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A Chinese liquified natural gas (LNG) ship

Public finance institutions globally have directed nearly US$22 billion into liquified natural gas projects between 2013 and 2025, leveraging green financing frameworks to tag 36 per cent of it as environment-friendly investments, found a new report by Maritime Beyond Methane.

The government plans phased move toward mandatory recycling as end-of-life panels could hit 500,000 tonnes a year in the late 2030s.

The shift to a green economy has deepened global dependence on rare earth elements, prompting countries to pursue collaboration while simultaneously racing to secure local resources.

Scheme will cover up to 400 major emitters and set a floor and ceiling on CO2 prices ahead of 2027 market launch.

By Taejun Kang

Thomson Reuters Foundation

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Three decades after the optimism of the 1992 Earth Summit, the climate regime faces a tough test. The retreat of multilateralism and the rules-based international order has left COP30 struggling to hold together the fading promise of global action. By Carlos Frederico Pereira da Silva Gama

As countries gather for the Asia Zero Emission Community Leader's meeting in Malaysia this week, Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi must abandon unproven technologies like carbon capture and fossil hydrogen that have been pushed in past summits. By Lee Chean Chung and Steph Hodgins-May

Critical minerals recovered from e-waste through established recycling systems can become a vital domestic source of essential minerals for India. By Vaibhav Chowdhary, Animesh Ghosh and Debraj Bhattacharjee

Chinese and American firms are seeking to export their autonomous driving technologies to Southeast Asia. The signal lesson is that their data-driven models require sensitivity and adaptation to the region’s diverse markets. By Shi Youwei

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EB Studio There are vast mineral riches lying on the ocean floor that could help to power the energy transition, but is the environmental cost of extracting them worth the risk?

Toyota will partner Japanese car-sharing service operator Park24 for a six-month experiment leasing the i-Road concept vehicle, with …

New ad takes aim at Tepco’s lack of transparency on the water contamination at Fukushima’s nuclear site. Watch the video here:

The Japanese conglomerate is developing technologies that can power smart communities, including electric buses equipped with GPS and fast-charging batteries.

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Some data sources indicate that greenwashing could be declining after years of rising incidences of problematic sustainability claims.

Despite a decline in cases of greenwashing, academic Kim Schumacher tells the EB Podcast that the problem isn't going away, it's just taking on a different form as companies roll back sustainability commitments.

A protest for climate justice in the Philippines

The new head of Japan and Southeast Asia for ClientEarth tells the Eco-Business Podcast how the law can be used to hold polluters to account in the world's biggest emitting region. She also says it's time the legal profession faced scrutiny for greenwashing.

Japan-based academic Kim Schumacher, who coined the term "competence greenwashing", believes that the pursuit of societal harmony might be standing in the way of Asia calling out greenwashing. He tells the Eco-Business Podcast how exaggerated ESG claims are likely to be tackled in 2023 and beyond.

Eco-Business talks to Peter Kiernan, lead energy analyst for the Economist Intelligence Unit, to unpack a new landmark report from the International Energy Agency, which proposes an immediate ban on fossil fuels extraction to curb global warming.

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