Long-term energy security is also a concern for Malaysia, the Philippines and Vietnam, which have been expanding LNG infrastructure. Experts say that a shift to renewables is worthwhile, but policies are diverging across the region.
Despite rising commitments from Japan and Thailand’s seafood companies, few firms have implemented the robust traceability systems required to manage escalating environmental and social risks, an investor assessment finds.
As Asean's first government to issue a sustainability-linked bond, Thailand could innovate further by linking fixed income instruments to decarbonisation using "transition linkers". Yet this must be matched by policy credibility.
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Kerala’s experience in fighting poverty holds some important lessons for developing Asean countries. The Indian state removed severe destitution by addressing nutritional, health and educational needs.
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Much attention has been paid to switching from meat-based diets to plant-based ones. Less attention has been paid to the effects of climate change on the quality and quantity of plant foods.
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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?
Fishermen are often cut off from land for weeks out at sea. But a new technology enables them to be connected with loved ones, while boosting the traceability of their catch.
Watch this charming video of how Thai farmer Somsak Sriphumthong got rid of a destructive opium field and helped curb deforestation and downstream flooding with his organic and sustainable coffee farm.
Southeast Asian energy ministers will meet in October to discuss the future of the region’s power grid. GEAPP’s Kitty Bu tells the Eco-Business podcast what areas they must collaborate on, and how finance and industry can help.
Speaking from the INC-5.2 talks in Geneva, the Singapore Youth for Climate Action president argues that having no treaty is better than a watered-down pact with no limits on plastic production. But there is no explicit Asean-wide support for such caps now, she observes.
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Dexter Huerto Jr of engineering firm Danfoss tells the Eco-Business Podcast how food supply chains have been affected by a pandemic and conflict, and how they can be fixed.
"We have a choice about the speed of sea-level rise." The Eco-Business Podcast talks to climate scientist Professor Ben Horton about how close the world is to reaching crucial climate tipping points, and what can be done to stop runaway climate change.