Valerie Kwan

Curious about simply everything.

[InfluenceMap @InfluenceMap]

🚨 NEW REPORT 🚨

New documents reveal the International Gas Union's strategy for locking in fossil fuels:

- "greening" the image of gas
- "find a positive message to defend and enhance the role of gas"
- Target the UN, World Bank, and others

Read more: https://t.co/Quavck8QD0

[Asia Investor Group on Climate Change @AIGCC_update]

New survey data: Corporate engagement is a leading tool for investors to decarbonise portfolios. Read 4th edition of our #netzero investment report: https://t.co/Naptnrh4QW
Feat. case studies by @BNPPAM_COM @CapitalDynam @gicsingapore #Invesco @Fitch_ESG

[Valerie Kwan @valkwan]

@BecMW28 @jeremytwit1 I am so sorry to hear this!!! ;(

[Valerie Kwan @valkwan]

Despite growing climate exacerbated extreme weather events affecting the region, Asia has the most to gain in terms of technological opportunities in climate change @AIGCC_update @IGCC_Update #igccsummit

[Asia Investor Group on Climate Change @AIGCC_update]

Facilitating the 3rd panel at the first global TCFD summit - TCFD in Asia: Challenges and Opportunities. Great discussion on engagement with companies around innovation and opportunities in climate change. #TCFD #ClimateChange #TCFDSummit #Tokyo

[Valerie Kwan @valkwan]

Looking forward to more green investments referencing the newly released Green Investment Guidance issued by the TCFD Consortium in Tokyo.

[Valerie Kwan @valkwan]

Panel at TCFD Summit: “From Divestment to Engagement” - embrace the concept of universal ownership in investing and advocate change through engagement. #TCFD #Tokyo #ClimateChange @AIGCC_update

[Valerie Kwan @valkwan]

Great to see high level support in pushing climate higher up on the agenda for governments, companies and investors.

[Asia Investor Group on Climate Change @AIGCC_update]

Mark Carney as one of the keynote speakers at the first global TCFD Summit in Tokyo, encourages for increased disclosure, refining metrics for decision-useful measure, building strategic resilience and to consider portfolios for transition to net zero #TCFD #Tokyo #ClimateChange

[Valerie Kwan @valkwan]

Among various risks affecting enterprise resilience, climate disasters such as impact of typhoon on Japan, flooding in India, droughts in China... expose Asian economies to risks of colossal losses and business disruption. #FMGlobalResilience https://t.co/glzEDhOkgw

[Asia Investor Group on Climate Change @AIGCC_update]

HK SFC could do more on new ESG guidelines: ACGA https://t.co/LIhVkdkWGE

[Asia Investor Group on Climate Change @AIGCC_update]

New report: Asia is the most exposed region to costs from extreme weather events in 1.5c, 2c or 3c scenario @chinawaterrisk @Manulife

[Valerie Kwan @valkwan]

Amazing and this also serves as a constant reminder that there is a lot more work that needs to be coming for companies and investors to come to the frontlines to actively transition to climate goals in line with the Paris Agreement.

[Climate Action 100+ @ActOnClimate100]

Bloomberg take an in-depth look at Climate Action 100+: "[It] isn’t out to slay corporate climate villains; it wants to help them succeed, albeit on different terms. The movement is working, & it’s growing. And it’s coming for everyone." Via @KellyGilblom. https://t.co/O0n4t90CI5

[Asia Investor Group on Climate Change @AIGCC_update]

Japan's key Ministries: Financial Services Agency, Environment and Energy Trade &Industry (METI) launching TCFD investor &company consortium in May @FSB_TCFD @tcfd_JFSA

[Asia Investor Group on Climate Change @AIGCC_update]

Major new report: Are Asia's Pension Funds ready gor Climate Change? 'Asian economies are most exposed to climate risks but also have the most to gain from the low carbon transition' https://t.co/XzEMXJtvt7 @chinawaterrisk @Manulife

[Ma Jun @MJ_GreenFinance]

China and the EU, as the largest green financial markets of the world, are looking to join forces to harmonize their standards for green and sustainable finance.

[Asia Investor Group on Climate Change @AIGCC_update]

China's new 'Green Catalogue' just unveiled https://t.co/7W16MJsTLn

[Valerie Kwan @valkwan]

"...the development of a climate-intelligent agricultural model, and opening up of the ETS is one of the internationally and commonly agreed ways forward."#CPPCC2019 #ClimateChange #China https://t.co/sazh9QIMPm

[Valerie Kwan @valkwan]

"...producing more food, by itself, does not enable the hungry to eat. Thus, agribusiness and its philanthropic promoters are often the problem, not the solution, in feeding the world." Time to look at problems from a more holistic view.. https://t.co/PGuOro0Xwd

[Asia Investor Group on Climate Change @AIGCC_update]

Happy New Year of the (Roast) Pig as Hong Kong has its hottest Lunar New Year since 1884. https://t.co/sBT6WS2CLX

[Edward Mason @edwardcmason]

Ground-breaking commitment from BP to back shareholder resolution from @ActOnClimate100 leads asking it to align strategy & capex with well below 2 degrees goal of #ParisAgreement Delighted the Commissioners were able to support @HermesEOS & @LGIM on this https://t.co/ryiTsJZlou