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Policy & Finance
A ‘mosaic’ of abatement strategies needed to cut global methane emissions amid US backtrack
EB Studio
There may be hope for methane abatement with recently proposed guidelines and funding pledges. But with the United States back-pedalling on climate policies, will they be enough?
Policy & Finance
Global instability causing ‘shakeout’ in corporate sustainability
The chief investment officer for AIA says there is "no U-turn" among corporates invested for the long term, even as political regimes change. Meanwhile, China officials say the world's biggest polluter will be "consistent" in its climate action.
Carbon & Climate
Asia Pulp & Paper net zero goals approved by SBTi as Indonesian corporates affirm climate pledges
APP is Indonesia's first major resources firm to get its climate goals approved by the Science Based Targets initiative, although the targets do not yet include its biggest source of emissions. Rival RGE has also restated its climate commitments despite political signals of the country's retreat from the Paris Agreement.
The climate impact of using the Chinese AI software may not be lower than Western models, experts say. Regulatory gaps need to be filled to curb emissions as AI usage rises.
Corporate Responsibility
Remote sustainability courses could close global skills gap, says University of Cambridge director
#avoided emissions Opinion
Given the US administration’s ambition to “drill, baby, drill” for oil and gas, its withdrawal from JETP could be good news for the energy transition.
Carbon & Climate
Transition offsets: no silver bullet for closing down coal
New methodologies for approving carbon credits based on early coal plant retirement do not address the inherent flaws of avoided emission offsets.
Indonesia's 'island of the Gods' could serve as a living laboratory for a nation still in the early stages of renewable energy development.
Carbon & Climate
Could the low-carbon economy bill re-write the Philippines’ future?
House Bill 7705, the low carbon economy bill, could help the climate-vulnerable nation seize the economic opportunities that come with decarbonisation.
Policy & Finance
From climate justice to climate liability
Food & Agriculture
Small-scale farmers feed the world, but we are at a breaking point
#avoided emissions Podcasts
EB Studio
Plastic waste is flooding the planet. Instead of waiting for regulation to drive change, give value to recyclables and mobilise the people, says Plastic Bank.
EB Studio
With alternatives such as sustainable aviation fuel still too expensive and low in demand for the aviation industry to consider, carbon offsets could be a way to reduce emissions – if used right. EcoSecurities and the International Air Transport Association tell the Eco-Business podcast how airlines can ensure compliance when new regulations become mandatory
Green Buildings
‘Sustainability must be accessible’: Arthaland’s CSO on making sustainable real estate in the Philippines a norm
EB Studio
If a real estate development can reduce energy and water consumption – and emit fewer carbon emissions – it is built to last, Oliver Chan tells the Eco-Business podcast. The key, however, is to first educate future homeowners and businesses that going green does not mean breaking the bank.
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