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The Bangladesh government has adopted a master plan to develop Maheshkhali sub-district through three industrial zones: An energy hub with 13 gigawatts of LNG and coal power plants, a deep-sea port with container and multipurpose terminals, and a special economic zone.

Rising heat linked to climate change is expected to increase health risks for players, workers and spectators at many sporting venues by 2050.

Erratic precipitation is affecting a crop central to the Indian region’s economy, livelihood and culture for generations.

Nearly one in four workers across Asean could see their jobs reshaped by generative AI, with preparedness and policy expected to determine the scale of disruption.

Oleh Muhammad Hassan Dajana, Omais Abdur Rehman

Oleh Sifayet Ullah

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Oleh Mavic Conde

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An office worker uses an AI bot for his project

The need for massive upfront investments and the likelihood of significant job displacement imply remarkable parallels between the AI buildout and the green transition. In both cases, the state has an important role to play in guiding market forces on behalf of the public good. Oleh Gernot Wagner dan Adam Michael Bauer

Vietnam’s stalled Chinese-backed solar factories underscore how Global South nations must demand technology transfer and value addition – not just capital inflows – from China’s expanding overseas clean-tech investments. Oleh Xue Xiaokang

As climate change and great-power rivalry intensify, oceans are emerging as a geopolitical frontier – testing whether diplomacy can manage rising tensions over shipping routes, seabed minerals and fishing grounds. Oleh Hossain Ahmed Taufiq dan Jonas Gamso

COP30 agreed to triple adaptation finance, but the fashion industry needs adaptation measures now. Oleh Jason Judd dan Kalpona Akter

Oleh Prakash Kashwan dan Ashok Swain

Oleh Akhilendra Pratap Singh

Oleh Deepanshu Mohan, Ankur Singh dan Anania Singhal

Oleh Yosuke Uchiyama

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A coalition of scientists and environmentalists found “widespread economic impacts” for communities in the Philippine province, heightening calls for accountability from the sunken tanker reportedly chartered by a San Miguel Corp subsidiary.

Daughter Riri Damayanti (left) and her father Syamsul Bahri (right) are colleagues at a palm oil company in South Sumatra.

Studio EB What has been the effect of this agribusiness company's dual-income policy on the households of its Indonesian workers?

Harvesting the fruit of oil palms, as this man is doing in a plantation in Indonesia, is tiring and sometimes dangerous work

Studio EB Palm oil frequently makes headlines, but the faceless workers harvesting the fruit of the oil palm less so. What are the challenges of the job and how can their rights be safeguarded?

With a vision to end the drudgery of manual rickshaw pulling, social enterprise SMV Green is also helping restore clean air in one of India's most polluted cities through electric rickshaws.

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Andrew Buay, vice president for group corporate sustainability at Singtel, tells the EB Podcast that CSOs should not be precious about losing part of their job as the function evolves.

Filipino commuters during Covid. Image: Commuters of Metro Manila

Eksklusif As the country plunges into a recession borne out of the pandemic, how can it get back on its feet? On this podcast, Eco-Business spoke to top Filipino environmentalist Loren Legarda on how conservation should not take a backseat to economic development.

Studio EB Smallholders have taken much of the blame for this year's haze-causing forest fires in Sumatra and Kalimantan. How can they be motivated to switch to more sustainable, fire-free production methods?

Studio EB [The EB Podcast] Will the Fourth Industrial Revolution truly deliver a more efficient, and sustainable future for everyone? Find out in the inaugural episode of The Eco-Business Podcast.

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