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Climate Change Hits Asia Hardest

Jim Conca

McKinsey&Company's Climate risk in Asia report indicates that Asia gets hit hardest by climate change, which shouldn’t be surprising. Asia has more people in coastal cities than all other cities in the world combined, so sea level rise and severe weather will be worse there than anywhere else.

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Next Billion raises capital to invest in digital infrastructure and services in Latin America, Asia and Africa

Impact Alpha

The post Next Billion raises capital to invest in digital infrastructure and services in Latin America, Asia and Africa appeared first on ImpactAlpha. The investment firm Next Billion Capital Partners funds tech ventures supporting access to basic services in emerging markets. It reached a first close.

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Green Hydrogen for decarbonizing Asia's Industrial Giants

Energy Central

Green Hydrogen for decarbonizing Asia's Industrial Giants To enhance Asia’s role in accelerating industry’s net zero transformation, the High-level Policy Commission on Getting Asia to Net Zero commissioned efforts to explore the market opportunities underlying Asia’s clean industrial transformation.

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Asia's central banks must rise to the challenge of climate change

GreenBiz

Most central banks in Asia already believe they should help to promote green bonds and other low-carbon initiatives.

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Energy Insiders Podcast: The renewable challenge in south-east Asia

Renew Economy

Bridget McIntosh from EnergyLab on South-east Asia's energy transition and the role being played by Australian experts. The post Energy Insiders Podcast: The renewable challenge in south-east Asia appeared first on RenewEconomy. Plus: Battery storage gets really big.

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Solargis: Solar irradiance in Southeast Asia 10% higher than average in 2023

PV Tech

Solar irradiance in Southeast Asia last year was 10% higher than long-term averages - the best-performing region across the globe - according to Solargis.

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Argus Asia Carbon Conference 2024

Energy Central

Following on from the sell-out launch event that welcomed over 400+ senior government officials and industry experts to Sarawak in 2023, join us for the industry's leading conference for carbon in Asia to get ahead of your competitors in a rapidly growing global market. This year the Argus Asia Carbon.

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