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As Western countries cut reliance on China for renewable energy technologies, shifting power dynamics could see other Asian nations like India and Indonesia emerge with bigger roles in the global green energy supply chain, says former UN sustainable investment envoy.

Battery recycling needs standardising, say experts, who also call for loopholes to be closed and awareness raised among EV owners.

Electric car makers need alternative sources for battery materials, as deep-sea mining talks stall. The attention is on recycling, but the regional industry outside China is nascent. Experts say political will is needed to get the drive on.

China’s carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions grew 10 per cent year-on-year in the second quarter of 2023, rising approximately 1 per cent above the record levels seen in 2021.

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Phong Dien Solar PV Park in Thua Thien-Hue, Vietnam

From solar and wind, to electric cars and batteries, clean economic growth is happening faster than we thought possible, says the former chief of the We Mean Business coalition and a senior member of the COP26 climate conference in 2021. By Nigel Topping

Liberalising cross-border flows of green products and services could be the key to saving the planet. By Jong Woo Kang and Albert Park

The majority of China’s delivery emissions comes from trucking, but widespread electrification of heavy ground transport is still a long way off. By Lu Chen

To think that technology will save us from climate change is to invite riskier behaviour, or moral hazard. Whether a climate solution creates new problems has little to do with the solution, and everything to do with us. By Gernot Wagner

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EB Studio Polestar, a new entrant to Singapore’s electric car market, hopes to woo consumers by going the extra mile in sustainable design.

An e-jeepney in the Philippines. A growing movement is underway to electrify Southeast Asia's transport. Image: Eco-Business

In gridlocked, smoggy Southeast Asian cities, change is afoot to electrify transport and clear some of the world's most polluted skies. This video documents the pockets of hope for e-mobility around the most climate-vulnerable region.

An an air taxi manufactured by German firm Volocopter

Battery-powered air taxis could be a common sight on the city-state's skyline by 2021.

EB Studio Battery technology could reshape the global energy sector, and this year's #Innovate4Climate summit in Singapore will focus on the cutting-edge innovation that could change the energy landscape.

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GoTo sustainability head Tanah Sullivan tells the Eco-Business Podcast that regulating net-zero claims would decarbonise Southeast Asia faster. Indonesia's biggest internet firm aims to cut emissions to zero by 2030 — a target critics say is unrealistic.

EB Podcast: Climate Tech In Asia - Gogoro Founder Horace Luke

Exclusive In this new podcast series 'Climate Tech in Asia', Eco-Business speaks to Gogoro chairman and CEO Horace Luke about the company's recent listing on the Nasdaq and its quest to electrify Asia's ubiquitous two-wheelers and make battery swapping mainstream.

The clean energy sector’s poor human rights performance places its legitimacy at risk. Jessie Cato of the Business & Human Rights Resource Centre sheds light on how the industry can avoid labour abuse, land grabs and other violations.

EB Studio [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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