Eco-Business

Participating factories emit up to 30 per cent less particulate pollution than non-market counterparts. But can the scheme work in Rio’s vastly different context?

Bangladesh is building a 42.5-megawatt power plant that will burn waste from the main Dhaka landfill as fuel.

Air quality in cities and districts across Southeast Asia has reached hazardous levels in recent weeks owing to transboundary haze from wildfires in Indonesia.

Studio EB From toxic haze and extreme heat to flooding and shifting disease patterns, climate-related risks are placing growing pressure on public health systems across Asia. Experts say stronger prevention, better data and deeper cross-border cooperation will be critical to building resilience.

Oleh Niken D Sitoningrum

Oleh Song Wanyuan

Oleh Rashidul Hasan

Oleh Hannah Alcoseba Fernandez

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The return of smoke haze underscores a sobering reality: while Asean has policies designed to combat it, the problem continues to occur. Oleh Melinda Martinus

Electric vehicles can reduce pollution and emissions. But underlying issues of preserving car dependence, displacing environmental harm and workers bearing the costs of a clean future need to be addressed. Oleh Soumyajit Bhar

Law and policy measures that prioritise sustainable agriculture are needed to address India’s environmental challenges. Oleh Akhilendra Pratap Singh

The increasing presence of microplastics in the bodies of birds poses a global challenge. Oleh Syed Shariq Hussein

Oleh Katrín Jakobsdóttir

Oleh Vinod Thomas

Oleh Suresh Ramasubramanya Iyer dan Shivang Agarwal

Oleh Gary Yohe

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Studio EB Capping methane release in the oil and gas sector is one of the fastest – and cheapest – ways to tackle climate change. But measurement mandates are first needed to abate the dangerous climate agitant in Southeast Asia, Viknesh Andiappan and Shareen Yawanarajah tell the EB Podcast.

Hendrik Rosenthal, sustainability director, CLP Power

In the second episode of 'On the frontlines', power firm CLP's group sustainability director Rosenthal talks to the EB Podcast about the challenges of steering sustainability in a carbon-heavy industry, closing coal plants and the need for pragmatism.

Studio EB With alternatives such as sustainable aviation fuel still too expensive and low in demand for the aviation industry to consider, carbon offsets could be a way to reduce emissions – if used right. EcoSecurities and the International Air Transport Association tell the Eco-Business podcast how airlines can ensure compliance when new regulations become mandatory

Studio EB If a real estate development can reduce energy and water consumption – and emit fewer carbon emissions – it is built to last, Oliver Chan tells the Eco-Business podcast. The key, however, is to first educate future homeowners and businesses that going green does not mean breaking the bank.

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