13. Climate action
Climate change is now affecting every country on every continent. It is disrupting national economies and affecting lives, costing people, communities and countries dearly today and even more tomorrow. The world continues to experience rising sea levels, extreme weather conditions (the North Atlantic hurricane season was the costliest ever recorded) and increasing concentrations of greenhouse gases. This calls for urgent and accelerated action by countries as they implement their commitments to the Paris Agreement on Climate Change.
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Philippines’ mangroves could generate first-of-its-kind blue carbon credits in Asia-PacificCarbon & Climate
Philippines’ mangroves could generate first-of-its-kind blue carbon credits in Asia-Pacific
Mangroves protect coasts, support fisheries and are rich carbon sinks. Can an upcoming pilot project in the archipelago incentivise communities to keep these valuable ecosystems intact? -
Eco-Business' 10 most read stories of 2019Who’s leading and lagging in the renewables race in Southeast Asia, banks quitting coal, an op-ed on eco-colonialism—these were among the topics that resonated most with our readers this year. Here’s why.
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Xie Zhenhua: China’s top climate negotiator steps downWhat is the legacy of a key architect of the Paris Agreement and one of the world’s longest-serving climate diplomats? -
UN climate talks president: ‘Social and environmental crises two sides of same coin’Policy & Finance
UN climate talks president: ‘Social and environmental crises two sides of same coin’
Carolina Schmidt on boosting countries’ climate ambition and the pain of moving COP25 from Santiago to Madrid.
Opinion
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Is the growing power of corporate communications hurting the sustainability press?– Though the media has finally caught on to the news value of sustainability stories, sustainability journalism is hurting. Communications executives are under growing pressure to deliver positive news, and outnumbered journalists feel overpowered by PR. How can both co-exist to advance societal goals? -
How did the world do on human rights this year?– As the year comes to a close, we reflect on the key human rights issues that defined 2019, from China's repression of Muslim Uyghurs to louder calls for climate justice. -
Global unrest this year was spurred by anger at rising inequality—2020 is likely to be worsePolicy & Finance
Global unrest this year was spurred by anger at rising inequality—2020 is likely to be worse
– Global unrest might just escalate next year as the global economy slows down and governments fail to tackle the root causes of discontent that have swept societies into mass protests against inequality and climate inaction.
Videos
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Lawyers file complaint against BP for misleading 'greenwash' in new ad campaign– In the video, environmental law group ClientEarth compares the oil and gas giant's advertisements on its low-carbon investments to a burger chain claiming that they’re vegan because they’ve got salad on the menu.
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Indigenous tribe in Indonesia wins land rights amid growing recognition of their role in climate fight
Carbon & Climate
Indigenous tribe in Indonesia wins land rights amid growing recognition of their role in climate fight
– Around the world, indigenous people have historically suffered from abuse and rights violations, despite being critical to forest conservation. This tribe in West Kalimantan, Indonesia, just won rights over its land after a 40-year struggle. Are governments waking up to the reality that indigenous groups could lead the battle against climate change? -
Eco-Business releases Arctic Awakening– Produced and directed by Eco-Business managing editor Jessica Cheam and video journalist Fraser Morton, who journeyed to Norway earlier this year, the documentary has played to thousands of visitors at Marina Bay Sands’ ArtScience museum since its premiere on 4 October.
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Arctic Awakening: What the North Pole's melting ice means for Asia– Eco-Business releases the trailer for a documentary that traces the relationship between ecosystems in the North Pole and Asia, in the second edition of its flagship campaign on climate action, Changing Course.
Podcasts
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How a coffee grower and NGO are fighting deforestation in Sumatra– An alliance between an environmental group and an agribusiness company aims to reduce encroachment by smallholder coffee farmers in the Bukit Barisan Selatan National Park, one of Sumatra’s last stands of lowland forest.
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Rethinking cooling in a warming world– [The EB Podcast] In the fourth episode of the series Tomorrow’s cities: Engineering the energy transition, we explore the potential for low-carbon cooling as Southeast Asia gets richer and hotter.
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Do mariners dream of electric ships?– [The EB Podcast] In the third episode of the series Tomorrow’s cities: Engineering the energy transition, we explore how the shipping industry is charting a course to a low-carbon future.
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How can cold chain secure the future of food?– [The EB Podcast] In this first episode of the series Tomorrow's cities: Engineering the energy transition, we explore how cold chain can secure the future of food in the world's most populous continent.
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