Eco-Business

Concerns about weakened trust in the COP process among delegates attending the climate talks are mounting. Some say they have doubts if substantial outcomes can be reached amid a contentious presidency, but hope to be “proven wrong”.

Meet the people pushing to protect one of the most vulnerable parts of the world to global warming at the COP28 climate talks in Dubai.

Studio EB Small-to-medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) play a crucial role as the unacknowledged economic backbone of Malaysia, accounting for 38 per cent of the nation's GDP. However, these enterprises face obstacles in adopting sustainability compliance, primarily due to insufficient funding, expertise and manpower.

As the world prepares for COP28 climate talks, F1 says it wants to be part of the solution - but can the sport be sustainable?

Oleh Robin Hicks

Oleh Liang Lei

Oleh Gabrielle See

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Governments say targeted funding in green manufacturing and energy will boost the economy, create good jobs and enable low-carbon growth. But there are always difficult trade-offs and glossing over them could mean losing popular support. Oleh Ilias Alami, Jack Copley dan Alexis Moraitis

Vietnam has ambitious targets to tackle the challenge posed by plastic waste. Effective enforcement and implementation are key for success. Oleh Nguyen Khac Giang

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The COP28 president needs to deliver his promise to bridge the Global South’s annual US$1 trillion shortfall in climate financing. He can start by endorsing a levy on windfall oil revenues on petroleum states. Oleh Gordon Brown

Many campaigners on international financial institutions know from monitoring the multilateral lender's operations that it lacks a "climate culture", as it imposes loans and conditionalities to Global South countries. Oleh Dorothy Grace Guerrero

Oleh Ploy Achakulwisut

Oleh Kate Hua-Ke Chi

Oleh Ajay Mathur dan Christopher Grundler

Oleh Ravi Venkatesan

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The veteran journalist talks to Eco-Business about how his Emmy-nominated documentary depicts the lives of environmental crusaders in Asia's deadliest country for guardians of the seas and forests.

Studio EB Asia's green transition pathways need to be socially inclusive given huge differences in economic development across the region, says experts at the Boston Consulting Group. State-owned enterprises have an "outsized" role to play, they add.

Video footage appears to show protestors, who were demonstrating against mining operations, being dragged away by police near Ipilan Nickel Mine in Brooke’s Point, Palawan. Mining insiders are calling for maximum tolerance in similar standoffs.

The Green Mortician is Singapore's first water cremation service

The Green Mortician is the city-state's first water cremation service, which has a small carbon footprint compared to traditional funeral options.

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The oil and gas sector needs to cut operational emissions faster, Charlotte Wolff-Bye tells the Eco-Business podcast. But slashing fuel output won’t do for the Asian supplier, and it welcomes respectful debate at the climate summit.

In celebration of Indigenous Peoples' month in the Philippines, the former United Nations special rapporteur tells the Eco-Business Podcast about her lifelong work to empower communities in Asia’s most dangerous country for environmental defenders.

The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas assistant governor tells the Eco-Business Podcast about the regulator’s maiden sustainability report that features an empirical study of climate impacts on banks as well as the nation’s first taxonomy.

Japan-based academic Kim Schumacher, who coined the term "competence greenwashing", believes that the pursuit of societal harmony might be standing in the way of Asia calling out greenwashing. He tells the Eco-Business Podcast how exaggerated ESG claims are likely to be tackled in 2023 and beyond.

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