Eco-Business

Sort by

Relevance Date

Showing results 801–820 of 2430

News / Energy

Is Southeast Asia on track to meet global clean energy targets?

When countries at the COP28 climate talks signed a pledge to triple renewable energy deployment by 2030, the announcement was welcomed with great fanfare and media attention. Among the countries in So...

23 Apr 2025

Is Southeast Asia on track to meet global clean energy targets?

Press Releases / Volvo Trucks

Global logistics giant acquires Volvo electric trucks in Singapore

...2025. This model will have the ability to travel up to 600 km on a single charge, allowing customers to use electric trucks on longer routes without the need for frequent recharging. The enhanced ran...

24 Oct 2024

Global logistics giant acquires Volvo electric trucks in Singapore

ICC_Arrest_Rodrigo_Duterte_QuadComm_Hearing

News / Policy & Finance

The lingering impacts of Duterte's brutal 'war on drugs' on law and civil society in the Philippines

...2025, despite the body’s reputation for unjust red-tagging, harassment and other human rights violations. Gregorio Bueta, professor of natural resources and environmental law and international environ...

12 Mar 2025

The lingering impacts of Duterte's brutal 'war on drugs' on law and civil society in the Philippines

News / Policy & Finance

‘We must involve local communities in monitoring pollution’, says Bangladesh’s environment adviser

...2025, and the phase out of 90 per cent of single-use plastic by 2026 – eds] On air, water and noise pollution, we need to establish a robust monitoring mechanism to avoid gathering data in a disorgani...

30 Aug 2024

‘We must involve local communities in monitoring pollution’, says Bangladesh’s environment adviser

FN_NEA_RVM_Systems_reverse_vending_machine

News / Waste

Singapore drinks container polluters-pay initiative pushed to 2026 'at request of beverage producers'

...2025, before the latest launch date was announced. There appears to be no major changes to how the scheme will work – eligible containers will range from 150 millilitres to 3 litres, with labels for i...

1 Aug 2024

Singapore drinks container polluters-pay initiative pushed to 2026 'at request of beverage producers'

News / Transport

Traffic monitoring tech can help clean up Asia’s act

...2025. Meanwhile, authorities are trying to shield the riding public from the city gridlock by implementing a bus rapid system where public buses have a dedicated lane, separate from other road traffic...

26 Sep 2024

Traffic monitoring tech can help clean up Asia’s act

Press Releases / BlackRock (Singapore) Limited

BlackRock’s Climate Infrastructure business, Google to partner on accelerating solar power in Taiwan through New Green Power

...2025 and up to 80GW by 2050 to achieve net zero goals*. BlackRock’s Infrastructure Equity platform currently manages over US$39 billion in client assets across its Climate and Diversified ...

1 Jul 2024

BlackRock’s Climate Infrastructure business, Google to partner on accelerating solar power in Taiwan through New Green Power

News / Carbon & Climate

Air pollution measures fail to address thermal power emissions

...2025, while the rest of the power plants in the country must comply by December 31, 2026. Missing these deadlines will make plants liable to pay Rs. 0.2 to Rs. 0.4 per unit of electricity generated, d...

2 Jan 2025

Air pollution measures fail to address thermal power emissions

News / Food & Agriculture

Deforestation spike in Indonesia's 'orangutan capital' linked to firms financed by sustainability-linked loans

...2025. MUFG, which is RGE's major lender, declined to comment on RAN's report. In September, Musim Mas announced its first SLL through Dutch lender Rabobank, which analysis by Eco-Business found did no...

11 Nov 2024

Deforestation spike in Indonesia's 'orangutan capital' linked to firms financed by sustainability-linked loans

News / Energy

Grid investments, electricity planning and sectoral reform needed to decarbonise Malaysia's energy sector

...2025 and will likely impact the end user due to adjustments in electricity tariffs. Grid stability & the input of renewables Determining the right energy mix will involve upgrading grid infrastruc...

5 Dec 2024

Grid investments, electricity planning and sectoral reform needed to decarbonise Malaysia's energy sector

Opinion / Carbon & Climate

DeepSeek’s AI disruption: Implications for global climate policy

...2025 breakthrough in developing a more energy-efficient large-scale AI model represented a game-changing shift, demonstrating that the entrenched path dependence on technological designs of energy-int...

