Eco-Business

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Data transparency and a commitment from businesses could help improve representation and begin eliminating barriers faced by women.

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COP29 agreed on carbon market rules, but can controversial credits help protect nature and the climate?

Studio EB While Malaysia has pledged an ambitious 70 per cent renewable energy target by 2050, mobilising investments in the grid and utilising “quick wins” may be key to realising goals while awaiting sectoral reforms.

At COP29 in Baku, developed-country parties such as the EU, the US and Japan agreed to help raise “at least” US$300 billion a year by 2035 for climate action in developing countries.

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Oleh Siripannee Supratya

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Universities, not beholden to election cycles or shareholder demands, can invest in research to generate long-term climate data and transcend disciplinary silos, unlike other traditional institutions. Oleh Lian Pin Koh

At COP29, the country invited 151 corporate representatives and only eight from civil society groups to observe the climate talks. For future COPs, there needs to be a clear, accountable process with strict eligibility criteria for who should be included in the negotiations process. Oleh RimbaWatch

The decision on who will host COP31 has been deferred until next June. But whether or not Australia ends up winning the bid, the world's third-largest fossil fuel exporter needs to develop a plan to phase out its coal and gas production. Oleh Wesley Morgan

To achieve global climate goals, we can no longer ignore the people most exposed to the dire consequences of rising temperatures. As developed countries set new climate-finance targets at COP29, they should also devise more inclusive financial services and products to ensure that resources reach vulnerable communities. Oleh Sophie Sirtaine

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Studio EB Investors are starting to feel the effects of climate change in an unexpected place – their financial returns. There are now growing calls within the business community to improve the quality and coverage of climate risk disclosure.

Gaurav Sant, founder of startup SeaChange, tells Eco-Business about a technology he hopes will give the world's oceans the capacity to absorb additional carbon dioxide from the atmosphere.

Eksklusif In this exclusive interview to mark Earth Day, Eco-Business speaks to Dr Sylvia Earle, oceanographer and founder of Mission Blue, who draws the link between our climate crisis and the health of our oceans.

As planetary temperatures reach an all-time high, a climate scientist has designed a new way to show how global temperatures have changed every month since the start of the industrial revolution and 2021.

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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?

Climate tech podcast with Steve Melhuish

Entrepreneur Steve Melhuish tells the EB Podcast where the biggest opportunities to reduce emissions and make money are in Southeast Asia, and why finding the right economic incentives is critical for climate tech startups.

Asia lags the world in natural catastrophe protection. Part of the problem could be counting extreme weather losses only after they happen, industry insiders tell the Eco-Business podcast.

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.

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