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Studio EB A new Climate Change Act expected to introduce mandatory emissions reporting and reshape the nation’s business landscape will further accelerate Thai companies’ push to decarbonise and stay globally competitive, says UOB Thailand sustainability chief Chow Wong Yuen.

Opposition seeks to abolish purchase-time levy, while critics say weaker incentives could slow shift to cleaner cars.

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In the aftermath of typhoons Kalmaegi and Fung-wong, mismanaged climate funds and weak infrastructure leave communities exposed to disaster.

Governments of the Amazon are reaffirming their goals of pursuing green investment – all while expanding fossil fuel exploration and mining.

Oleh Hawwa Fazal

Oleh Hannah Alcoseba Fernandez

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Oleh Robin Hicks

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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

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

This year’s advisory opinions from two prominent international courts mark a turning point, write two environmental law experts. Oleh Marcella Ribeiro dan María Luisa Gómez

While much of the AI debate focuses on its economic potential, its expanding physical footprint tells a different story. The machines driving this revolution depend on a resource far older – and far more contested – than data or electricity. Oleh Friederike Rohde dan Paz Peña

Oleh Jessica Cheam

Oleh Yosuke Uchiyama

Oleh Marco Kamiya

Oleh Ashima Sharma

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Southeast Asia's largest energy consumer has been slow to transition to renewables, but recent policies point to greater expansion of the country's solar, tidal and geothermal energy production.

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.

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.

Nine months after she was appointed to lead Malaysia's environment ministry, Yeo Bee Yin spoke to Eco-Business about gender equality, plastic pollution and boosting the country's green industry.

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LGBTQ people have long had to chart their own paths in the face of discrimination on bread and butter issues, like housing and employment. Pink Dot campaigners tell the Eco-Business Podcast their hopes amid a political leadership refresh.

Pretending to be an ESG guru while actually knowing little or nothing about environmental or social issues is known as competency greenwash

Former Monetary Authority of Singapore sustainability chief Darian McBain and recruiter Paddy Balfour tell the Eco-Business podcast why people are exaggerating their ESG expertise and why that's a problem in a key region for sustainable development.

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.

Studio EB [The EB Podcast] Clean energy is tipped as the solution to Asia's energy trilemma—the need to scale up energy access, but in an affordable and sustainable way. How can technology help the region realise the full potential of clean energy?

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