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Indonesia plans to rezone large parts of Way Kambas National Park in Sumatra for carbon trading and luxury tourism to raise conservation funds.

Countries like Indonesia have already agreed to amend local labour laws as part of an earlier trade deal with the United States. Experts say businesses should monitor proceedings and defend best practices for worker rights.

Recently announced plans by companies and nations to send AI data centers into space come as experts warn of a perilous situation developing in Earth orbit as thousands of new satellites are launched, orbit the planet, risk collision, and burn up on reentry.

Despite progress and strong advocacy, some say local inclusion in ocean decisions is often still merely performative.

Oleh Mike Gaworecki

Oleh Daniel Cressey

Oleh Tom Baxter

Oleh Zhang Shuwei

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Solar desalination plant in Saudi Arabia

While the rest of the world is mainly concerned about the energy disruptions caused by the Iran war, the Gulf countries are more anxious about the Islamic Republic’s threats to their desalination facilities. If the US attempts to seize Kharg Island, it could spell disaster for the region's "saltwater kingdoms." Oleh Michael Christopher Low

Iran’s wider goal is to raise global energy prices, including those for Gulf oil-dependent Southeast Asian countries like the Philippines and Vietnam. Oleh Matthew Powell

If the current war creates a prolonged oil crisis, there will be more downward pressure on oil use – and an equal acceleration in China of electric car production at home, with an associated surge in exports. Oleh Peter Newman dan Ray Wills

Around a third of globally traded urea passes through the Strait of Hormuz and importing countries are less self-sufficient than they appear. Oleh Nima Shokri and Salome M. S. Shokri-Kuehni

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Oleh Derek Grossman

Oleh Xue Xiaokang

Oleh Sarah Stroup dan Jennifer Hadden

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As planetary temperatures reach an all-time high, a climate scientist has designed a new way to show how global temperatures have changed every month since the start of the industrial revolution and 2021.

Researchers have invented a tiny, laser-powered bug that takes off, lands and aspires to hover wirelessly.

The increasingly competitive dynamic duo of solar photovoltaic plus battery storage is taking energy markets by storm.

Declining snowfall threatens billions in lost revenue.

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Eksklusif The economist and president of the UN Sustainable Development Solutions Network told the Eco-Business Podcast how China’s green industrial and financial capabilities can help accelerate Southeast Asia's transition to net zero.

With clear climate policies and actions, nations across Asia, Africa and Latin America are filling the vacuum left by the United States. This article features the second half of a conversation with two veteran attendees of the climate COPs.

Getting climate finance on the agenda for COP30 negotiations is expected to be contentious. This article features the first half of a conversation with two veteran attendees of the annual United Nations climate conference.

The region has been historically underrepresented in leadership at global standard setters like the World Bank and International Monetary Fund. Sharath Martin, who holds positions in global accounting body ACCA and WWF-Malaysia, tells the Eco-Business Podcast what must change.

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