Ecosperity Impact Report Positions Singapore as a Key Convening Hub for Asia’s Climate Transition

SINGAPORE, May 19, 2026 – A newly released Ecosperity Impact Report has highlighted how Singapore’s flagship sustainability platform has evolved into one of Asia’s most influential climate and sustainable finance convening ecosystems, increasingly shaping regional conversations around carbon markets, transition finance, clean energy and systems-level climate collaboration.

Commissioned by Temasek and prepared by Eco-Business, the report argues that Asia’s sustainability transition has entered a decisive and increasingly complex phase, requiring deeper collaboration between governments, investors, corporations, multilateral institutions and innovators.

The report notes that Asia currently accounts for more than half of global greenhouse gas emissions and is expected to drive 90 per cent of global energy demand growth by 2050, placing the region at the centre of the global climate transition.

However, geopolitical fragmentation, economic uncertainty, energy security concerns and competing national priorities are making it increasingly difficult to align capital, policy and implementation at the scale required for decarbonisation.

Against this backdrop, the report positions Ecosperity as a critical regional platform helping connect policy ambition, financing mechanisms and implementation pathways across Asia’s transition ecosystem.

Launched in 2014 as a small half-day sustainability conference, Ecosperity has since evolved into a multi-dimensional regional sustainability platform. By 2025, Ecosperity Week brought together more than 4,000 participants from over 50 countries and 17 industries, with 81 per cent of attendees comprising C-suite executives and senior decision-makers.

Across five editions between 2021 and 2025, the platform convened more than 15,000 participants while significantly expanding its partner-event ecosystem.

Ecosperity Emerging as a Systems-Level Climate Platform

Rather than functioning solely as an annual conference, the report argues that Ecosperity’s influence lies in the conditions it creates for long-term ecosystem collaboration and systems-level engagement.

The report identifies five major dimensions of impact: catalytic convening, sustainable finance mobilisation, regional systems change, amplification of climate solutions and cumulative long-term influence.

A key finding is that the platform increasingly acts as a bridge between policymakers, regulators, investors, corporates, development finance institutions, philanthropies and climate innovators, many of whom do not traditionally operate within the same forums.

The report notes that this cross-sector convergence is becoming increasingly important as Asia attempts to balance decarbonisation, economic growth, energy affordability and industrial competitiveness simultaneously.

“Ecosperity was never intended to be just a standalone event — it was always about catalysing action across the broader ecosystem,” Alvin Low, Director, Macro Strategy and Ecosperity at Temasek, said in the report.

The report also highlights how the platform has evolved from early-stage sustainability awareness-building into a more implementation-focused ecosystem addressing issues such as transition credits, ASEAN power connectivity, sustainable aviation fuel, carbon market integrity and blended finance structures.

Carbon Markets and Sustainable Finance Move Centre Stage

One of the strongest themes emerging from the report is Ecosperity’s growing role in supporting Asia’s sustainable finance and carbon market ecosystem development.

The report argues that Asia’s challenge is not simply a shortage of capital, but the difficulty of making transition projects sufficiently bankable, investable and scalable for institutional investors.

The Financing Asia’s Transition (FAST) Conference, now a major component of Ecosperity Week, brought together more than 1,000 delegates from 640 organisations in 2025.

The report highlights several major financing and market initiatives that have either been launched, accelerated or strengthened through Ecosperity-related engagement.

Among them is FAST-P, the blended finance initiative launched by the Monetary Authority of Singapore at COP28, which aims to mobilise up to US$5 billion for green and transition financing across Asia.

The report also points to the role Ecosperity has played in facilitating discussions around transition credits, voluntary carbon market integrity and Article 6 implementation frameworks.

Singapore’s carbon markets agenda features prominently throughout the report, including discussions around the ASEAN Common Carbon Framework, Verra’s transition credit methodology announcements and the launch of the Singapore Emissions Factors Registry.

As of April 2026, Singapore had signed Article 6 implementation agreements with 11 countries, including Rwanda, whose agreement was signed during Ecosperity Week 2025.

The report also highlights the Green Fuel Forward Initiative, launched at Ecosperity 2025 with 16 signatories to help accelerate demand signals for sustainable aviation fuel certificates and production investment across the region.

Climate Innovation and AI-Driven Sustainability Gain Momentum

The report also identifies climate innovation, AI-enabled sustainability solutions and implementation-oriented technologies as rapidly growing priorities within the Ecosperity ecosystem.

The Ecosperity Action Hub expanded to 21 impact-focused sessions in 2025, reflecting rising interest in deployable climate technologies and commercially scalable solutions.

Technologies increasingly featured include AI-enabled energy systems, sustainable aviation fuels, carbon removal technologies and next-generation cooling systems.

The report also highlights the role of The Liveability Challenge, presented by Temasek Foundation and organised by Eco-Business, in accelerating climate innovation.

Across eight editions, the challenge has attracted more than 1,200 submissions from over 100 countries, deployed close to US$10.4 million in catalytic funding and supported 54 start-ups focused on sustainability and urban resilience solutions.

The report additionally notes that Ecosperity’s thought leadership agenda has evolved significantly in recent years, moving beyond awareness-building into implementation-focused themes including transition finance, adaptation, carbon market integrity, disclosure frameworks and AI’s energy implications.

Singapore Strengthens Role as Asia’s Climate and Transition Hub

A recurring conclusion throughout the report is that Ecosperity’s growing importance stems from its positioning as an Asia-centric sustainability platform grounded in the realities of the region’s economic and development pathways.

Unlike many global climate forums, Ecosperity frames sustainability discussions through the lens of Asia’s industrialisation, infrastructure growth, energy security and financing needs.

The report also points to growing international engagement, with participation from investors and technology providers outside Asia nearly doubling between 2021 and 2025.

“Ecosperity has become not only a platform that brings the world to Asia, but increasingly one that helps carry Asia’s voice into the wider global sustainability landscape,” the report states.

The report concludes that Ecosperity’s long-term impact should not be measured by any single announcement or annual edition, but by its cumulative ability to build trust, strengthen institutional relationships and create enabling conditions for scalable climate and sustainability solutions across Asia.