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The Asia Society Policy Institute is building a team to advocate for mutual understanding on climate between the United States and China. It is a gap that Li says urgently needs to be filled, especially as climate envoys on both sides are expected to pass the baton to a new batch of leaders soon.

As negotiators arrive in Dubai, doubts persist about the decision to hold UN climate talks in a major oil-producing nation.

Loss and damage finance with greater community leadership can bring better and fairer outcomes, experts say.

Fewer issuers are now linking sustainability metrics to their executive compensation, overall business strategy and financial performance, even as sustainability reporting improves, finds a study by Singapore’s market regulator.

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Tracing the trajectory of climate engagement between China and the US can give us a clearer idea of what might limit or propel the level of ambition it displays at COP. Its leadership regime increasingly sees environmental sustainability as part of its legitimacy. Oleh Li Shuo

A steel manufacturing plants in Indonesia

The transition towards sustainable practices in heavy industries such as steel and cement production is a challenging task. It is called one of the ‘hard to abate’ sectors for this reason. Oleh Aufar Satria dan Rauf Usman

Rich countries must step up with more investment in climate action to achieve a safe and prosperous future for all. Oleh Joe Thwaites

The most important issue for India is to grow sustainably while adhering to its international climate commitments and keeping its energy constraints in mind. Oleh Saon Ray

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Oleh Jessica Cheam

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On International Human Rights Day, Greenpeace releases shocking testimonies from Southeast Asian migrants working on board foreign fishing vessels, plying the remote waters to meet Asia's surging demand for seafood.

In the video, environmental law group ClientEarth compares the oil and gas giant's advertisements on its low-carbon investments to a burger chain claiming that they’re vegan because they’ve got salad on the menu.

Around the world, indigenous people have historically suffered from abuse and rights violations, despite being critical to forest conservation. This tribe in West Kalimantan, Indonesia, just won rights over its land after a 40-year struggle. Are governments waking up to the reality that indigenous groups could lead the battle against climate change?

The Philippine government has begun the process of relocating more than 200,000 families living along waterways to restore Manila Bay, the main body of water in the capital.

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Studio EB Transboundary haze pollution is back with a vengeance in Southeast Asia. The Eco-Business Podcast talks to RSPO CEO Joseph D'Cruz about what the palm oil sector can do to put out the peatland fires that have burned annually for four decades.

The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas assistant governor tells the Eco-Business Podcast about the regulator’s maiden sustainability report that features an empirical study of climate impacts on banks as well as the nation’s first taxonomy.

In a region where large hydro projects and expanding biofuel plantations coincide with an upcoming coal phaseout, a laissez-faire approach could worsen existing inequalities and mar the success of a clean energy buildout.

Eksklusif The world's largest asset manager says it has put sustainability at the core of its investment approach. Eco-Business speaks to Shinbo Won, BlackRock's investment stewardship director in Singapore about what this means for investors, and how companies are responding to increased ESG pressure.

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