Partnerships
Portfolio-oriented documentary projects
Tree Media Group
APACdr Working Group & APACdr Summit @ Ecosperity
Carbon Business Council
Tree Media Group
Our initiatives bridge the gap between complex climate science and compelling narratives that drive engagement.
Film + Action Model + Docu Series
Explores how global systems empower communities and nature linking biodiversity, indigenous stewardship, forests, mangroves, carbon projects and innovation.
Where nature and policy converge
Film + Action Model + Docu Series
The Biochar Effect delves deeply into the complexities and promise of biochar. An ancient, now made new again, material formed from pyrolysis.
An ancient solution made new
Interactive Engagement Platform
Digital engagement and gifting platform that turns viewing into action, connecting audiences with durable carbon removal projects through innovative technology.
Watch. Learn. Remove.
Carbon Business Council
Together we've created a roadmap delivering the APACdr Working Group, a CDR Regional Policy Primer and the APACdr Summit during Ecosperity Week Temasek’s annual flagship sustainability conference, the week convenes decision-makers, innovators, and partners to advance systems-level solutions that accelerate Asia’s transition toward a future that is both dynamic and sustainable.
ABOUT THE APACdr WORKING GROUP
The APACdr Working Group is a regional platform convening policymakers, industry leaders, project developers and financiers to shape a coherent and credible pathway for carbon dioxide removal (CDR) in Asia-Pacific (APAC).
Anchored in Singapore and connected to global expertise through the Carbon Business Council and Emerald Climate, the group focuses on closing critical coordination gaps. Over its initial phase, APACdr will support policy dialogue and consultation responses, develop a shared regional policy primer with a focus on Article 6 and emerging compliance frameworks, and create structured moments for collaboration during major regional convenings. The objective is to build Asia’s collective CDR voice grounded in regional realities, aligned with global standards, and accelerate responsible scale-up across APAC.
APACdr Summit @ Ecosperity
The APACdr Summit convenes policymakers, institutional capital, industrial buyers, project developers, innovations to address a central question:
How can Asia finance and scale carbon removal by 2030 and beyond?
More details reach out to: Info@CarbonBusinessCouncil.org. hello@emeraldclimate.co.
Reports & Insights
The living hub of Emerald Climate, convenings, collaborations, and insights. We view our content collaborations and partnerships as catalyst for systems change, embedding carbon removal into climate, policy, and industrial agendas.
SEMICON SEA 2025, SEMI's Sustainability Forum Half Day Summit Co-Hosted with Emerald Climate | Day 3 | 22 May 2025 | Singapore
Theme: Catalyzing a Net-Zero Semiconductor Value Chain
Co-hosted by SEMI and Emerald Climate, this half-day summit brought together global semiconductor leaders, investors, policymakers, and climate innovators to chart actionable net-zero strategies through scalable nature-based and technology-based strategies.
Discussions covered incentives, risks, and infrastructure gaps shaping carbon removal adoption, highlighting the role SEMI member companies can play in anchoring credible demand, piloting standards, and accelerating pathways to net-zero.
News & Events
Advancing carbon removal requires showing up where markets, policy, and innovation intersect, not as spectators, but as collaborators shaping outcomes.
Our engagements are built around deliberate participation: convening partners, influencing frameworks, and translating ideas into action through trusted relationships and shared missions.
Singapore January 2026
Market Formation
APACdr Working Group Launch
A strategic partnership between the Carbon Business Council & Emerald Climate
Carbon Business Council and Emerald Climate Launch APACdr Initiative to Advance Asia-Pacific Carbon Removal Leadership
Co-written with Carbon Business Council
Singapore, February 25 2026 – The Carbon Business Council (CO2BC) and Emerald Climate have launched Asia-Pacific Carbon Dioxide Removal (APACdr), a new regional initiative designed to accelerate the responsible scale-up of carbon dioxide removal (CDR) across Asia-Pacific.
