What does it take to drive the transition towards green transportation in the region? During our recent #Ecosperity Conversations session held in partnership with UBS, panellists from the energy, aviation, and finance sectors shared unique insights on challenges and opportunities that can be leveraged including the key considerations for scaling EV solutions across diverse Asian markets. Featuring Dean Cher, Head, Mobility, Sustainable Energy Solutions, SP Group, Mabel Kwan, Managing Director, Alton Aviation Consultancy and Vijay Pattabhiraman, Managing Director, Global Head of Energy & Transport Transition, Real Estate & Private Markets, UBS Asset Management.
About us
Ecosperity is Temasek’s key platform for global engagement and advocacy in the sustainability space. We work closely with global leaders across various industries and sectors to share best practices, exchange views and take action for a future we want. Our outreach activities include Ecosperity Conversations, focused dialogue sessions on sustainability topics and trends, thought leadership articles and reports, outreach activities for the public and Ecosperity Week, our annual sustainability event that gathers business leaders, policy-makers, investors and civil society from the region and beyond. For more information on Ecosperity, please visit www.ecosperity.sg.
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https://www.ecosperity.sg
External link for Ecosperity
- Industry
- Investment Management
- Company size
- 501-1,000 employees
- Headquarters
- Singapore
- Founded
- 2014
- Specialties
- Sustainability
Updates
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Land transport accounts for one-sixth of global emissions and its decarbonisation remains crucial to achieving #netzero targets. While Asia is progressing towards becoming a global hub for EVs by 2030, more can be done to further develop infrastructure, talent, and the integration of solutions. At our upcoming #Ecosperity Conversations on 27 June held in partnership with UBS, industry experts will convene to discuss pathways to scale EV markets to drive #decarbonisation in the region. Watch this space for insights on key innovations and policies that can be leveraged. Find out more: https://lnkd.in/gTYQ3Fn9 Featuring in order of appearance: Keith Lin, Temasek; Maggie Ye, NIO Capital; Abanti Sankaranarayanan, Mahindra Group; Dean Cher, SP Group; Vijay Pattabhiraman, UBS; Mabel Kwan, Alton Aviation Consultancy; Harry Kim, Temasek
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As Asia accelerates its #netzero #energytransition efforts, more needs to be done to strengthen energy resilience and security. Chiap Khiong Koh, CEO, Singapore & Southeast Asia of Sembcorp Industries Ltd, shares how the company is utilising storage systems, integrating solutions and diversifying imports to ensure that the regional shift towards cleaner energy sources will not compromise on energy security. 🌍 Discover other solutions on our website: https://lnkd.in/gu5mRscQ
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Despite an uptick in green investments in 2023, more needs to be done to sustain this momentum and catalyse capital towards achieving the 2030 #decarbonisation targets. Southeast Asia's growing economies present opportunities to accelerate the #energytransition and build a green economy worth US$300 billion annually. What would it take to get there? Glean insights from the Southeast Asia’s Green Economy 2024 Report – Moving the Needle by Bain & Company, GenZero, Standard Chartered and Temasek, which also includes the region's first Southeast Asia Green Economy Index: https://lnkd.in/gPxwcNb7
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Nature-based solutions and carbon markets can enable adaptation, reverse nature loss, and accelerate #decarbonisation, but the lack of data hinders progress. On this World Environment Day, hear from Diego Saez Gil, Co-Founder and CEO of Pachama, on how his team leverages AI and satellite technology to gather reliable and trusted data needed to certify carbon credits and accelerate investments towards conservation and restoration. 🌍 Discover other solutions contributing to #GenerationRestoration on our website: https://lnkd.in/gNdnWJY5
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At #Ecosperity Week 2024, Mike O'Kronley, CEO of Ascend Elements, shared how his team uses patented technology to decarbonise the production of new EV battery materials by up to 90%, using recycled battery materials. Watch the video to find out more. 👇 Discover other solutions via the recording playbacks on our website: https://lnkd.in/guhuXp3J
"It's quite ironic that #batteries are helping support an energy transition to reduce carbon emissions, but the manufacturing of these batteries is actually quite energy intensive..." That's why we need #decarbonized battery materials made from #recycled batteries. As part of Earth Month celebrations this year, CEO Mike O'Kronley was invited to speak at Ecosperity Week 2024 in #Singapore along with our friends and investors at Temasek. During the session, Mike explained how Ascend Elements is decarbonizing new #EV #battery materials by up to 90% with our patented Hydro-to-Cathode® direct precursor synthesis technology, which uses #recycled #batterymaterials as feedstock to make new, sustainable #cathode precursor (pCAM) and cathode active material (CAM). Learn more about the patented Hydro-to-Cathode® process and our decarbonized pCAM and CAM products. 👇 https://lnkd.in/gpqQ-gTB
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This year’s #Ecosperity Week brought together over 3,000 participants from the private, public, and philanthropic sectors to discuss scalable policies and solutions to accelerate decarbonisation. The event highlighted the importance of cross-sectoral efforts to address the climate-nature nexus, and explored innovative financing approaches to catalyse climate financing in Asia. Many thanks to all our speakers, partners and delegates for being a part of Ecosperity Week 2024. Revisit key moments in the highlights video below! #ICYMI, catch our key highlights on our website: https://lnkd.in/gWH9PkAp 📸 Featuring in order of appearance: Kyung-Ah Park, Temasek; Minister Grace Fu, Ministry of Sustainability and the Environment, Singapore; President Tharman Shanmugaratnam, Republic of Singapore; Connie Chan, Temasek; Dilhan Pillay, Temasek; Emily McKenzie, Taskforce on Nature-related Financial Disclosures (TNFD); Michael Dennis, BlackRock; Seok Hui Lim, Philanthropy Asia Alliance; Pamela Lee, Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS)
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An estimated annual investment of US$1.7 trillion is required to scale green infrastructure that can accelerate #decarbonisation in Asia and help the region meet its climate goals. Marat Zapparov, CEO of Pentagreen Capital, shares how his team is bridging the funding gap in sustainable infrastructure through strategic, blended finance partnerships and collaborations with development and commercial lenders in the region. 🌍 Discover other solutions via the recording playbacks on our website: https://lnkd.in/gbkeKj8Y
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Business models that benefit both people and planet, along with measuring and managing impact, are essential to achieve profit with purpose. In his closing speech at the Impact Investing Roundtable co-organised by Temasek and the Centre for Impact Investing and Practices (CIIP), Benoit Valentin, Head, Impact Investing, Temasek emphasised how having clarity of purpose and outcomes can be an “antidote to greenwashing”. A partner event of #Ecosperity Week 2024, the roundtable brought together over 200 asset managers and allocators, impact-driven companies, government representatives, and ecosystem builders. Missed Ecosperity Week 2024? Watch the recording playbacks on our website: https://lnkd.in/eZcmiT4m
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Drawing on the momentum from #Ecosperity Week, the Green Economy Salon convened some 100 prominent private and public sector leaders from business, investment, technology, and across Southeast Asia on 17 April. Jointly organised by Bain & Company, Carbonless Asia and Temasek, this year's edition featured invigorating and candid discussions focusing on actionable climate efforts in areas like Capital Innovation, Food & Nature, Power & Energy, and Sustainable Cities, as identified in the newly launched Southeast Asia Green Economy Report 2024: Moving the Needle. Read the Southeast Asia Green Economy Report 2024 here: https://lnkd.in/girPMEcP