After a brutal period that hurt startups and companies with exposure to the US, green shoots are emerging in Asia in some sectors.
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Nature & Climate Perspective
**Geopolitical instability is accelerating capital allocation toward Asian climate adaptation and agricultural resilience, fostering localized ecological restoration. **
- Supply chain disruptions are driving capital into regional LULUCF projects, enhancing soil organic carbon and restoring degraded agricultural land.
- Accelerated funding for climate resilience is boosting coastal Blue Carbon initiatives across vulnerable Asian archipelagos, bolstering marine biodiversity.
- The rapid deployment of localized agritech is reducing ecological pressure on native forests by increasing the yield and resilience of existing arable lands.
Market & Policy Outlook
**The rapid growth of impact investing in Asia demands alignment with strict international frameworks to prevent market fragmentation and ensure high-integrity carbon pricing. **
- Emerging climate investments are increasingly leveraging Article 6.2 and Article 6.4 mechanisms, positioning ITMOs as key risk-mitigation tools for sovereign and private capital.
- Corporate actors in Asia are using this capital surge to align with SBTi targets, increasing regional demand for high-integrity Scope 3 emissions reductions.
- To attract institutional capital, new Asian carbon projects are benchmarking against the ICVCM Core Carbon Principles (CCPs), addressing past integrity concerns in the voluntary carbon market.
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