Lighting the way to a brighter future
Energy access is critical to sustainable development in Southeast Asia. In this series, Eco-Business looks at how organisations are working to bring electricity to the masses.
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To deliver on its goal of 100 per cent energy access by 2030, Myanmar will need to shake up its energy market. With hydropower facing increasing objection from society, how will the former hermit nation power its people for a more sustainable future?
News / Carbon & Climate
The young people calling time on climate change in Asia Pacific
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It’s been said that children are the future, but what happens when the next generation of humanity is threatened by environmental degradation? Young people in Asia Pacific are calling for climate action to reclaim their future.
Videos / Energy
An electrifying solution to improve livelihoods
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In line with the Sustainable Development Goals' aim to eradicate poverty, a Japanese multinational electronics firm is providing power supply stations, solar storage and products to countries with little or no access to electricity.
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Often taken for granted, access to energy is more than about brightening a dark room after sunset—it is a means to a more equitable future. How can energy be delivered to off-grid communities?
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News / Waste Management
Hong Kong single-use plastic ban stirs debate over affordability of alternatives
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News / Waste Management
Petrochemicals lobby ‘spreading misinformation, false solutions’ as plastic treaty talks begin
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News / Policy & Finance
How microloans exacerbate deforestation in Cambodia
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News / Manufacturing
NGO links H&M and Zara cotton to deforestation in Brazil’s Cerrado
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Opinion / Waste Management
UN Plastics Treaty: What can we learn from other international environmental agreements?
Applying lessons from the Montreal Protocol and the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change will forge an … -
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News / Waste Management
How can the world use less plastic and reduce pollution?
As UN talks in Canada seek global plastics treaty, research says levels of plastic waste have become unmanageable.
