Tags : Sustainable Development

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Fintech RE in Hong Kong: Opportunities and Challenges for Green Finance and Decentralised Energy
Financial instruments must be designed to attract investors and support renewable energy (RE) systems to sustain micro-scale distributed systems. Fintech RE presents an opportunity to bridge actors in the energy transition, finance, and digital industries, but challenges exist, particularly related to ...
https://iems.ust.hk/publications/thought-leadership-briefs/delina-fintechre-in-hong-kong-opportunities-challenges-green-finance-decentralised-energy-tlb83
Towards a nature-positive Malaysia: Assessing the vulnerability and resilience of Malaysian corporates towards nature-related risks
Abstract Given the complexities of nature and biodiversity, understanding and addressing nature-related risks poses a significant challenge for companies and investors. Unlike the more straightforward metrics of climate change, these risks defy simple measurement, leading many organizations to struggle to quantify ...
https://iems.ust.hk/events/academic-seminar/2024/towards-a-nature-positive-malaysia-assessing-the-vulnerability-and-resilience-of-malaysian-corporates-towards-nature-related-risks-fatin-zani
Assessing Climate Change Risks and Opportunities for the Financial Sector
Starting from January 2025, the Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing (HKEX) will implement the reporting of climate-related disclosures for listed companies using the Task Force on Climate-Related Financial Disclosures (TCFD) framework to align with the International Sustainability Standards Board (ISSB) Climate Standard. ...
https://iems.ust.hk/events/academic-seminar/2024/assessing-climate-change-risks-and-opportunities-for-the-financial-sector-by-dane-ancheta
Adapting Food Cultivation to Climate Change in the Ganges-Brahmaputra-Meghna River Delta
The Ganges-Brahmaputra-Meghna River Delta is a vital region for agriculture and aquaculture production, but is also highly vulnerable to climate change impacts including altered temperature and precipitation regimes, increased riverine flooding, intensified tropical storms, and rising coastal soil ...
https://iems.ust.hk/publications/thought-leadership-briefs/chow-adapting-food-cultivation-to-climate-change-in-the-ganges-brahmaputra-meghna-river-delta-tlb71
Carbon Footprint and Climate Change Impacts from Chinese Consumption of Russian Timber Resources
China’s National Forest Protection Program (NFPP), first implemented in 1997, has resulted in a dramatic increase in harvested wood product (HWP) imports from Russia, for manufacturing goods mainly consumed within China. Bans on the importation of illegally extracted timber could reduce deforestation rates ...
https://iems.ust.hk/publications/thought-leadership-briefs/carbon-footprint-and-climate-change-impacts-from-chinese-consumption-of-russian-timber-resources-by-jeffrey-chow-tlb66
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