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Where do renewables stand in a Covid-stricken world?The coronavirus is putting nations' clean energy commitments to the test. In the face of unprecedented strain on healthcare and a looming recession, can governments ensure renewables keep the wind in their sails? -
Vietnam has only weeks left to get its wind market back on trackSoutheast Asia's wind hero is fast falling from grace as the deadline of its wind power support scheme looms. Unless Vietnam acts now, it risks losing investors and developers as well as more power outages and air pollution, experts say.
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Vietnam’s new conservation plan prioritises trees and people, but not emissionsUnder Vietnam’s proposed carbon for forest ecosystems services programme, the country’s 100 largest emitters, primarily cement manufacturers and coal-fired power plants, would pay forest communities and landowners to protect and expand forests. -
Meet the Asian women driving progressive change across the regionWomen have been at the forefront of the fight for human rights for centuries but till today, we don’t often hear their names in Asia. This International Women’s Day, Eco-Business celebrates the work of Asia’s unsung heroines.
Opinion
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Southeast Asia and the right to safe water– More than 100 million people live without access to safe water in Southeast Asia. What can be done to improve that and to protect clean water sources? -
River deltas are ‘drowning’, threatening hundreds of millions of people– Many of the world’s deltas are facing an existential crisis. Better management of river sediment is vital. For dams specifically, environmental risk assessments that fully cost the consequences for downstream regions are required. -
Renewables in Southeast Asia: Subsidies not required, thanks– What’s needed for renewables to take off is leadership, vision and a commitment to a better society from the Asean political class, writes Assaad Razzouk.
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Rockefeller renews call to help cities become stronger– The Rockefeller Foundation is looking for more cities willing to build economic, social and physical resilience amid a rapidly urbanising world. Submission of applications for the 100 Resilient Cities Challenge ends on September 10.
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Thailand's AIT invents 'off the grid' solar toilet and sewer system– The Asian Institute of Technology demonstrates how the heat from solar power can help disinfect septic tanks at the recently held Reinvent the Toilet exhibition in New Delhi, India.
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