Eco-Business

Projects involving liquified natural gas, ammonia co-firing with coal plants and carbon capture and storage are designed to extend fossil fuel production in the region, say researchers at Zero Carbon Analytics.

The country aims to bring thousands of hectares of mature mangroves into its new carbon market, but local communities are concerned about the consequences.

Traffic congestion, while a sign of economic growth in Asia, leads to gridlocks and pollution, but solutions like efficient public transport systems, such as electric vehicles and metro lines, along with higher parking fees and fuel prices, can encourage a shift towards more sustainable transportation options.

Post-pandemic Asia is working to revive tourism revenues, but overtourism is straining the environment and local communities, highlighting the need for sustainable tourism support from sending countries.

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Oleh Isis Sartori Reis, Tom Baxter

Oleh Robin Hicks

Oleh Claire Turrell

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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

Sizeable coal power projects are costly and heavily reliant on foreign capital, but international investors are increasingly hesitant to finance coal projects. Oleh Christina Ng

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

Farmer working on a rice field in Bali, Indonesia.

The expected advent of the La Niña might portend a double-edged sword for affected regions. Oleh Elyssa Kaur Ludher

Oleh Edward Park and Dung Duc Tran

Oleh Richard Friend, Jutamas Kaewsuk and Pakamas Thinphanga

Oleh Christopher Doleman

Oleh Vinod Thomas

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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.

A Thai firm has built the country's first homes that runs on solar power for 24 hours a day, using a hybrid of solar PV panels and fuel cells.

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Studio EB 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.

Laos has announced the construction of two new coal plants for this year, despite growing evidence that coal power comes with significant financial risk. What is holding back the country from tapping its rich clean energy resources instead?

The billion-dollar Gardens by the Bay project is built on 101 hectares of land in Marina Bay, the heart of Singapore's Central Business District.

Climate change is causing sea levels to rise at an alarming rate, and nowhere is more at risk than archipelagic Southeast Asia. Climate scientist Professor Benjamin Horton of the Earth Observatory of Singapore tells the Eco-Business Podcast about the risks of rising waters and what can be done to address the problem.

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