Climate finance: Why the money exists but is not reaching projects
Climate change is hitting closer to home, from rising fuel prices to the return of the haze. But financing the climate transition remains a challenge.
In this episode of Lens on Singapore, Claressa Monteiro speaks with Leslie Maasdorp, CEO of British International Investment (BII), about why climate funding is not reaching the projects that need it most, how development finance institutions operate, Singapore’s role in mobilising climate finance, and how AI could shape the transition.
Highlights of the conversation:
02:15 Addressing the gap in climate finance
07:25 Can developing economies grow without increasing emissions?
09:20 How Singapore can drawn in more capital for climate investments
13:18 How AI is reshaping our climate
17:06 Why climate finance must focus more on resilience
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