From EVs to hydrogen, Asia's green tech sector perseveres amid financing hurdles

Nikkei-Financial Times summit highlights transition urgency amid climate change

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VinFast Auto Chairwoman Le Thi Thu Thuy speaks during the Asia Green Tech Summit in Singapore on March 7. (Photo by Hiroki Endo)

TSUBASA SURUGA and DYLAN LOH, Nikkei staff writers

SINGAPORE -- Bringing green mobility to public transit, along with a focused push for renewable energy, can pave the way for viable solutions to climate change, even as green technology grapples with overcoming funding constraints to deliver long-term answers for Asia in transitioning to a low-carbon future.

This was highlighted on Thursday by participants in the Asia Green Tech Summit, hosted by Nikkei and the Financial Times, in which investors and green tech players called for urgent action to spur the region along in the green transition.

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