Ecosperity Week 2026 Focuses on Sustainable AI, Climate Finance and Asia’s Net Zero Transition

SINGAPORE, May 19, 2026 – Temasek has officially opened Ecosperity Week 2026 in Singapore, bringing together global leaders across government, finance, technology and sustainability at a time when Asia faces mounting pressure to accelerate climate action while balancing economic growth, energy security and the rapid rise of artificial intelligence.

Now underway from 18 to 21 May 2026, the 12th edition of Temasek’s flagship sustainability platform is centred on the theme “Asia’s Race Towards 2030: Powered by Innovation, Driven with Intent”. The conference is placing strong emphasis on sustainable AI, climate adaptation and resilience, carbon markets and transition financing.

This year’s discussions are taking place against a backdrop of increasing geopolitical volatility, rising energy demand from AI infrastructure and hyperscale data centres, and growing urgency around translating climate ambitions into commercially viable and scalable solutions.

Speaking at the opening of Ecosperity Week 2026, Kyung-Ah Park, Chief Sustainability Officer at Temasek, said Asia is entering a defining phase in its decarbonisation journey.

“We are at a defining moment,” Park said.

“The path to decarbonisation has become more complex amid geopolitical volatility and economic uncertainty, but the direction of travel is clear. Renewables, batteries and clean energy systems are increasingly the economic and resilient choices.”

She added that the accelerating growth of AI and digital infrastructure could become a powerful force in enabling climate innovation if managed responsibly.

“The surge in AI and data centre demand, if responsibly harnessed, can be a powerful catalyst for innovation and scale,” Park said.

Sustainable AI and Climate Financing Dominate Discussions

A major theme emerging from the conference is the intersection between artificial intelligence and sustainability, an area increasingly shaping Asia’s energy transition and infrastructure planning agenda.

As governments and corporations continue investing aggressively into AI ecosystems and data centre infrastructure, concerns are intensifying over the sector’s growing electricity demand, carbon footprint and long-term sustainability implications.

At the same time, AI is also being positioned as a key enabler for climate modelling, energy optimisation, industrial efficiency and smarter capital deployment.

Reflecting this duality, Ecosperity Week 2026 is seeing the launch of several major reports examining the convergence between AI and climate transition strategies.

Among them is the “AI x Sustainability Series”, jointly developed by Temasek, Standard Chartered and the Singapore Green Finance Centre, which explores Southeast Asia’s “dual transition” where digital transformation and decarbonisation are unfolding simultaneously.

Another report, “The Private Capital Opportunity in AI-Powered Climate and Sustainability”, developed by Temasek and Boston Consulting Group, examines emerging investment opportunities at the intersection of sustainability and AI technologies.

The FAST Conference, taking place on 20 May, will focus on financing mechanisms needed to accelerate Asia’s transition, including blended finance, risk-sharing structures, climate adaptation funding and public-private partnerships.

Energy Transition, Resilience and Carbon Markets in Focus

Ecosperity Week 2026 is also addressing broader questions surrounding Asia’s energy transition, industrial competitiveness and climate resilience.

Innovation Day sessions on 19 May are examining practical and commercially viable climate solutions across areas including critical minerals, energy security, AI-driven sustainability applications and low-carbon infrastructure.

The conference programme reflects increasing recognition that Asia’s transition pathway will likely depend on balancing climate goals with economic growth priorities and energy reliability concerns.

More than 60 partner events organised by nearly 40 global organisations are taking place throughout the week across seven major themes including AI, carbon markets, adaptation and resilience, energy transition, financing, innovation and impact investing.

These include sessions hosted by organisations such as Google, BlackRock, World Bank Group, BloombergNEF and UN Global Compact Network Singapore.

Key sessions underway include “Google AI for the Planet”, “Code Red to Code Green: Activating AI for Climate Action in APAC Now”, and “Accelerating Transition and Climate Adaptation Finance in Asia”.

The Ecosperity Action Hub has also returned this year as a networking and collaboration platform designed to connect investors, corporates, innovators and policymakers around deployable climate solutions and scalable sustainability initiatives.

Global Leaders Gather as Asia Faces Decisive Climate Decade

The conference has drawn senior policymakers, sustainability executives, investors and climate leaders from across Asia-Pacific and beyond.

Featured speakers this year include Teo Chee Hean, Chairman of Temasek Holdings; Matt Kean, Chair of Australia’s Climate Change Authority; Ben King, Country Managing Director for Singapore and Malaysia at Google; Ma Jun, Chairman of the Green Finance Committee of China Society for Finance and Banking; Connor Teskey, CEO of Brookfield Asset Management’s energy business; and Abigail Ng, Chief Sustainability Officer at the Monetary Authority of Singapore.

The conference is also expected to release the Ecosperity Impact Report, outlining the sustainability platform’s cumulative impact and role as a catalytic convenor for climate partnerships and systems-level collaboration over the years.

As discussions continue through the week, Ecosperity Week 2026 is reinforcing Singapore’s positioning as a major convening platform for climate finance, sustainable innovation and Asia’s broader transition economy, particularly at a time when the region’s pathway toward net zero is becoming increasingly intertwined with AI, infrastructure investment and long-term economic resilience.