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A charge on emissions for cargo vessels would become the first global carbon price, but disagreements on system design and starting prices remain.

30 May 2024

Cyclone Remal's devastation has fuelled calls for the country to ramp up preparations for increasingly wild weather.

Generation climate swaps banners for ballots to take on rising right in Europe.

From white-painted roofs to ponds and tree planting, sweltering cities are innovating to stay cool as heatwaves intensify.

If the EU is to achieve its 2030 and 2050 climate goals, it must act now to ensure that it can weather the inevitable …

Weekly Top 5 Movers

880 Hanwha Corp	35.20%
6472 NTN Corporation	15.66%
105560 KB Financial Group Inc.	15.11%
3436 SUMCO Corporation	12.77%
161390 HANKOOK TIRE & TECHNOLOGY Co., Ltd.	12.55%

Weekly Flop 5 Movers

5108 Bridgestone Corporation	-4.76%
603799 Zhejiang Huayou Cobalt Co., Ltd. Class A	-2.71%
7267 Honda Motor Co., Ltd.	-2.39%
5014 Malaysia Airports Holdings Bhd.	-2.17%
532296 Glenmark Pharmaceuticals Limited	-2.11%

Source: ESG Book

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While Asia Pacific utilities have expanded their renewables capacity in the last decade, all except those in Australia grew their coal capacity over the same period, pointing to the need to step up early coal retirement, finds a new study.

29 May 2024

As extreme heat events become more frequent, Asian cities are under pressure to protect their most vulnerable citizens.

Amid increasing stakeholder expectations for updated diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) strategies, a guide tailored to Malaysia's context has been launched to help corporate leaders deal with issues of fair treatment at the workplace.

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Indonesia will still be using coal by 2060, alongside emerging energy sources such as hydrogen and ammonia, policymakers said at an event in Jakarta. Indonesia has the potential to be a regional renewables powerhouse, but barriers such as fossil fuel subsidies are slowing the transition.

17 May 2024 • News

India is behind in handling intimate partner violence. Getting on top of the problem requires reform in law, health policy and changing attitudes. By Nishi Mitra vom Berg

29 May 2024

Australia’s gas future must involve energy security and climate security. The new government strategy fails to strike this balance. By Samantha Hepburn

House Bill 7705, the low carbon economy bill, could help the climate-vulnerable nation seize the economic opportunities that come with decarbonisation. By Ping Manongdo

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Sea orchards developed on decommissioned oil platforms

Former petrochemicals industry executives Steve Willis and Genevieve Hilton have written a novel set 50 years into the future that has a happy ending. They tell the Eco-Business podcast that the book is a pitch to carbon-intensive industries to try workable climate solutions.

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A growing number of pressures is pushing CSOs to the limit as the sustainability function expands and evolves. Eco-Business investigates burnout among sustainability leaders and asks if there is a remedy.

Cebu is projected to generate the most solid waste among all provinces in the country by 2025. As the summer season begins, how can the province overcome its mounting trash problem, driven by overtourism in the post-pandemic era?

A year after the Philippines drew international attention for the soaring price of onions, Eco-Business revisits the country's farming problems amid a new mandate for modernising the sector.

Faced with extreme weather events, the region's urban centres were affected by record temperatures. This year's list – which includes a city mayor and a chief heat officer – demonstrates the importance of local governance and leadership.

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Albania, Burkina Faso, India, Montenegro and Uganda have joined forces to halt mercury pollution from the healthcare sector.

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UN forum catalyses collective action to make feminist finance a reality for Asia and the Pacific

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Ecosperity Week 2024 post-conference report: Renewing our Vibrant Spring

From phasing out fossil fuels in Southeast Asia to pricing nature risks into investment decisions, Ecosperity Week 2024 convened some of the world's biggest real economy players, financiers, carbon market …