Eco-Business

Southeast Asia’s largest economy is currently pursuing a 2060 target for emissions neutrality, but has been struggling to receive favourable funding terms from foreign financiers to phase out coal power.

As Southeast Asian leaders prepare to meet over transboundary haze in Singapore, experts and environmentalists call for more transparent data and the implementation of domestic laws and enforcement mechanisms to hold polluters responsible.

Studio EB Coffee growers in Indonesia face many challenges in meeting export standards for maximum amount of pesticides in coffee and coping with the impact of climate change on crop yield. Adopting best agricultural practices and using reductants can help ensure long term sustainability of coffee production.

Indonesia and Malaysia will send top officials to Brussels to voice concerns over a new regulation that bans the trading of commodities associated with deforestation, including palm oil.

Oleh Hans Nicholas Jong

CarbonCopy

Oleh Ng Wai Mun

Thomson Reuters Foundation

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Kebijakan & Keuangan

Globalisation is greener

The materials, innovation, and capital needed to reach net-zero emissions are not equally distributed and, as a result, must be shared around the world. Oleh Mekala Krishnan dan Olivia White

Stopping Jakarta sinking cannot happen overnight, but the city is finally taking the action needed to stop groundwater extraction. Oleh Firdaus Ali

The areas most prone to sinking are megacities that house almost 20 per cent of the global urban population, and these areas are also the most heavily impacted by sea-level rise. Oleh Katherine Dafforn

Given its rich agriculture resources, biofuel will be vital for the region's net-zero plans. Solving the feedstock crunch is necessary to meet market demands, which requires careful planning and a supply chain strategy. Oleh Monika Merdekawati, Beni Suryadi dan Jason Jimmy Amadeus Palenewan

Oleh Ghee Peh

Oleh C. Peter Timmer

Oleh Linda Yanti Sulistiawati

Oleh Brurce Muhammad Mecca

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The origin of Covid-19 is believed to be a market selling live wild animals. Eco-Business asked Anbarasi Boopal of Singapore-based animal welfare charity Acres about the link between the exploitation of animals and pandemics, and what can be done to curb the illegal wildlife trade.

Air-conditioning units on a building in Singapore

Improving energy efficiency could meet a quarter of Southeast Asia’s emissions reduction targets. Here is how efficiency could drive Southeast Asia's energy transition.

Southeast Asian nations are racing to bring clean, affordable power to their people, but one country is outrunning them all. How can states make their renewable energy transition a success?

An e-jeepney in the Philippines. A growing movement is underway to electrify Southeast Asia's transport. Image: Eco-Business

In gridlocked, smoggy Southeast Asian cities, change is afoot to electrify transport and clear some of the world's most polluted skies. This video documents the pockets of hope for e-mobility around the most climate-vulnerable region.

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The populous coal-rich powerhouse has six months to tell investors how it plans to spend G7 money to decarbonise equitably. We ask experts about the risks, strategy, and opportunities.

GoTo sustainability head Tanah Sullivan tells the Eco-Business Podcast that regulating net-zero claims would decarbonise Southeast Asia faster. Indonesia's biggest internet firm aims to cut emissions to zero by 2030 — a target critics say is unrealistic.

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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