Home to more than 60 percent of the world’s population and approximately half of global emissions, Asia-Pacific will play a decisive role in shaping the future of carbon removal. Technical capability, financial expertise, and project development capacity are expanding across the region. The next phase of progress, however, depends on coordinated demand signals, regulatory clarity, and institutional adoption.
APACdr is a Singapore-anchored working group convening policymakers, financial institutions, corporate buyers, project developers, and civil society leaders to align on practical pathways to scale carbon removal. The inaugural session in January 2026 brought together 26 organizations spanning financial institutions, multinational corporations, carbon project developers, ratings agencies, and non-profit organizations, reflecting broad regional engagement and cross-sector commitment.
Throughout 2026, APACdr will focus on the financial and policy architecture required to drive the scaling of carbon removal markets, including:
- Portfolio-based procurement models
- Blended pricing mechanisms
- Demand aggregation approaches
- Integration with global carbon markets
- Educating regional stakeholders about CDR
The initiative builds on the Carbon Business Council’s growing footprint in the Asia-Pacific region. In 2025, the organization co-convened regional events and contributed thought leadership in The Business Times, highlighting APAC’s growing influence in carbon removal. APACdr will further strengthen this engagement through the development of a regional Carbon Removal Policy Primer and recurring APACdr working group sessions.
During Ecosperity Week, the coalition will host the APACdr Summit, a dedicated forum examining policy design, financial instruments, and procurement frameworks necessary to scale high-integrity CDR across the region. The working group is led by Ben Rubin and Pauline Wray. Pauline leads Emerald Climate and brings more than 20 years of experience as a founder, strategist, and advisor to ventures across climate and finance. Ben is the Executive Director and Co-Founder of the Carbon Business Council.
APACdr provides a structured platform to align capital, policy, and market demand at a pivotal moment for climate strategy in Asia-Pacific, positioning the region to lead in building a durable and competitive carbon removal sector.
About the Carbon Business Council
The Carbon Business Council (CO2BC) is a coalition representing more than 100 carbon management organizations across all major pathways who are united to build a more prosperous planet. Our coalition accelerates market development across sectors and continents through ecosystem building, policy engagement, and public affairs.
For further information: Info@CarbonBusinessCouncil.org. hello@emeraldclimate.co.
Paris · April 2025
Storytelling & Education
Premier Legion 44 and advance public and real economy/brands understanding of CDR.
Singapore· May 2025
Policy & Finance
Position Singapore as a
CDR hub for APAC.
Singapore· May 2025
Industry & Innovation
Advancing carbon removal as a pillar of semiconductor sustainability and competitiveness.
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Singapore · June 2025
Industry & Innovation
Next-Gen Forest “X-Ray” biomass mapping.
India · October 2025
Market Formation
Panel exploring Article 6 as the engine to fund Global South carbon removal at scale.
Singapore · October 2025
South–South Cooperation
Fireside chat to build cross-regional policy and investment bridges.
About
Pauline Wray
Founder & CEO
Pauline Wray builds platforms at the intersection of climate, capital, and culture, where policy, markets, and storytelling converge to drive systems change.
Over the past 25 years, she has worked across finance, innovation, and sustainability, shaping how institutions adopt new technologies and coordinate across sectors. She co-founded the FinTech Control Tower at Boston Consulting Group and Expand Research Asia, later acquired by BCG, advising Fortune 100 companies and regulators including the Monetary Authority of Singapore.
Her work is grounded in the belief that meaningful systems change happens when leaders connect across industries, disciplines, and borders and when abstract challenges are translated into concrete action.
Today, Pauline is an Executive Producer with Tree Media Group, the think tank studio behind The 11th Hour and Legion 44, and works with investors, nonprofits, and ecosystem builders to align capital, narrative, and innovation. She is a Partner at Her Planet Earth and a Global Ambassador for Investors for Climate.
A near-fatal accident reshaped her perspective on leadership and resilience. A mother of three, she brings a long-term, global systems mindset to what she builds.