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.
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GreenBiz
MARCH 30, 2020
Most central banks in Asia already believe they should help to promote green bonds and other low-carbon initiatives.
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. 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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Inhabitat - Innovation
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Renew Economy
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CleanTech Group
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GreenBiz
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have reduced in Europe and North America in this period, while levels have increased in Southern Asia, Australia, New Zealand, Latin America and the Caribbean. The study noted that, In southern and eastern Asia, more than 90% of days had daily PM2.5 concentrations were distributed in the regions of Eastern Asia (50.0
GreenBiz
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