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Cheung was previously head of public affairs, communications and sustainability for Coca-Cola's bottler in Hong Kong.

China’s updated National Biodiversity Strategy and Action Plan aligns with the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework, but experts highlight gaps in its marine protection goals and the need for clearer standards and funding mechanisms to meet the global 30x30 target.

China’s national emissions trading scheme (ETS) is already the world’s biggest carbon market.

Critics say removing ocean plastic can be expensive, harmful to animals and detract from efforts to stop waste at source.

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The current pace of renewable-energy adoption still falls short of what it will take to hit the Paris agreement’s mid-century net-zero targets, and to meet the immediate development needs of those living in energy poverty. Oleh Woochong Um

While rainfall is important, how it is collected, stored and distributed is crucial to dealing with the region’s increasingly drier spells. Oleh Dr Richard Friend, Dr Jutamas Kaewsuk dan Dr Pakamas Thinphanga

The rampant activity reduces freshwater supply in turn affecting crop output, drinking water and the general ecosystem. Oleh Edward Park and Dung Duc Tran

While rainfall is important, how it is collected, stored and distributed is crucial to dealing with the region’s increasingly drier spells. Oleh Richard Friend, Jutamas Kaewsuk and Pakamas Thinphanga

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migrant fishermen fishing southeast asia

On International Human Rights Day, Greenpeace releases shocking testimonies from Southeast Asian migrants working on board foreign fishing vessels, plying the remote waters to meet Asia's surging demand for seafood.

Studio EB What makes cooling such a hot topic when it comes to climate change? This year's #Innovate4Climate summit will look at the problem and potential of sustainable cooling.

There are large financial and environmental benefits from reducing waste, says a recent report from the Ellen MacArthur Foundation.

China has provided huge funding supposedly to help developing countries mitigate and adapt to climate impacts, but it is also financing coal projects included in the Belt & Road Initiative (BRI). What do recipient countries make of this?

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"We are already at 1.1°C of warming – a matter of life and death for the Global South", says Professor Winston Chow, the recently appointed co-chair of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change's working group on impacts, adaptation and vulnerability.

The Singapore scientist, recently elected to the UN's top climate body, tells the Eco-Business Podcast about the precarious state of climate adaptation in developing Asia. The region is not well-prepared to manage the cascading risks of extreme climate events, he says.

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.

Greenwashing has become a growing problem

Greenwashing has become a big problem for consumers, investors and regulators as brands spend millions on marketing their sustainability credentials. Eco-Business asked expert communicators Janissa Ng and James Lorenz why greenwashing is so dangerous, and what can be done to stop spin in sustainability communications.

Studio EB The built environment's sprawling carbon footprint can be reined in by giving old buildings a 'climate makeover' as cities grow. The Eco-Business Podcast talks to Vinod Jethani about the benefits and challenges of retrofitting old buildings.

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