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Issue 169: Carbon credit insurance gets MAS boost; sustainable loans draw scrutiny

This week in ESG: Carbon market development grant to offset cost of insuring credits; recent ESG-labelled financing deals under spotlight

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Kenneth Lim

Kenneth Lim

Published Fri, Oct 31, 2025 · 07:00 PM
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    • The global value of trades in voluntary carbon markets fell 29 per cent to about US$0.5 billion in 2024.
    • The global value of trades in voluntary carbon markets fell 29 per cent to about US$0.5 billion in 2024. ILLUSTRATION: KENNETH LIM

    Carbon markets

    Tackling integrity through insurance

    The field of carbon credit insurance could get a boost from Singapore’s newly announced initiatives to support the development of carbon markets.

    As part of those initiatives, the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) is launching a S$15 million Financial Sector Carbon Market Development Grant to address “near-term cost barriers” faced by financial institutions.

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