Mitigating the presence of super pollutants in the atmosphere is a matter of utmost urgency for Asia. To succeed in this venture, philanthropists and investors have a significant part to play in creating innovative solutions that mitigate the issue. While the region is experiencing a period of unprecedented economic growth and affluence, experts believe that this growth will only be sustained if Asia embraces a sustainable, low-carbon development especially in the face of the worsening effects of climate change. A key to mitigating climate change would be to reduce the emission of Short Lived Climate Pollutants (SLCPs).
SLCPs, such as black carbon or soot, methane, tropospheric ozone and some hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs), are responsible for up to 50% of climate change according to scientists and can be dangerous air pollutants, with various detrimental impacts on human health, agriculture and ecosystems. Asian industries across different sectors are a major source of SLCPs such as methane from rice paddies and livestock farming and black carbon from forest fires and manufacturing. Businesses and funders have an opportunity here to put in place practices and policies to reduce the emission of SCLPs in their work and supply chains, as well as move their capital to support regional SLCP-targeted projects and research and development to find innovative ways to reduce SLCP emissions.
We invite you to join us for this session, where AVPN Climate Action Platform will convene leading climate experts, investors, philanthropists and solution providers to discuss the opportunities for and challenges of moving capital towards solutions that reduce SLCPs and how solution providers can form partnerships to scale their solutions.
Key Takeaways:
- Understand the benefits of combined CO2 and SLCP mitigation
- Mainstream SLCP mitigation investments into ESG portfolios
- Learn about SLCP mitigation measures and solution opportunities in Asia
- Leverage on innovative finance to raise capital to abate SLCPs