Eco-Business

United Nations climate summit president Mukhtar Babayev highlights the new climate finance target as top priority for the November talks. Will Azerbaijan be able to get the dealmakers, including China, to agree on a price to pay to help developing countries adapt to climate change?

The bulk of steelmaking around the world still relies on coal-based blast furnaces.

ANZ, Commonwealth Bank, NAB, and Westpac loaned US$2.43 billion to finance fossil fuel projects last year, despite having committed to global climate goals. Most of the loans fall under general-purpose corporate lending and bonds, which are harder to track than direct project loans.

The internal inquiry by the bank's ombudsmen will address complaints that its private lending arm, International Finance Corporation, is indirectly supporting the Suralaya coal complex. IFC denies any non-compliance with existing policies.

By Gabrielle See

By Xie Chengkai

By Liang Lei

By Gabrielle See

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As the Asian Development Bank holds its premiere clean energy event this week, human rights activist Lidy Nacpil argues it is not acceptable merely to accelerate the transition. By Lidy Nacpil

House Bill 7705, the low carbon economy bill, could help the climate-vulnerable nation seize the economic opportunities that come with decarbonisation. By Ping Manongdo

Indonesia's next administration has its work cut out for it to ensure true sustainable development by resolutely committing to cutting fossil fuel subsidies for good. By Rahmat Riyadi

Chinese policymakers face difficult choices in setting climate goals. Some appear technical but have significant implications for environmental outcomes. By Li Shuo and Lauri Myllyvirta

By Pinki Chahal and Durairaj Kumarasamy

By Firdaus Cahyadi

By Anissa R. Suharsono and Yanuar Nugroho

By Firdaus Cahyadi

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Southeast Asian nations are racing to bring clean, affordable power to their people, but one country is outrunning them all. How can states make their renewable energy transition a success?

Southeast Asia's largest energy consumer has been slow to transition to renewables, but recent policies point to greater expansion of the country's solar, tidal and geothermal energy production.

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.

Juice Media parody ad mocking government inaction on climate change

We're screwed, claims a government parody ad, as politicians drag their heels on climate change. Taking a shot at the Australian government, the video exposes the absurdity of longstanding political inaction to address the climate crisis and puts out a not-so-subtle call for collective action.

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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.

The populous coal-rich powerhouse has six months to tell investors how it plans to spend G7 money to decarbonise equitably. We ask experts about the risks, strategy, and opportunities.

Eco-Business talks to Peter Kiernan, lead energy analyst for the Economist Intelligence Unit, to unpack a new landmark report from the International Energy Agency, which proposes an immediate ban on fossil fuels extraction to curb global warming.

Laos has announced the construction of two new coal plants for this year, despite growing evidence that coal power comes with significant financial risk. What is holding back the country from tapping its rich clean energy resources instead?

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