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Transport

Global shipping’s top lenders are getting increasingly aligned to IMO’s net zero target: study

Thirty-six international banks, including Japanese and Singapore funders, are closer to following the trajectory of the International Maritime Organization’s emissions goal, found a report by the Poseidon Principles.
A sailboat near Taiwan's Yilan

Energy

Taiwan delays ocean thermal power project over deep-sea environmental concerns

Regulators seek more data on marine impacts of proposed plant at Heping coal facility.
A SDGs locker located in Yokohama Kannai Station

Waste

Japan’s Yokohama widens rollout of food waste vending machines as Tokyo pushes to curb emissions

New station units offer unsold bakery items at reduced prices, part of Yokohama’s growing push to divert food waste under Japan’s climate goals.
A Japan Airlines flight

Carbon & Climate

Japan revamps aviation-based CO2 monitoring to preserve decades-old climate datasets

The move ensures the continuity of one of the world’s longest-running aviation climate datasets as older jets are retired.

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8 December 2025

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Carbon & Climate

Asia-Pacific faces ‘US$500 billion a year’ hit from rising seas if current policies continue

3 December 2025

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Carbon & Climate

Concrete ocean pledges lacking in countries’ climate plans, say experts

28 November 2025

Solar panels in Japan's Fukushima

Policy & Finance

Japan’s push for large-scale solar projects sparks local backlash over ecology, scenery

27 November 2025

A view of Tokyo street

Transport

Japan debates scrapping car environmental tax, pitting industry pressures against climate aims

20 November 2025

Wind farm in Japan's Hokkaido

Policy & Finance

Japan weighs new support for offshore wind after Mitsubishi exits key projects

18 November 2025

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Carbon & Climate

Analysis: Which countries have sent the most delegates to COP30?

15 November 2025

Indonesia pavilion performers

Carbon & Climate

In pictures: Carbon, cooperation and soft diplomacy at COP30’s Asian pavilions

13 November 2025

A view of the city of Tokyo in Japan

Carbon & Climate

Kawasaki Heavy unveils Japan’s biggest ‘air carbon removal’ pilot, plans megatonne system by 2030

12 November 2025

A view of Tokyo, Japan

Corporate Responsibility

‘Harmony with nature’ ethos helps Japan lead uptake of nature-risk reporting framework, says TNFD chair

10 November 2025

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Carbon & Climate

‘Climate whiplash’: Asia’s worst extreme weather events of 2025

7 November 2025

Solar panels on a commercial building in Penang, Malaysia.

Energy

Falling technology costs and rising corporate demand make clean energy financially viable for businesses in Asia Pacific

5 November 2025

A street view of Taipei, Taiwan

Policy & Finance

Taiwan to classify extreme heat as a natural disaster, joining regional push to tackle soaring temperatures

3 November 2025

A warning sign on a Yakushima beach of Japan urges visitors to keep out

Lifestyle

AI-edited wildlife photo in Japan reignites debate over technology’s expanding role in conservation

31 October 2025

A street view of Shibuya, Tokyo, Japan

Policy & Finance

Japan to join global race to recycle lithium batteries and curb e-waste hazards

29 October 2025

Ebisu Shrine located in the town of Suttsu in Japan's Hokkaido

Waste

Japan’s nuclear waste debate takes key turn as pro-nuclear mayor wins re-election in Hokkaido

24 October 2025

Kim Joo-young, a South Korean lawmaker

Policy & Finance

South Korea sees 172 per cent surge in greenwashing cases in 4 years

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