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With developing Asia set to build fewer solar plants and wind turbines this year amid the Covid-19 crisis, the region should turn to domestic suppliers for renewable energy installations, said Zhai Yo...

23 Jun 2020

When Covid-19 first emerged and began infecting people around the world, it seemed to have limited relevance to sustainable development. But as all sustainability practitioners now know, the deadly d...

19 Dec 2020

As roads in the Philippines get a breather from choc-a-bloc traffic amid Covid-19 lockdowns, mobility advocates are pushing for better bicycling infrastructure and a fairer system of compensation for ...

9 Sep 2020

What is the relationship between nature and happiness? Researchers from the National University of Singapore went through 31,500 photographs across 185 countries to answer this question. In a study pu...

16 Mar 2020

Bohol, a province in the Philippines’ Central Visayas region known for its spectacular beaches and emerging destinations, has become one of the country’s top tourist draws in the past five years. The ...

12 Aug 2020

It is a dark and rainy night in the coastal waters of the Philippines. Sea wardens—community fishers trained by the local government to monitor the marine protected areas—flag a commercial fishing ves...

8 Jul 2021

Malangas Zamboaga, Sibugay PNOC Coal mine

New coal projects being planned by a subsidiary of the state-run Philippine National Oil Company (PNOC) will mean higher electricity prices for Filipino consumers, energy experts have warned. The PNOC...

21 Jul 2020

Southeast Asia's response to the Covid‑19 outbreak has curtailed electricity use and industrial production, pushing down coal consumption even further this year, according to the latest report from a ...

4 Aug 2020

About 68 million jobs could be lost in Asia due to the coronavirus pandemic, the Asian Development Bank (ADB) has warned. China will see the highest number of workers affected, with about 52.8 millio...

7 Apr 2020

Women farmers harvesting citronella grass plants in Bukidnon in the Visayas region of the Philippines

Amid the biggest health and economic crisis of a generation, Philippine social enterprises have experienced a sharp slump in revenue, with the most vulnerable of them already closing shop, according t...

23 Sep 2020

The Philippines has shown the first signs of a shift away from coal financing, but industry observers said the pace is woefully slow and unlikely to pick up in the foreseeable future. Last month, the...

20 May 2020

Unlike many Filipino consumers who have been forking out more for their electricity bills in recent months, entrepreneur and Manila resident Mike de Guzman has had to pay nothing. A 20 kilowatt-peak (...

7 Jul 2020

US$900 billion a year. That's how much air pollution caused by fossil fuels is costing China each year, through greater likelihood of respiratory and non-communicable diseases, years of life lost thro...

14 Feb 2020

Japanese plastics manufacturer Sekisui Chemical is the highest ranked Asian firm in a global index of the most sustainable corporations by Canadian publisher Corporate Knights.

Japanese firms rose up the ranks while Singaporean companies lost ground in an annual index of the world's most sustainable companies compiled by Canada-based media and research firm Corporate Knights...

21 Jan 2020

Philippine president Rodrigo Duterte is considering a ban on single-use plastic in the country, his spokesperson has revealed. Salvador Panelo said Duterte floated the idea at a cabinet meeting on No...

8 Nov 2019

As Covid-19 raged across the globe this year, policymakers and businesses ripped up more and more of their initial projections and expectations for the year. Memes on social media reflected the new re...

23 Dec 2020

Global beverage firm Coca-Cola and packaging company Indorama Ventures have ignited controversy by claiming that polyethylene terephthalate (PET) bottles are not single-use packaging. Environmental ac...

24 Mar 2020

Wearing a face mask, sanitising one's hands, and using other protective equipment to stem the spread of the coronavirus have become essential for many people around the world. But the amount of waste ...

20 Apr 2020

What is the relationship between the Arctic and Asia, and what could the melting northern ice caps mean for the world's most populous region? Eco-Business managing editor Jessica Cheam and videojourna...

25 Sep 2019

Asia Pacific is failing to meet most of the measurable environmental targets set by the United Nations, revealed a report released on 25 March on the region’s progress towards achieving the Sustainabl...

30 Mar 2020

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