Eco-Business

Chinese factory workers manufacture solar panels

Cambodia, Vietnam, Thailand and Malaysia's solar panel makers face varying tariff rates. Chinese manufacturers have already moved operations elsewhere, and smaller local players and workers will bear the brunt of the fallout.

With one in five green jobs expected to go unfilled by 2030, LinkedIn’s Pei Ying Chua and Microsoft Singapore’s Joey Tan warn of a growing skills gap. They urge businesses to see green investments as strategic, not as a cost.

Those who stand to lose out from the transition need to be involved in decision making, write two professors.

Labour representatives say that Malaysia’s workers are unprepared for the energy transition, with many prioritising economic issues such as wages over sustainability. A recent report called for a national assessment of workforce readiness, as well as more awareness building and upskilling programmes.

By Jeremy Chan

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Policy & Finance

Did COP29 fail women?

The climate crisis is not gender-neutral, so our solutions cannot be. Without a consistent focus on gender-responsive climate finance, we risk perpetuating cycles of vulnerability. By María Fernanda Espinosa

Workers worldwide will need the expertise and resources to drive the fossil fuel-free agenda forward. By Henry White

Oil and gas fields located in Tarim Basin in central Xinjiang, China.

Volatility in oil and gas markets has been devastating for middle-income energy exporters, which produce nearly half of the world’s oil and gas. As the world shifts to renewables, these countries must adopt strategies to ensure that the transition does not harm workers and communities. By Carlos Lopes

Surabaya has increased the focus on city greening

The Indonesian city of Surabaya put in public parks where others put in buildings. It is now reaping the creative, economic and cooling benefits. By Martiwi Diah Setiawati

By Margaret Kuhlow

By Lolwah Al-Khater and Brian Finlay

By Gernot Wagner and Tom Brookes

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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.

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.

Green School students visit a school in Bali, Indonesia

Most schools only teach the science of climate change. Green School gives the skills needed to live in a warming world. Eco-Business asked Green School's Leslie Medema how to be real with children about climate change without scaring them.

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