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Crossing the Valley of Death: Key Factors to Attract Impact and Venture Capital in Early Stage Clean Energy Businesses

20 June 2019
Using real-life examples in the solar and energy efficiency space in South East Asia, this presentation highlighted key factors which make business attractive to impact and venture capital investors.

Developing Partnerships for Sustainable Cleantech Financing in Southeast Asia

20 June 2019
The ‘missing middle’ or ‘valley of death’ is a common cause of cleantech startup stall, needing to access debt and equity in the $20,000 to $500,000 range while typically lacking mature internal capacity, skills, financial literacy and access to traditional investment. This presentation will…

Strengthening Co-Benefits of Health, Climate Change and Air Quality Improvement in Energy Investments in Asian Cities

20 June 2019
Asia and the Pacific have the highest number of air pollution deaths in the world. The health effects were estimated to cost US$ 1.7 trillion in 2016, equivalent to 10% of the regions. Air pollution creates a massive economic burden for governments causing a loss of productive labor, thereby…

ADB’s Private Sector Renewables in Asia

19 June 2019
In this presentation, Mr. Michael Barrow gave an overview of ADB's Pacific Renewable Energy Project. The project encourages private sector investment in renewable energy. It also mitigates short-term liquidity risk, through donor-backed standby letter of credit, and supports long-term investment,…

Stories of Impact

19 June 2019
In this presentation, ADB's Woochong Um highlighted ADB's commitment to reduce the bank's carbon emissions from its operations. In particular, he highlighted that ADB procured certified emission reductions (CERs) from the Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) project registered by the UNFCCC to offset…

The Strategic Mitigation Adaptation and Resilience (SMART) Tool: Integrating Planning Objectives in Southeast Asia and Pacific Countries

18 June 2019
Developing long-term low emissions development strategies (LT-LEDS) provides an opportunity for Asia-Pacific countries highly vulnerable to the impacts of climate change to simultaneously achieve other development objectives, including energy and food security, economic resilience and resilience to…

AIIB’s Sustainable Energy Strategy and Financing

18 June 2019
The presentation gives a brief introduction to the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB)'s Sustainable Energy Strategy, energy investment portfolio and products focusing on clean energy and renewables. It also gives an overview of AIIB's Environment, Social and Governance (ESG) Enhanced…

Scaling Up E-Mobility as a Platform for Sustainable Urban Transportation

18 June 2019
Electrification of transport modes is already a global trend. In this scene-setting presentation, ADB's Ki-Joon Kim makes a case for electric vehicles (EVs) as an immediate solution for reducing GHG and urban pollution. He also outlines the deciding factors for electric vehicle viability, as well…

Blockchain’s Potential for Solar Powered EV Charging Stations

18 June 2019
Electric Vehicles (EVs) are hailed as a silver bullet to reduce carbon emissions in smart cities. However, EV charging can destabilize the grid by spiking power demand. Evergo is a blockchain-based, plug-and-play backend system that addresses this challenge. It tracks energy trading and diversifies…

Data-driven Strategies for Sustainable Deployment of Solar Pumps

18 June 2019
Solar pumps present an opportunity to extend access to irrigation in Asia. The presentation highlighted The Council's multi-pronged research on identifying gaps and solutions to facilitate solar-powered irrigation in a sustainable manner. This ranges from end-users' outlook about solar pumps,…