Eco-Business

South Asia's construction boom relies on clay bricks, but pollution from kilns is killing tens of thousands of people each year.

Southeast Asian nations set to miss 2030 health goals, as rising HIV/AIDS cases and health inequities demand urgent, equity-driven action.

India’s first emissions trading system in Surat, Gujarat has successfully cut air pollution and costs by capping fine particulate emissions – a model researchers say could be replicated in other low- and middle-income countries.

Human-caused emissions of aerosols – tiny, light‑scattering particles produced mainly by burning fossil fuels – have long acted as an invisible brake on global warming.

Oleh Siva Selan

Oleh T Handoko

Oleh Farahnaz Zahidi Moazzam

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

We must accelerate decisive action on climate change that protects health because the climate crisis is a health crisis. Oleh Katrín Jakobsdóttir

Hanoi’s air pollution crisis demands action in emission regulation, waste management and climate mitigation. Oleh Vinod Thomas

Managing air quality by airshed, not by city administrative boundaries, is essential for moving towards cleaner air in India. Oleh Suresh Ramasubramanya Iyer dan Shivang Agarwal

Oleh Gary Yohe

Oleh Bhavreen Kandhari

Oleh Dr Aishwarya Ramachandran, Animesh Ghosh dan Vaibhav Chowdhary

Oleh JC Punongbayan

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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.

Has Covid-19 really improved air quality? Eco-Business spoke to air pollution epidemiologist Dr Vivian Pun about the real air quality story behind the pandemic, and what the virus is telling us about tackling the world's most underrated environmental issue.

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