asia plastics lead Maggie Lee returns to WWF
Eco-Business
JANUARY 3, 2021
The former Procter & Gamble executive takes on a role as WWF's APAC lead for global seafood traceability based in Bangkok
Will Southeast Asia warm to climate-friendly cooling?
Eco-Business
AUGUST 25, 2020
[PODCAST] Air-conditioning is in hot demand in Southeast Asia, but the energy-guzzling technology exacerbates climate change. Eco-Business asked Professor James Trevelyan how the region can stay cool without cooking the planet
Could a plastic tax be coming to Asia?
Eco-Business
JANUARY 3, 2021
Recycling sector expert Antoine Grange says a tax on plastic — like one rolling out in the EU this month — would have an immediate effect in increasing the volume of recycled material used by brand owners
Renewable Energy Markets Asia
Eco-Business
FEBRUARY 2, 2020
The inaugural Renewable Energy Markets (REM) Asia conference is a unique all-day conference that will bring together leading industry players throughout the global renewable energy markets to meet, network, learn, and plan for the future of the Asia Pacific region
What's holding sustainable finance back in Asia?
Eco-Business
MARCH 5, 2020
As the Eco-Business event Unlocking Capital for Sustainability approaches, we asked some key speakers about the obstacles holding sustainable finance industry back in Asia The world will needs US$11.5 trillion to achieve the SDGs.
The rise of Asia's urban farmers
Eco-Business
NOVEMBER 27, 2019
Meet the urban farmers of Asia—a former construction engineer, a cricket farmer, and a business graduate who wants to take vertical farming to outer space
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