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As support for credits tied to shutting Asia’s coal plants early grows, a buyers alliance has been formed. Efforts to boost confidence in the new asset class have borne fruit and proponents are now looking at strengthening “the demand side of the equation” by end of the year, said Rockerfeller Foundation's climate lead Joseph Curtin.
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The newly-appointed council chair of Climate Governance Malaysia says the United States has conducted itself like a "child holding up a game" at the UN COP summits. He tells Eco-Business why political leaders and company boards must be educated on climate and sustainability.
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The country met its 1.5 gigawatt-peak solar deployment goal in end-2024 and has expanded its Article 6 offset pool under a new Bhutan pact, following similar deals with Ghana and Papua New Guinea, a senior minister revealed in parliament.
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Thirteen countries submitted their Nationally Determined Contributions to the UN – including Singapore, the only Asian nation to do so – while the majority of Paris Agreement signatories missed a 10 February deadline. Countries could be holding back in light of uncertainties in a post-Trump world, say observers.
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#carbon accounting Opinion

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Instead of backtracking on net zero, companies are retracting unsubstantiated carbon neutrality claims – a positive development.
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There are growing calls for more corporate disclosure, but if firms release sustainability reports just to meet the needs of external stakeholders, including regulators, it is unlikely to motivate internal changes to business operations.
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House Bill 7705, the low carbon economy bill, could help the climate-vulnerable nation seize the economic opportunities that come with decarbonisation.
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As the only multilateral institution charged with maintaining global financial and fiscal stability, the IMF’s role is critical for addressing climate change.
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#carbon accounting Videos

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EB Studio About four out of every five people impacted by sea-level rise by 2050 will live in East or Southeast Asia, creating an urgent need climate-smart solutions for cities. This year’s Innovate4Climate summit will look at the climate-smart solutions the region needs.
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The IPCC's climate warning is an opportunity for the business world to show leadership, said UNDP's Achim Steiner in the opening speech at the Responsible Business Forum in Singapore.
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China has provided huge funding supposedly to help developing countries mitigate and adapt to climate impacts, but it is also financing coal projects included in the Belt & Road Initiative (BRI). What do recipient countries make of this?
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It has been said that the fight against climate change will be won in cities. In this video by C40, mayors of the world’s mega cities share what they are doing to address the most pressing climate threats.
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#carbon accounting Podcasts

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Andrew Buay, vice president for group corporate sustainability at Singtel, tells the EB Podcast that CSOs should not be precious about losing part of their job as the function evolves.
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The climate non-profit's head Sherry Madera insists there are just 450 questions, not over 5,500 as some industry players have cited, in its new questionnaire, which has faced pushback for failing to ease disclosure burden as intended.
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David Antonioli says current rules spur piecemeal offsetting instead of enabling faster growth of climate ventures. He expects pushback to his ideas in a market polarised over integrity issues, but wants players to think big-picture.
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A recent study found that 9 in 10 accountants want companies to be more sustainable after the pandemic. Eco-Business asked Association of Chartered Certified Accountants sustainability head Jimmy Greer about reinventing capitalism and making the numbers of net zero commitments add up.
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