Eco-Business

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.

The city's plans to halve emissions by 2035 and achieve net zero by 2050 may be ambitious. But NGOs tracking its policy direction over the years are not convinced and demand a more measurable roadmap with interim goals – not just long-term pledges.

Brazil’s new climate pledge, launched at the COP29 climate summit in Baku, aims to cut greenhouse gas emissions by as much as two-thirds by 2035 compared to 2005 levels.

Dr Theresa Mundita Lim concludes her six-year tenure as the centre’s first female executive director, where she championed a regional biodiversity fund, among other initiatives.

Oleh Adelia Dinda Sani

Oleh Lin Zi

Oleh Hans Nicholas Jong

Oleh Robin Hicks

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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 World Bank’s International Development Association could help lift millions out of extreme poverty and support adaptation to climate change. Unfortunately, some key donors are not carrying their weight. Oleh Kevin Watkins

Knasaimos women in the customary forests

It’s time for Malaysia to tap into the insights of its Indigenous communities to develop sustainable climate adaptation strategies. Oleh Raksha Pandya-Wood, Azliyana Azhari

A balance between emission and growth warrants integrated energy planning, leading to a low-cost transition pathway for sustainable growth. Oleh Vaibhav Chowdhary dan Venugopal Mothkoor

Oleh Brock Bergseth

Oleh Jessica Robinson

Oleh Miya Irawati, Ridho Verdiansyah, Sharyn Davies

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Studio EB Asia's green transition pathways need to be socially inclusive given huge differences in economic development across the region, says experts at the Boston Consulting Group. State-owned enterprises have an "outsized" role to play, they add.

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.

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.

Studio EB Singaporeans are well-known foodies, but around 800,000 tonnes of food is wasted every year. Why is so much food wasted, and what can consumers do about it?

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A researcher lived with camel herders in Inner Mongolia for years to find out how they're coping with both conservation schemes and modernisation. He tells the Eco-Business Podcast about their challenges and lessons for the world.

The heat is on Formula 1 to curb its carbon footprint.

Formula 1 emits the carbon equivalent of 30,000 homes as it roars through 21 countries in a season. Mercedes-AMG Petronas F1 head of sustainability Alice Ashpitel says the sport's ambition to decarbonise by 2030 is not unrealistic.

Goumbook launched a regional oceans network that brought discussions on the blue economy to the forefront at the last COP summit. Founder Tatiana Abella tells the Eco-Business Podcast why healthy oceans are important for the Middle East.

Clover Hogan, climate activist, speaking in 2019

Eco-anxiety is a healthy psychological response, says 24-year-old activist Clover Hogan. The founder of nonprofit Force of Nature tells the Eco-Business Podcast how to respond to anxiety in a world that is "numb" to the climate crisis.

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