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Living reefs at Pulau Hantu in Singapore

The city-state is in advanced talks with a few countries in the region, including Thailand, says a government official. To date, Singapore has struggled to find eligible credits from its seven existing carbon trading partners.

Disaster-prone nations should look to secure adaptation funding beyond multilateral climate meetings such as COP, suggested Liz Thompson, who leads a group of climate-vulnerable countries.

The former UNDP administrator warns that the world is facing a moment of profound disruption and calls for renewed investment into multilateralism and development as he reflects on his eight-year tenure.

UN climate negotiations can stay on course without the US, but the multilateral process faces deeper challenges.

By Liz Kimbrough

By Gabrielle See

By Robin Hicks

By Gabrielle See

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The political and regulatory upheaval in the EU and the US has made it an uncertain year for climate finance. Has the world seen progress in meeting the US$300 billion climate finance pledge made at the COP29 climate summit? By Pietro Rocco and Toby Kwan

With cities at the frontline of climate resilience, COP30 is a key opportunity to scale-up urban finance. By Robert Muggah and Philip Yang

Businesses that fail to manage climate-driven risks will face higher costs, increased regulatory scrutiny and reputational damage. By Jonathan Hall

Even if policymakers in developing countries see little value in pursuing large emissions reductions at the pace that climate advocates would like, climate-aligned development is still the best path forward. By Navroz K Dubash

By Luis Alvarado

By Georgia Hammersley

By Emily Wilkinson and Ali Naseer Mohamed

By Alfredo Giron

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Funding for climate-related solutions has slowed down and it’s a ‘tough game’ for startups, said those familiar with the climate tech space at The Liveability Challenge Grand Finale 2025. What can founders and innovators do to bring an idea to commercialisation? And is Singapore an attractive-enough testbed?

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There is consensus that coal needs to be retired early in Asia, but the mechanisms for financing the phase-out are not clear. This mini-documentary examines how transition credits work and whether they can fund Southeast Asia's equitable switch to clean power.

EB Studio From sponge cities to coastal forests, Asia is seeking ways to work with nature and prepare for the risks in a warmer-than-expected future. This Eco-Business video looks at what else cities need to do to strengthen climate resilience.

Rich nations need to shift investments into renewables instead, they say. The civic space for demonstrations at this year's climate summit, held in Egypt, is more restricted than the Scotland event last year.

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Jessica Cheam, Mervyn Tang and Jocelyn Dove speaking at the Sharpening the ESG focus 2025 event

Trump 2.0 may prove to be a "bump in the road" for climate action, but banks and investors in Asia see growth and opportunity in the region for decarbonisation as climate risks grow.

Climate tech podcast with Steve Melhuish

Entrepreneur Steve Melhuish tells the EB Podcast where the biggest opportunities to reduce emissions and make money are in Southeast Asia, and why finding the right economic incentives is critical for climate tech startups.

Asia lags the world in natural catastrophe protection. Part of the problem could be counting extreme weather losses only after they happen, industry insiders tell the Eco-Business podcast.

The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas assistant governor tells the Eco-Business Podcast about the regulator’s maiden sustainability report that features an empirical study of climate impacts on banks as well as the nation’s first taxonomy.

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