Eco-Business

Importing more sustainable produce and boosting green finance could help accelerate the greening of agriculture across developing Asia, write three experts.

Plantation and commodities minister Noraini Ahmad said an official used cooking oil (UCO) benchmark will improve market transparency, guide fair trading, and support a more sustainable palm oil market.

Its industry would benefit from a plan to cut emissions, which the UN shipping regulator is due to finalise this year.

At COP30 in Belém, Brazil's plan to quadruple global use of green fuels could have mixed climate impact.

Oleh Robin Hicks

Oleh Niu Yuhan

Oleh Robin Hicks

Thomson Reuters Foundation

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The rapid uptake of alternative fuels in shipping is outpacing international liability regimes – leaving gaps in protection against spills and accidents. Oleh Joel Ong

Some members of the United Nations International Maritime Organisation argue that biofuels should be central to the effort to decarbonise the shipping industry but there is nothing sustainable about it. Oleh Jennifer Clapp dan Olivier De Schutter

As the UN’s shipping regulator explores ways to decarbonise global shipping, biofuels aren’t the green alternatives they are portrayed to be. Oleh Megan Morrissey

A handful of fashion brands – H&M, Ralph Lauren, Decathlon and Adidas – are working to stop using coal to power their factories in 2025, while others are prioritising decarbonisation at lower levels of ambition. Oleh Peter Ford

Oleh Vaibhav Chowdhary dan Venugopal Mothkoor

Oleh Anissa R. Suharsono dan Yanuar Nugroho

Oleh Monika Merdekawati, Beni Suryadi dan Jason Jimmy Amadeus Palenewan

Oleh Monika Merdekawati, Gabriella Ienanto dan Crescencia Valentina

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In the latest episode of the Climate Tech in Asia series, we speak to Breakthrough Energy and Green COP about what the shifting geopolitical landscape means for the climate tech ecosystem in Asia.

Greenpeace ad used by Iceland in the United Kingdom has been banned for being political.

The ad, which was made by Greenpeace and rebadged by Iceland, was blocked from airing on television by the UK's ad watchdog because it broke rules on political advertising. Iceland says it is not anti-palm oil, 'we are anti-deforestation.'

Dutch multinational DSM's chief technology officer Marcel Wubbolts shares how the company's persistence in positioning sustainability as a core driver for profits seems to have paid off.

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Podcast on RSPO's new principles and criteria for certifying palm oil as environmentally and socially sustainable.

Studio EB The Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil has released new criteria for certifying responsibly grown palm oil. What's changed and how does RSPO respond to criticism that the new standard lowers the bar for deforestation?

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

Palm oil farmers working with Natural Habitats

Some environmentalists would argue that there's no such thing as sustainably grown palm oil, because of the crops links to deforestation and human rights abuses. Eco-Business spoke to Monique van Wijnbergen about how palm can be done right.

oil palm plantation workers take a rest from work

Studio EB As global attention focuses on forests and the plight of orangutans, the untold part of the palm oil story is people. What is the industry doing to protect palm oil workers' rights and those of the people who defend their land as the industry expands?

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