Overcoming Paralysis: Reflections from the GenZero Climate Summit 2025

As global climate action faces headwinds from economic pressures and policy uncertainty, the GenZero Climate Summit 2025 brought together leading voices to address key barriers holding back decarbonisation efforts.

Critical barriers that need to be overcome include the lack of harmonised standards across carbon markets, talent gaps, limited flow of climate finance, scalability of solutions, and more. There is also a need to shift the climate conversation from moral obligation to economic value.

Southeast Asia (SEA) has emerged as a region of promise, offering abundant natural resources and supportive policy environments in countries like Singapore. The region is poised to become a hub for sustainable aviation fuel production, carbon project development, and climate financing.

Looking ahead, the discussions also revealed key enablers for progress: 

• Regulation – Having harmonised standards to build market confidence, drive participation, and enable consistent action 
• Capital and scale - Innovative financing mechanisms to bridge funding gaps; Public-private partnerships to catalyse funding and scale carbon project development 
• Talent – Developing a pipeline of skilled professionals who bring vital expertise and innovation to the sector. Download the full report to explore detailed insights and learn about the opportunities that lie within SEA’s emerging green economy.

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