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Fair Finance Asia and Stockholm Environment Institute jointly launch Financing the Just Energy Transition in Asia

Fair Finance Asia and Stockholm Environment Institute jointly launch Financing the Just Energy Transition in Asia

FFA-SEI’s report, "Financing the Just Transition: Powering Asia’s Sustainable Energy Future,” (research partners: Profundo and Strategia Development Research Institute) provides new data on Asia’s readiness not only to shift from fossil fuels to renewables, but…
KEY FINDINGS AND OBSERVATIONS – “FINANCING THE JUST TRANSITION: POWERING ASIA’S SUSTAINABILITY ENERGY FUTURE”

KEY FINDINGS AND OBSERVATIONS – “FINANCING THE JUST TRANSITION: POWERING ASIA’S SUSTAINABILITY ENERGY FUTURE”

Asian economies are heavily reliant on fossil fuels to meet their energy needs in both the electricity and transport sectors. Major economic powerhouses like India, Japan, and China relied on coal, oil, and fossil gas…
SUSTAINABLE FINANCE TAXONOMY: A GUIDEBOOK FOR CIVIL SOCIETY ORGANIZATIONS

SUSTAINABLE FINANCE TAXONOMY: A GUIDEBOOK FOR CIVIL SOCIETY ORGANIZATIONS

One of the policy initiatives to accelerate action towards the Paris Agreement or the UN Sustainable Development Goals is through the development of a taxonomy that clearly defines what contributing activities, projects, or companies need…
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY – ASIAN WEB 2021 – TRACKING REGIONAL FINANCIAL FLOWS

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY – ASIAN WEB 2021 – TRACKING REGIONAL FINANCIAL FLOWS

Fair Finance Asia’s (FFA) updated study, Asian Web 2021 – Tracking Regional Financial Flows, identified and analyzed financial flows across FFA countries, with a focus on five high risk sectors – agriculture, fossil fuel extraction (oil…
A FUTURE WITHOUT COAL: BANKING ON ASIA’S JUST ENERGY TRANSITION

A FUTURE WITHOUT COAL: BANKING ON ASIA’S JUST ENERGY TRANSITION

Fair Finance Asia’s latest study reveals continued growth in Asia’s coal sector even after the signing of the Paris Agreement in 2015 due to financing by banks and investors operating in the region. In the…
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY – A FUTURE WITHOUT COAL: BANKING ON ASIA’S JUST ENERGY TRANSITION

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY – A FUTURE WITHOUT COAL: BANKING ON ASIA’S JUST ENERGY TRANSITION

This covers the key findings and recommendations of Fair Finance Asia’s new regional study which focuses on the role of the Asian financial sector in the region’s just energy transition. Overall, the Fair Finance Asia…
CASE STUDY: SOCIO-ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION POLICIES OF FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS IN TWO COAL-FIRED POWER PROJECTS

CASE STUDY: SOCIO-ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION POLICIES OF FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS IN TWO COAL-FIRED POWER PROJECTS

LIFE UNDER THE HYDROPOWER – BURDENS FROM CAM THUY 1 HYDROPOWER

LIFE UNDER THE HYDROPOWER – BURDENS FROM CAM THUY 1 HYDROPOWER

BEHIND WHITE LIGHTS

BEHIND WHITE LIGHTS

FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS NEED TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY IN ENSURING DUE DILIGENCE IN EXTRACTIVE SECTOR

FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS NEED TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY IN ENSURING DUE DILIGENCE IN EXTRACTIVE SECTOR