Eco-Business

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

Indonesia targets net zero by 2060, but environmentalists worry about slow renewables growth and reliance on biofuels.

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.

While the US and EU impose tariffs in response, some developing economies see opportunities to benefit from China’s green manufacturing strengths.

Oleh Siripannee Supratya

Oleh Siva Selan

Oleh Liu Qiang

Oleh Jeremy Chan

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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

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

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Asean needs to develop a collective response to the geopolitics of renewable energy in order to address resource nationalism and the adverse impacts of growing US-China rivalry on Southeast Asia's energy transition. Oleh Mirza Sadaqat Huda

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To achieve net zero emissions in Southeast Asia, addressing the significant financing gap is crucial, requiring bold targets and more international support. Oleh Trang Nguyen

Oleh Vaibhav Chowdhary dan Venugopal Mothkoor

Oleh Philline van der Wolk-Donggay

Oleh Christina Ng

Oleh Woochong Um

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There is consensus that coal needs to be retired early in Asia, but the mechanisms for financing the phase-out are not clear. This mini-documentary examines how transition credits work and whether they can fund Southeast Asia's equitable switch to clean power.

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After 20 years without electricity, more than 50 households in Cebu's poorest district have been provided with solar energy, financed by carbon offsets.

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.

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Improving energy efficiency could meet a quarter of Southeast Asia’s emissions reduction targets. Here is how efficiency could drive Southeast Asia's energy transition.

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The new head of Japan and Southeast Asia for ClientEarth tells the Eco-Business Podcast how the law can be used to hold polluters to account in the world's biggest emitting region. She also says it's time the legal profession faced scrutiny for greenwashing.

"We are already at 1.1°C of warming – a matter of life and death for the Global South", says Professor Winston Chow, the recently appointed co-chair of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change's working group on impacts, adaptation and vulnerability.

The Singapore scientist, recently elected to the UN's top climate body, tells the Eco-Business Podcast about the precarious state of climate adaptation in developing Asia. The region is not well-prepared to manage the cascading risks of extreme climate events, he says.

Eksklusif Oceanographer Dr Sylvia Earle speaks to Eco-Business in this exclusive podcast about the irreversible damage deep sea mining will cause, the link between the oceans and our global climate, and the role that we can all play in 'being at peace' with nature.

A US$22 billion project involving 12,000 hectares of solar panels and 3,800km of cabling running from Darwin to Singapore might be the most ambitious renewable energy project ever. How will it work? Eco-Business talked to Fraser Thompson of project developer Sun Cable.

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