Asset owners urged to push for broader carbon markets
Low carbon prices have failed to provide robust incentives for companies to decarbonise, so institutional investors need to initiate dialogues with companies on how they can use the evolving carbon market in Asia.
The potential impact of a fully functional carbon credit market is coming into focus in Asia, now that several countries have introduced carbon emissions trading systems (ETS) and carbon taxes.
While institutions including Singapore’s Temasek are at the forefront of enabling trading in carbon credits through its GenZero decarbonisation investment platform, the need for concerted effort has never been greater and will require significant investment.
That view was expressed by Hir…
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