Eco-Business

Studio EB Southeast Asia's digital economy is booming. Keeping its environmental footprint in check will require innovative solutions to build, operate and decommission data centres sustainably.

The Indian market for environmental technology is the sixth largest in the world and is expected to grow rapidly. However, limited access to clean technologies, largely controlled by developed nations, is a major barrier in this trade.

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As the country continues to court foreign investment in clean energy, experts and activists worry that ordinary Filipinos will not see the benefits.

Three years of drought, a pariah regime and the loss of skilled workers have crippled Afghanistan’s water infrastructure, increasing water prices and spreading disease.

Oleh Gabrielle See

Oleh Samantha Ho

Thomson Reuters Foundation

Oleh Chris Hankin

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Workers installing power transmission line in Jakarta, Indonesia

Allowing private firms to sell clean power directly to consumers via PLN's networks could help the country meet its targets without burdening the national budget and to let the state-owned electricity utility focus on grid modernisation. Oleh Mutya Yustika

Solar power plant, Central Thailand, energy transition

How the region’s populations view decarbonisation as the energy transition occurs can inform stronger leadership and better policymaking at the elite level. Oleh Mirza Sadaqat Huda

An aerial view of the Southern Cardamom REDD+ project in Cambodia, image by Gabrielle See

It is risky to assume the many high-level standard-setting initiatives today can provide blanket improvements. Asian businesses all have a part to play to create a trusted carbon market that benefits climate, nature and stakeholders. Oleh Jessica Cheam dan Liang Lei

A balance between emission and growth warrants integrated energy planning, leading to a low-cost transition pathway for sustainable growth. Oleh Vaibhav Chowdhary dan Venugopal Mothkoor

Oleh Shania Scotland

Oleh Laurence Tubiana dan Ana Toni

Oleh Brock Bergseth

Oleh Samantha Ho

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Studio EB From sponge cities to coastal forests, Asia is seeking ways to work with nature and prepare for the risks in a warmer-than-expected future. This Eco-Business video looks at what else cities need to do to strengthen climate resilience.

The vessel will scour Southeast Asia’s marine environment to gather data and support local conservationists.

The action comes despite the oil giant suing the environmental group for US$2.1 million after demonstrators boarded the company’s vessel at the Atlantic Ocean in January.

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.

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The heat is on Formula 1 to curb its carbon footprint.

Formula 1 emits the carbon equivalent of 30,000 homes as it roars through 21 countries in a season. Mercedes-AMG Petronas F1 head of sustainability Alice Ashpitel says the sport's ambition to decarbonise by 2030 is not unrealistic.

The climate non-profit's head Sherry Madera insists there are just 450 questions, not over 5,500 as some industry players have cited, in its new questionnaire, which has faced pushback for failing to ease disclosure burden as intended.

David Antonioli says current rules spur piecemeal offsetting instead of enabling faster growth of climate ventures. He expects pushback to his ideas in a market polarised over integrity issues, but wants players to think big-picture.

Climate tech podcast with Steve Melhuish

Entrepreneur Steve Melhuish tells the EB Podcast where the biggest opportunities to reduce emissions and make money are in Southeast Asia, and why finding the right economic incentives is critical for climate tech startups.

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