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Energy

De-risking offshore wind could put Philippines ahead in clean energy race: GWEC’s Ann Francisco

Government must call on development finance institutions to tap on risk management tools to make the capital-intensive technology more investible, Global Wind Energy Council’s Ann Margret Francisco tells the EB Podcast.
Climate comedian Stuart Goldsmith says that humour can unlock tricky sustainability problems by "saying the unsayable".

Carbon & Climate

‘Comedy can say the elephant in the room’: Why climate action needs a sense of humour

Climate comedian Stuart Goldsmith tells the EB Podcast why jokes might be the most powerful tools for solving sustainability problems.
A small-scale miner in Bicol, Philippines

Carbon & Climate

We don’t want others to take advantage of Asean’s rich mineral resources: Philippine environment policymaker

Critical minerals will be central to this year’s Asean meetings, said environment assistant secretary Noralene Uy, as the Philippines ushers the region towards domestic processing as summit chair.
Frank Phuan co-founded Sunseap in 2011

Energy

Cross-border clean energy projects are hard – but the returns are worth the pain: Sunseap co-founder Frank Phuan

As Southeast Asia eyes regional power trading to accelerate decarbonisation, veteran solar entrepreneur Frank Phuan unpacks the political, economic and logistical hurdles of moving clean energy across borders.

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13 January 2026

Jeffrey Sachs_Eco-Business podcast

Carbon & Climate

Jeffrey Sachs: China is unequivocally the world's climate power today. Asean's opportunity is next.

9 January 2026

A flaring oil plant in Malaysia

Energy

'Regulation, measurement needed to curb methane emissions': Experts on abating potent greenhouse gas

5 December 2025

Anita Neville On the frontlines

Food & Agriculture

'I want others to own sustainability too – but letting go is hard': Golden Agri CSO Anita Neville

26 November 2025

Typhoon Fung-wong_L&D

Policy & Finance

‘We don’t want to pit adaptation and loss and damage funds against each other’: veteran COP observer

19 November 2025

Asean chair handover to PH

Energy

Asean must connect energy planning with environmental protection: Philippines energy director

6 November 2025

Bristol climate strike

Carbon & Climate

How middle income countries are reshaping climate leadership ahead of COP30, with WRI chief Ani Dasgupta

5 November 2025

COP30 podcast cover

Carbon & Climate

'Money has always been the big fight': assessing COP30's key battlegrounds with Third World Network's Meena Raman

29 October 2025

Asean logo

Policy & Finance

Asean must learn how to 'flex' on global finance and sustainability standards: policy expert

13 October 2025

L'Occitane's Asia Pacific director of sustainability Venisa Chu

Corporate Responsibility

Refill fountains may not be effective at reducing waste: L'Occitane Asia sustainability chief Venisa Chu

6 October 2025

Typhoon Wipha flooding_Philippines

Cities

‘Resilience has limits’: ICSC’s Kairos dela Cruz on Filipinos fighting back against flood control corruption

26 September 2025

EB podcast_kitty bu

Energy

The Asean energy ministers meeting – what's at stake?

6 September 2025

Australia's action against greenwashing has been driven largely by consumers, says John Pabon, author of The Great Greenwashing

Corporate Responsibility

How Australia took the lead in policing greenwashing

26 August 2025

Solar installation in the Philippines

Energy

Power and economic strength are now determined by who can harness solar and batteries fastest: Assaad Razzouk

19 August 2025

Trash piled high at the Bantar Gebang landfill in Bekasi, near Jakarta.

Waste

We don't need a plastics treaty for nations to enact polluter-pays laws now: Doug Woodring

12 August 2025

A beach in Balikpapan, Indonesia's "oil city", is covered in plastic trash.

Waste

Southeast Asia has too much to lose – we need an ambitious plastics treaty: Singapore campaigner Terese Teoh

6 August 2025

John Haffner, deputy director of sustainability, Hang Lung Properties, says internal advocacy has been key to driving the sustainability agenda. Image: ReThink 2

Green Buildings

Are our climate targets too weak or too ambitious? Hang Lung Properties' sustainability chief John Haffner

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