#carbon tax Berita
The carbon capture capacity set to come online by 2030 far outpaces transport and storage capacity in key markets, finds a new report. Apart from Japan and Indonesia, the rest of Asia still lacks clear regulations for the costly technology.
Kebijakan & Keuangan
Stopping deforestation ‘not costly’, must be Asia’s top priority with focus on integrity: Singapore’s climate action ambassador
Citing estimates, former central banker Ravi Menon says a carbon price of just US$20 per tonne could halve Southeast Asia's deforestation rate. At the Unlocking capital for sustainability 2024 summit, he cautioned that Asia cannot compromise on emissions cuts even as it pursues growth. The loss of carbon sinks has "serious implications".
Karbon & Iklim
Carbon tax ‘less costly’, more effective than emissions trading for the Philippines: WWF exec
Putting a direct and pre-defined price on fossil fuel emissions will generate more revenue and is not as expensive as setting up a cap and trade scheme, mooted under a new low carbon economy bill, says Edgardo Tongson, WWF Philippines' sustainable finance lead.
Kebijakan & Keuangan
Carbon pricing and ending fossil fuel subsidies will benefit Malaysia’s economy, says OECD
A new report recommends ending fossil fuel subsidies and implementing a carbon tax with transfers to support vulnerable, low-income groups could positively impact Malaysia's gross domestic product.
#carbon tax Opini
Transportasi
Put a price on shipping emissions
While shipping is essential to the global economy, so is reducing the associated pollution. Requiring shipping companies to pay for their vessels’ greenhouse-gas emissions would go a long way toward advancing this objective, while generating much-needed revenues for climate-vulnerable developing countries.
House Bill 7705, the low carbon economy bill, could help the climate-vulnerable nation seize the economic opportunities that come with decarbonisation.
Non-populist policies pose risks for politicians. Prabowo Subianto, who has claimed victory in the Indonesian presidential elections, is looking at creating five million green jobs, but stops short of pledging to phase out fossil fuels subsidies.
Kebijakan & Keuangan
It’s time for a second ‘G’ in ESG: Geopolitics
Investors now need to be fully aware of the environmental and social implications of geopolitics – or else remain oblivious to the risks and opportunities. ESG must become ESGG.
Kebijakan & Keuangan
Malaysia’s new voluntary carbon market disappoints
Kebijakan & Keuangan
The EU’s carbon border tax could hurt developing countries
#carbon tax Video
The IPCC's climate warning is an opportunity for the business world to show leadership, said UNDP's Achim Steiner in the opening speech at the Responsible Business Forum in Singapore.
Before the Flood presents Oscar-winning actor and environmentalist Leonardo DiCaprio's three-year journey to every corner of the globe to document devastating climate change impacts, and what humanity must do to reverse it.
Karbon & Iklim
Typhoon Haiyan damage underscores cost of climate change
Yeb Saño, head of the Climate Change Commission of the Philippines, attributes typhoon to climate change and calls for international community to implement a 'loss and damage' mechanism
#carbon tax Podcasts
Kebijakan & Keuangan
The Limits to Growth, 50 years later
"Earth For All" is an update to the landmark 1972 book that warned of our unsustainable growth. Jørgen Randers, the author who worked on both titles, tells Eco-Business what is at stake if we don't fix our broken economic system.
Kebijakan & Keuangan
What will COP26 mean for Asian businesses?
The climate talks in Glasgow could have a major trickle-down effect on Asia's business community. What should the region's businesses expect from COP26? The Eco-Business Podcast asked energy and sustainability expert Malavika Bambawale.
Kebijakan & Keuangan
Benevolent bean-counters: The rise of sustainability-savvy accountants
A recent study found that 9 in 10 accountants want companies to be more sustainable after the pandemic. Eco-Business asked Association of Chartered Certified Accountants sustainability head Jimmy Greer about reinventing capitalism and making the numbers of net zero commitments add up.
Transportasi
Do mariners dream of electric ships?
Studio EB
[The EB Podcast] In the third episode of the series Tomorrow’s cities: Engineering the energy transition, we explore how the shipping industry is charting a course to a low-carbon future.
