Eco-Business

As Bangladesh faces increasingly extreme weather from floods to storms, psychologists fear rise in anxiety and depression.

'Moratorium on new coal plants now!' NGOs protest against coal in the Philippines

At least half of respondents want these subsidies to stop, reflecting a likely attitude shift as such cuts were seen as the least popular intervention previously. Most are still worried that the renewables push will hike up energy prices.

Asian manufacturers are starting to green their operations but also need to make factories and employees resilient to heat and floods.

Summit this week aims to kickstart progress on Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) set back by climate, Covid-19 and economic woes.

By Chloé Farand

Thomson Reuters Foundation

By Arathi Menon

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Debt relief and reforming multilateral financing are key measures to avoid “a cycle of futile, incremental actions” in tackling climate change. By Ken Ofori-Atta and Axel van Trotsenburg

African leaders were underrepresented in the vaccine sharing programme during the pandemic, to the region’s detriment. Today, few African climate experts are taking part in global policy work. By Ifeanyi Nsofor

Despite the challenges of addressing climate change, technology and innovation are accelerating the net-zero transition. By Benedict Macon-Cooney and Tone Langengen

Those suffering the worst from climate change need a say in how a new fund to help them is run – and direct access to its resources. By Harjeet Singh and Liane Schalatek

By Olivier De Schutter

By Ming Li Yong

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By Tarja Halonen and Hindou Oumarou

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Video footage appears to show protestors, who were demonstrating against mining operations, being dragged away by police near Ipilan Nickel Mine in Brooke’s Point, Palawan. Mining insiders are calling for maximum tolerance in similar standoffs.

A coalition of scientists and environmentalists found “widespread economic impacts” for communities in the Philippine province, heightening calls for accountability from the sunken tanker reportedly chartered by a San Miguel Corp subsidiary.

Mining operations at Altai Philippines Mining Corporation have been suspended for now, after week-long protests from locals of Sibuyan Island in Romblon, who claimed the extraction of nickel ore will disrupt the island’s intact ecosystems.

migrant fishermen fishing southeast asia

On International Human Rights Day, Greenpeace releases shocking testimonies from Southeast Asian migrants working on board foreign fishing vessels, plying the remote waters to meet Asia's surging demand for seafood.

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"Earth For All" is an update to the landmark 1972 book that warned of our unsustainable growth. Jørgen Randers, the author who worked on both titles, tells Eco-Business what is at stake if we don't fix our broken economic system.

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