Eco-Business

Harita Group nickel mining in Obi Island

A report finds OCBC – alongside other Singapore lenders – among the top financiers of Indonesia's Harita’s coal-powered nickel smelters. The bank's CSO says it is "not pragmatic" to expect nickel production to be fully renewables-powered.

Coal-dependent regions have much experience to share on the energy transition, write two authors from China and Indonesia.

State electricity firm PLN has slowed renewables deployment, says the deputy head of the country's Just Energy Transition Partnership secretariat. Investors should back captive power instead of grid-based projects, she suggests.

Despite losing most of their customary forest, Ngata Toro Indigenous community in Central Sulawesi still vowed to protect nature.

By Hannah Alcoseba Fernandez

By Hans Nicholas Jong

By Samantha Ho

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New methodologies for approving carbon credits based on early coal plant retirement do not address addresses the inherent flaws of avoided emission offsets. By Patrick McCully

After spinning off its thermal coal assets, Adaro Energy Group, the world’s sixth-largest coal mining company, will have access to financing from two banks that previously withdrew funding for its aluminum smelter project in February 2023. By Ghee Peh and Mutya Yustika

As Indonesia forges ahead with plans to become an advanced economy, an honest reckoning needs to occur, to ensure that it does not squander its vast environmental resources for short-term gain. By Melinda Martinus

A handful of fashion brands – H&M, Ralph Lauren, Decathlon and Adidas – are working to stop using coal to power their factories in 2025, while others are prioritising decarbonisation at lower levels of ambition. By Peter Ford

By Rizka Nugrahaeni

By Joanne Lin and William Choong

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By Siti Hafsyah Idris, Lee Wei Chang and Iman Prihandono

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The origin of Covid-19 is believed to be a market selling live wild animals. Eco-Business asked Anbarasi Boopal of Singapore-based animal welfare charity Acres about the link between the exploitation of animals and pandemics, and what can be done to curb the illegal wildlife trade.

Air-conditioning units on a building in Singapore

Improving energy efficiency could meet a quarter of Southeast Asia’s emissions reduction targets. Here is how efficiency could drive Southeast Asia's energy transition.

Southeast Asian nations are racing to bring clean, affordable power to their people, but one country is outrunning them all. How can states make their renewable energy transition a success?

An e-jeepney in the Philippines. A growing movement is underway to electrify Southeast Asia's transport. Image: Eco-Business

In gridlocked, smoggy Southeast Asian cities, change is afoot to electrify transport and clear some of the world's most polluted skies. This video documents the pockets of hope for e-mobility around the most climate-vulnerable region.

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The Eco-Business Podcast speaks to reporters Nadiah Rosli, Adelia Dinda Sani, Gerald Flynn and Hannah Alcoseba Fernandez about funding limits, data access, and reporting against the odds in one of the world's most climate-vulnerable regions.

Jessica Cheam, Mervyn Tang and Jocelyn Dove speaking at the Sharpening the ESG focus 2025 event

Trump 2.0 may prove to be a "bump in the road" for climate action, but banks and investors in Asia see growth and opportunity in the region for decarbonisation as climate risks grow.

Indonesian environmental campaigners took a novel approach to raising climate awareness by publishing five children's books about the country's environmental issues. This podcast explores their creative process and the public's response.

Podcast on RSPO's new principles and criteria for certifying palm oil as environmentally and socially sustainable.

EB Studio The Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil has released new criteria for certifying responsibly grown palm oil. What's changed and how does RSPO respond to criticism that the new standard lowers the bar for deforestation?

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