Building Confidence in Carbon Markets
Building Confidence in Carbon Markets| www.nccs.gov.sg
First-of-its-kind government coalition to issue shared principles on carbon credit use by COP30 to boost climate finance The Governments of Kenya, Singapore, and the United Kingdom today announced the creation of The Coalition to Grow Carbon Markets, a first-of-a-kind government-led initiative to strengthen voluntary demand for carbon credits. A thriving carbon market will unlock finance to support the decarbonisation and sustainable development agendas of Emerging Markets and Developing Econ...| National Climate Change Secretariat
REMARKS BY SINGAPORE'S AMBASSADOR FOR CLIMATE ACTION AT LAUNCH OF COALITION TO GROW CARBON MARKETS, LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE, UNITED KINGDOM, 24 JUNE 2025 A Government Coalition to Grow Carbon Markets Why are we here? We are about 1.5 trillion US dollars short of what is required each year to meet the goals of the Paris Agreement. Carbon markets are a powerful lever to help narrow this funding gap at the pace and scale needed. When businesses buy carbon credits to meet their climate targets, the...| National Climate Change Secretariat
SPEECH BY SINGAPORE'S AMBASSADOR FOR CLIMATE ACTION AT THE NET ZERO DELIVERY SUMMIT, LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM, 23 JUNE 2025 Two Levers to Unlock Transition Finance Distinguished guests, ladies and gentlemen. Transition finance – especially in developing countries - remains severely inadequate. We are still about 1.5 trillion US dollars short each year of what is required to meet the goals of the Paris Agreement. Public capital is willing but insufficient to bridge the gap; private capital is ...| National Climate Change Secretariat
KEYNOTE ADDRESS AT AMERICAN CHAMBER SINGAPORE SUSTAINABILITY FORUM AMCHAMSG HUB, SHAW CENTRE, SINGAPORE, 17 JUNE 2025| www.nccs.gov.sg
Keynote Address by Senior Minister and Coordinating Minister for National Security Teo Chee Hean at Ecosperity on 6 May 2025 Asia’s Climate Battle: Mobilising Regional Action for a Sustainable Future Mr Lim Boon Heng, Chairman of Temasek Holdings, Excellencies, Ladies and Gentlemen, We meet at a time of deepening global uncertainty. The international trading order has been upended. Supply chains are being redrawn. Global leadership is in flux, giving rise to a more arbitrary, protectionist,...| National Climate Change Secretariat
REMARKS BY SINGAPORE’S AMBASSADOR FOR CLIMATE ACTION AT THE PHILANTHROPY ASIA SUMMIT 2025, MARINA BAY SANDS, SINGAPORE, 5 MAY 2025 Three Ways Philanthropy Can Support Climate Action Good afternoon, ladies and gentlemen. The climate agenda is facing headwinds, not just in the US, but everywhere. Concerns about cost of living and job security rank high in people’s minds. Businesses are reviewing their sustainability goals amid heightened economic uncertainty. Governments are recalibrating...| National Climate Change Secretariat
Speech by Singapore’s Ambassador for Climate Action at the Singapore Business Federation Dialogue in 2025 at the SGX Centre 1 (Auditorium), Singapore, 17 March 2025| www.nccs.gov.sg
Speech by Senior Minister and Coordinating Minister for National Security Teo Chee Hean, Committee of Supply Debate 2025| www.nccs.gov.sg
Opening Remarks by Singapore's Ambassador for Climate Action at Ecosperity Conversations 2025 Drivers of Climate Action: Politics, Economics, Nature Ladies and gentlemen, good morning. Let me start by posing a question. Which of these recent developments do you think is the most significant for the future of climate action? One, the announcement by the United States that it is withdrawing from the Paris Agreement. Two, the global average levelised cost of electricity from solar energy coming ...| National Climate Change Secretariat
