- Singapore launched a climate change initiative via its Secretariat and collaborated with MAS on a related fund.
- IMO sets zero-emission fuel definitions while MAS supports SSFA's taxonomy launch in Singapore.
FEET Adopts Revised Singapore-Asia Taxonomy for Maritime Finance
What happened
The Fund for Energy Efficiency Technologies (FEET) became the first investment fund to adopt the revised Singapore-Asia Taxonomy for Sustainable Finance (SAT). This taxonomy, announced by the Singapore Sustainable Finance Association (SSFA) with support from the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS), recognizes vessel retrofits and energy efficiency technologies that reduce greenhouse gas emissions. FEET uses this framework to direct capital toward vessel retrofits and energy efficiency technologies.
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Why it matters
The adoption establishes a framework to direct capital toward sustainable maritime investment. This expands the scope of sustainable maritime investment beyond new low-emission vessels to include technologies that improve the environmental performance of existing ships.
The International Maritime Organization is setting zero-emission fuel definitions, while the Monetary Authority of Singapore supports the launch of the SSFA's taxonomy in Singapore.
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Who's involved
- Monetary Authority of SingaporeSupported the adoption of the revised Singapore-Asia Taxonomy for Sustainable Finance.
- DBS BankSupported the adoption of the revised Singapore-Asia Taxonomy for Sustainable Finance.
- Development Bank of JapanSupported the adoption of the revised Singapore-Asia Taxonomy for Sustainable Finance.
- SATIs the revised Singapore-Asia Taxonomy for Sustainable Finance adopted by FEET.
Who could feel it
Possible knock-on effectsThese are possibilities Brind reasoned out, not predictions, and not advice. Most are not stated in any report.
- Eastern Pacific ShippingSpeculative
Eastern Pacific Shipping might improve its eligibility for green financing through pilot study validation.
- Envision EnergySpeculative
Envision Energy may see reduced fuel demand if the taxonomy promotes efficiency.
- DBS BankSpeculative
DBS Bank could gain new structured finance opportunities via FEET's adoption of the taxonomy for sustainable maritime investment.
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The entities involved
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Monetary Authority of Singapore
registration authority
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DBS Bank
multinational banking and financial services company based in Singapore
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Development Bank of Japan
Japanese bank
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Lloyd's Register
company
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