27 Feb 2025

DeepSeek’s AI disruption: Implications for global climate policy

News / Energy

Singapore’s hydrogen startups, eyeing overseas markets, long for a larger launchpad

...2025, and under US$2 by 2027. More Singapore companies in downstream applications are also making early overseas forays. Sydrogen, a 2021 outfit, announced a deal with China’s Shanghai Hydrogen Propul...

31 Jul 2024

Singapore’s hydrogen startups, eyeing overseas markets, long for a larger launchpad

News / Transport

Life after subsidies for China’s EVs

...2025, awards up to 50 million yuan to any carmaker that develops and brings to market a new EV model, and also gives individual consumers 8,000 yuan for acquiring an EV. How are subsidies being phased...

8 Dec 2023

Life after subsidies for China’s EVs

News / Transport

A greenhouse gas shipping levy is on the horizon

...2025 and adopt them later that year. The rules would come into force in 2027 via an amendment to the International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships (MARPOL), which would dictate c...

30 May 2024

A greenhouse gas shipping levy is on the horizon

Press Releases / Asian Development Bank

ADB forecasts developing Asia’s economy to grow 4.9 per cent in 2024

...2025, after being pushed up by higher food prices in many economies over the past 2 years. Stronger growth in South and Southeast Asia—fueled by both domestic demand and exports—is offset...

11 Apr 2024

ADB forecasts developing Asia’s economy to grow 4.9 per cent in 2024

Press Releases / Eco-Business

Update on Malaysia’s national climate change bill will be shared in September, with public consultation launched thereafter

...2025. Malaysia’s leaders are under pressure to implement economic reforms amid increasing costs of living and a weaker ringgit, with policymakers expected to meet competing demands and ensure th...

25 Jul 2024

Update on Malaysia’s national climate change bill will be shared in September, with public consultation launched thereafter

Opinion / Food & Agriculture

Plantations are not forests

...2025 but currently has half that. Where they’re going to find the half a million hectare shortfall remains to be seen. Sarawak already has a patchwork of functioning and failed plantations, but none o...

21 Nov 2024

Plantations are not forests

A trial for a reverse vending machine in Singapore

News / Waste

‘Not involved with delay’: Packaging industry responds to allegations that it blocked polluter-pays scheme in Singapore

...2025. Civil society representatives that Eco-Business spoke to say that, over the years, there has been a lack of accountability to stakeholders beyond industry, which has led to unnecessary speculat...

17 Oct 2023

‘Not involved with delay’: Packaging industry responds to allegations that it blocked polluter-pays scheme in Singapore

News / Cities

India must get serious about flood zoning

...2025 budget. The north-eastern state of Bihar was assigned INR 115 billion (US$1.4 billion) to build flood mitigation projects, while the states of Assam, Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand and Sikkim were...

5 Sep 2024

India must get serious about flood zoning

Greenpeace protest action at Unilever headquarters in Indonesia

News / Waste

Unilever Indonesia targeted by NGO over sachet pollution and weakened plastic reduction goals

...2025. But in April it announced new targets, saying it would cut virgin plastic use by just 30 per cent by 2026, and 40 per cent by 2028. Activists have described the company's backsliding as "shamefu...

10 Jul 2024

Unilever Indonesia targeted by NGO over sachet pollution and weakened plastic reduction goals

Page 41

News / Energy

Press Releases / Volvo Trucks

News / Policy & Finance

News / Policy & Finance

News / Waste

News / Transport

Press Releases / BlackRock (Singapore) Limited

News / Carbon & Climate

News / Food & Agriculture

News / Energy

Opinion / Carbon & Climate

News / Energy

News / Transport

News / Transport

Press Releases / Asian Development Bank

Press Releases / Eco-Business

Opinion / Food & Agriculture

News / Waste

News / Cities

News / Waste

Most popular

News / Lifestyle

News / Cities

Opinion / Manufacturing

Opinion / Cities

News / Corporate Responsibility

News / Policy & Finance

Receive the latest insights daily or weekly.