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Singapore and Australia are solely focused on climate disclosures, while South Korea omits industry-specific data. As standard-setters ease Scope 3 reporting requirements, the ISSB may also drop facilitated emissions for financial firms.
Based in Singapore, her role will involve promoting the American lender's position on climate and energy in Asia. JPMorgan was most recently in the spotlight for being among a slew of banks to exit the Net Zero Banking Alliance.
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Regulation and green building incentives only way for Hong Kong to meet net zero: Fredrick Leong
Emissions from Hong Kong's built environment cannot be ignored any longer, says the Sustainability Leadership A-List winner. While greening infrastructure could nip carbon emissions in the bud, regulatory and retrofitting hurdles in the city remain.
Wandering the streets of Shenzhen, a city which has earned the title of China’s “first city of ‘new-energy vehicles’” (NEVs), you will not miss the scene of numerous NEVs parking under slogans promoting “green and low carbon” lifestyles.
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