IFC Asia Pacific

Cooling was a blind spot in the energy transition. But more recently, it has been at the forefront of government action to tackle extreme heat and the #climatecrisis.   Led by the UN Environment Programme, the Cool Coalition joined the Government of Colombia, ONUDI Colombia, and partners including the IFC - International Finance Corporation this week for a study trip to #Singapore with country delegates and cooling stakeholders, where they explored the use of passive and district cooling approaches to provide thermal comfort for all and learn about initiatives that will help deliver climate-friendly and energy-efficient cooling at scale.   The trip included a workshop hosted by IFC on financing for district cooling projects, presented by Upasana Varma, IFC’s Global Lead for Municipal Finance.   Learn more about the study trip here: http://wrld.bg/wTHU50OmokB   Clean Cooling Collaborative, Tabreed, Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH, IFC Infrastructure, Stanislava Barbova, Jinrui Liu, Jackie Jiang, Jiayun (Joey) Zou, Isabel Chatterton, Jason Pellmar, Nicolas Marquier, Kim-See L., Riccardo Puliti

Kawasan Asia Timur dan Pasifik, termasuk Indonesia, merupakan rumah dari 70% bencana alam dunia. Namun, ada peluang untuk membangun masa depan yang lebih hijau. Renovasi Masjid Istiqlal, masjid terbesar di Asia Tenggara, menunjukkan bahwa investasi di infrastruktur tahan iklim seperti bangunan hijau dapat membawa perubahan signifikan dalam mencapai target iklim yang ambisius.     IFC - International Finance Corporation dan EDGE Buildings  bekerjasama dengan  Kementerian Pekerjaan Umum dan Perumahan Rakyat (PUPR) dan Green Building Council Indonesia untuk membantu Masjid Nasional Indonesia di Jakarta mendapatkan sertifikasi EDGE Final pertama di dunia untuk kategori tempat ibadah.     Renovasi ramah lingkungan pada bagian-bagian utama gedung mampu memangkas jejak karbon Masjid secara signifikan, dengan potensi penghematan energi sebesar 23% dan konsumsi air sebesar 36%. Baca selengkapnya: http://wrld.bg/uu4E50JYRJ0  

The East Asia and the Pacific region, including Indonesia, has endured 70% of the world’s natural disasters. There are opportunities to take direct action for a green future. The redevelopment of the Istiqlal Mosque, the largest mosque in Southeast Asia, shows that investing in climate resilient infrastructure, including green buildings, can make a measurable difference to an ambitious climate-action agenda. IFC - International Finance Corporation and EDGE Buildings partnered with Kementerian Pekerjaan Umum dan Perumahan Rakyat (PUPR) and Green Building Council Indonesia to help Indonesia’s national mosque, Istiqlal Mosque in Jakarta receive the world’s first Final EDGE certification for a place of worship.  An environmentally friendly retrofit of its key building features significantly lowered the mosque’s carbon footprint, with a potential saving of 23% of energy and 36% of water consumption.  Read more here: http://wrld.bg/uu4E50JYRJ0 

Did you know that #agriculture is a crucial part of #bhutan's economy, providing livelihoods for over half of the population and contributing over 17% to the GDP? That's why the European Union-IFC - International Finance Corporation funded ACSIIS project is working to promote sustainable #agribusiness with the launch of the IFC-EU ASCIIS Agri Advisory initiative in Bhutan. The project aims to enhance sustainable agriculture through greater private sector participation in Bhutan and was recently inaugurated by Thinley Namgyel, Secretary, Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock.   #agribusiness #sustainability Martin H. Ernest Bethe Harsh Vivek akira dhakhwa Gaki Tshering Franck Viault IFC Agribusiness

#AsiaPacific kini menjadi penghasil emisi gas rumah kaca terbesar, menghasilkan sekitar setengah dari CO2 dunia dengan bangunan dan konstruksi menyumbang lebih dari 30 persen dari total penggunaan energi di ekonomi pesat tumbuh seperti Vietnam, Indonesia dan Filipina.     Itulah mengapa meningkatkan efisiensi energi dan sumber daya pada konstruksi bangunan menjadi sangat penting untuk mengurangi jejak karbon.    Apresiasi besar untuk apartemen servis Ecoloft di Cikarang yang telah mendapatkan sertifikasi EDGE Zero Carbon pertama di #Indonesia. Aspek-aspek hijau dan upaya efisiensi energi lainnya dapat menutup hingga 50 persen dari konsumsi listriknya, dan diperkirakan telah memberikan penghematan energi sebesar 82 persen.     Penggunaan energi terbarukan serta pembelian karbon dari Kerangka Konvensi Perubahan Iklim Perserikatan Bangsa-Bangsa (UNFCCC) memungkinkan pengembangan ini untuk mengurangi jejak karbonnya menjadi nol. Serta memotong emisi hingga 95 ton per tahun, atau setara dengan mananam sekitar 1.500 pohon. http://wrld.bg/6XgR50OhZLZ   

#AsiaPacific has become the largest emitter of greenhouse gases, producing about half the world’s carbon dioxide with buildings account for more than 30 percent of the total energy use in fast-growing economies like Vietnam, Indonesia, and the Philippines.      That is why it is critical to improve energy and resource-efficiency aspects in buildings to reduce carbon footprints.      A big shoutout to the Ecoloft serviced apartments in Cikarang in the Bekasi regency east of the capital Jakarta that had been awarded the first EDGE Zero Carbon Certification in #Indonesia. The green aspects along with other energy efficiency measures that can cover 50 percent of its electricity consumption, is estimated to have delivered energy savings of 82 percent.   The use of renewable energy as well as the purchase of carbon offsets from the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) has enabled the development to reduce its carbon footprint to zero, cutting emissions by as much as of 95 tons per year, which is equivalent to planting around 1,500 trees. http://wrld.bg/6XgR50OhZLZ  

“With the right policies and reforms in place, countries in the Asia-Pacific region can leverage the private sector to maintain their growth momentum, tackle poverty, and respond to climate change,” Riccardo Puliti, Regional Vice President for Asia and the Pacific at IFC - International Finance Corporation, told CNA‘s Julie Yoo and Steve Lai this morning in #Singapore. “This will deliver profitability for companies and investors, while ultimately delivering the right public and social services for the population.” Watch the full interview here: http://wrld.bg/AoAb50Ol86y #energytransition #climatefinance #sustainableinfrastructure #inclusivegrowth

Climate finance is growing rapidly, but financing flows to help emerging markets in Asia decarbonize and strengthen the climate resilience of their infrastructure are far from enough, Hester DeCasper, IFC - International Finance Corporation’s Regional Head of Operations, said at The Global Impact Investing Network (GIIN) and the Financial Services Development Council’s ‘Navigating the future of Impact Investing in Asia’ conference in Hong Kong SAR, China. The event was GIIN’s first impact investing conference held in Asia. Read coverage of the event in the South China Morning Post SCMP: http://wrld.bg/g3qr50Ol5qz