Eco-Business

Ocean-based goals in submitted Nationally Determined Contributions overlook tougher targets including fossil fuel phase-out.

Initiative advances government plans to scale carbon capture and e-fuel technologies to support long-term net zero goals.

The island rules out reviving oldest reactor but begins process to assess feasibility of restarting two others as energy security concerns rise.

Cities in developing Asia will need US$1.7 trillion per year to respond to climate change, but investors in city-level sustainability projects want to see predictable returns and high-quality climate data.

Oleh Siva Selan

Oleh Chen Yu

Oleh Samantha Ho

Oleh Muhammad Arief Virgy, Hanifah Alya Chaerunnisaa

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In Vietnam, an impasse over feed-in-tariffs for renewable energy producers threatens foreign investors’ confidence in government policies. Oleh Le Hong Hiep

Ending reliance on oil, coal, and gas, and embracing technologies that will only improve and become cheaper over time, is not just smart climate policy. It is the best way to improve economic competitiveness and human prosperity for decades to come. Oleh Gernot Wagner

Three decades after the optimism of the 1992 Earth Summit, the climate regime faces a tough test. The retreat of multilateralism and the rules-based international order has left COP30 struggling to hold together the fading promise of global action. Oleh Carlos Frederico Pereira da Silva Gama

Unlocking capital for sustainability Malaysia July 2025

Even as political denial and regulatory paralysis grip parts of the West, a different message has been resounding across Asia – it is not retreating, but rising to the occasion. Oleh Jessica Cheam

Oleh Mirza Sadaqat Huda

Oleh Binbin Mariana

Oleh Lintang Ambar Pramesti and Suwanto

Oleh Jennifer Morgan

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Fireside chat with Dr Mark Konyn, AIA group chief investment officer

In this wide-ranging fireside chat moderated by Eco-Business CEO Jessica Cheam, AIA Group's chief investment officer Dr Mark Konyn asserts there is “no U-turn” among corporates invested for the long term, even as political regimes change amid a new world order.

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There is consensus that coal needs to be retired early in Asia, but the mechanisms for financing the phase-out are not clear. This mini-documentary examines how transition credits work and whether they can fund Southeast Asia's equitable switch to clean power.

Studio EB Asia's green transition pathways need to be socially inclusive given huge differences in economic development across the region, says experts at the Boston Consulting Group. State-owned enterprises have an "outsized" role to play, they add.

Jovie Montajes, founder of Light of Hope PH

After 20 years without electricity, more than 50 households in Cebu's poorest district have been provided with solar energy, financed by carbon offsets.

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As the Philippines gears up to chair Asean next year, Michael Sinocruz says the government will push offshore wind to bolster cross-border renewable energy trade, while protecting marine life impacted by infrastructure.

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.

The ESG head of the Philippine power company arm tells the EB Podcast that sustainability needs to be communicated not as a “progressive idea” but a business strategy that benefits the bottom line.

Andrew Buay, vice president for group corporate sustainability at Singtel, tells the EB Podcast that CSOs should not be precious about losing part of their job as the function evolves.

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