This is welcome. However, as climate ambition becomes the norm, a more uncomfortable question comes into focus: how many of these commitments are grounded in a serious understanding of what decarbonisation actually entails? What remains largely missing from Hong Kong’s climate conversation is analytical depth. Targets are plentiful; pathways are not. We talk often about…
Since early 2023, Chinese companies have pledged more than $180 billion for clean energy projects outside China, according to a report by Climate Energy Finance. These firms produce most of the world’s solar panels, batteries, and electric vehicles. They invest in full supply chains, from mining to recycling, helping other countries build green power systems….
(Bloomberg) — Chinese investors hunting for the next artificial intelligence winners are looking beyond high-flying chipmakers to the utilities and metal producers that form the industry’s physical backbone. The shift toward the sector’s supply chain — from power generators to materials used in data centers — reflects growing concern over lofty valuations in pure-play AI…
Last updated: 04 Nov. 2025 Commenting on the figures for October’s new car sales released by New Automotive [1], Colin Walker, Head of Transport at the Energy and Climate Intelligence Unit (ECIU) said: “Once again, more than one in four cars sold last months was an EV – crucially, EV sales actually exceeded the sale…
Bill Gates and Brazil’s president Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva (host of COP30 meeting next week in Belem) speak on stage during the annual Goalkeepers NYC event in 2024. The event is a catalyst for action linked to the UN’s 17 Sustainable Goals (Photo by Roy Rochlin/Getty Images) Getty Images In the pantheon of philanthropy,…
Closing the innovation gap through financing. Fashion for Good by Lalit Kumar via Unsplash Anyone working in the fashion industry and expecting logic is perhaps the orchestrator of their own disappointment. Fashion is a consumer goods industry that beats to the arrhythmic heart of popular culture, celebrity, and commerce—it expresses our values and aspirations with…
(Bloomberg) — Asian equities came under pressure after a tech selloff hit Wall Street Friday, with chip shares among the losers. Hong Kong was an outlier as Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. surged. The MSCI Asia Pacific Index slipped 0.2% with chipmakers pushing the Nikkei-225 index down by 1.8%. Samsung Electronics Co. and SK Hynix Inc….
Shein and other so-called ultra-fast fashion brands have been blamed for rising apparel and polyester production which are threatening the industry’s net zero ambitions. AFP via Getty Images Progress on sustainable fashion is being undercut by the rise of ultra-fast fashion a new report has found. The Apparel Impact Institute’s latest Roadmap to Net Zero…
China’s electric vehicle (EV) maker Leapmotor has signed a carbon credit transfer agreement with Italy’s Stellantis. The plan sees Stellantis buying CO₂ credits from Leapmotor, which can generate these credits through producing and selling zero-emission vehicles (ZEVs). The deal reflects how EV manufacturers are not only cutting emissions but also earning revenue by selling tradable…