https://www.scmp.com/rss/321526/feed John Haffner is deputy director of sustainability at Hang Lung Properties, where he is responsible for formulating the group-wide sustainability strategy and driving its execution. He is also a global governing trustee of the Urban Land Institute and co-chair of the institute's Asia-Pacific Net Zero Council. en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com John Haffner,Jenny Lee,Lisa Sachs John Haffner,Jenny Lee,Lisa Sachs For decades, New York and London have defined the flow of global capital. But while markets still chase short-term returns in US equities, the next great wave of productive investment is taking shape in East Asia, led by China’s financing, manufacturing and export of the clean technologies that are remaking the global economy. That contrast has only widened. As the United States retreats from climate leadership, China has doubled down. A day after US President Donald Trump called climate change... https://www.scmp.com/opinion/china-opinion/article/3334872/how-hong-kong-can-distinguish-itself-climate-finance-hub?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/opinion/china-opinion/article/3334872/how-hong-kong-can-distinguish-itself-climate-finance-hub?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 09 Dec 2025 01:30:09 +0000 “If we act quickly, we still have a chance to save the world.” This is a popular mantra at climate change conferences, and it will be heard again at the global Conference of the Parties at the end of November in Paris. But for the first time, the notion is starting to look like more than wishful thinking. Sure, the massive challenge is still there: We have little room to add more carbon emissions to the atmosphere before we pass the point of no return, yet emissions keep rising, and the prospect... https://www.scmp.com/tech/innovation/article/1878166/how-china-can-tip-scales-climate-change-taming-its-coal-dragon-among?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/tech/innovation/article/1878166/how-china-can-tip-scales-climate-change-taming-its-coal-dragon-among?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 12 Nov 2015 07:45:45 +0000