17 Jun, 2026

Unlocking Green Finance in Southeast Asia (Podcast)

Southeast Asia faces a staggering $1.1 trillion annual climate funding gap, with an estimated $800 billion shortfall each year. What is blocking the flow of green capital into the region?

In this episode, David Austin and James Balzer speak with Nikki Kemp, Executive Director of the Singapore Green Finance Centre at Singapore Management University, to unpack the structural barriers to sustainable finance in Southeast Asia — and what is being done to address them.