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Policy & Finance

Going net-zero: mind the data gap

Sponsored As companies in the Asia Pacific aim for net zero emissions, they may be stymied by data gaps such as a lack of emissions data from their suppliers. Here’s what they can do to overcome such obstacles.
Glasgow Leaders’ Declaration on Forests and Land Use

Policy & Finance

7 trends that will shape sustainability in 2022

In the coming year, we should expect to see stricter laws to expose 'greenwashers' and rising demand for clear disclosure and reporting standards.
Laura Alsenas

Energy

Nexus for Development appoints Laura Alsenas as new executive director

The Phnom Penh-based NGO sees a change at the helm as Laura Alsenas replaces Clarisse Kehler Siebert.
smog sri lanka

Policy & Finance

While negotiators wrangle at COP26, South Asia chokes in toxic air

Air pollution is a cross-border problem in the northern plains of South Asia that needs to be tackled through regional cooperation, but political will is missing.

Policy & Finance

Asian Development Bank announces plans at COP26 to partner with investors to buy and retire coal power plants

By Hannah Alcoseba Fernandez

Water

India’s parliamentarians make a start in understanding rivers

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Carbon & Climate

Will 30×30 reboot conservation or entrench old problems?

By Mike Shanahan, China Dialogue

Policy & Finance

COP26 climate talks 'difficult' without promised finance, says UN fund head

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Policy & Finance

What the Philippines can do in 2022 to carry out COP26 promises

As the dust settles following Glasgow’s climate summit, the Philippines needs to take some immediate steps this year so it can hit ambitious decarbonisation goals. By Hannah Alcoseba Fernandez
International Sustainability Standards Board

Policy & Finance

The challenge of double materiality: sustainability reporting at a crossroad

Adopting the "double materiality" concept means that companies should consider risks and opportunities from both a financial and non-financial perspective. They must take responsibility for how their decisions affect the environment. By John Sayer
Bangui Wind Farm in Bangui, Ilocos Norte, Philippines

Carbon & Climate

Putting public finance on the right side of history

With the urgency of the climate crisis becoming clearer by the day, governments and multilateral lenders must end public financing for fossil fuels and increase their support for renewables as soon as possible. This year's United Nations climate-change conference offers the perfect opportunity to lock in such commitments. By Werner Hoyer and John Murton
Sustainable investing

CSR

Award the Nobel Peace Prize to nature's protectors

The Nobel Committee's decision to award the 2007 Nobel Peace Prize to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change was instrumental in elevating that issue to the top of the global policy agenda. Now, the same should be done to recognise the organisation that has done the most work on the crisis of biodiversity loss. By Juan Manuel Santos, Svenja Schulze, Carole Dieschbourg, Teresa Ribera, Zac Goldsmith and Pascal Canfin

Food & Agriculture

The case for a food systems stability board

By Sandrine Dixson-Declève and José Ocampo, Felia Salim

Policy & Finance

No place for coal in a green finance hub

By Pius Ginting and Ho Xiang Tian

Policy & Finance

If 'totemic' climate finance pledge is missed, developing nations should skip COP26

By Saleemul Huq

Policy & Finance

The foreign money in China’s booming coal industry

By Nora Sausmikat and Katrin Ganswindt
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System change not climate change

Carbon & Climate

Is your pension fuelling climate change?

Pension funds are some of the world's largest investors—holding trillions in assets—billions of which are pumped into fossil fuel companies like Shell, BP, and Total.
migrant fishermen fishing southeast asia

Food & Agriculture

For Southeast Asia's migrant fishers, modern slavery is still alive on the high seas

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.
fossil fuel warning on greenwash ads

Carbon & Climate

Lawyers file complaint against BP for misleading 'greenwash' in new ad campaign

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

Carbon & Climate

Australian media outlet launches 'honest government ad' 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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#international cooperation Podcasts

A solar farm in Australia

Energy

How will the world’s biggest solar project work?

A US$22 billion project involving 12,000 hectares of solar panels and 3,800km of cabling running from Darwin to Singapore might be the most ambitious renewable energy project ever. How will it work? Eco-Business talked to Fraser Thompson of project developer Sun Cable.
Coal-fired power planet

Policy & Finance

Asia’s net zero goals — how realistic are they?

China, Japan and Korea have just announced exciting decarbonisation targets. On the Eco-Business podcast, Dr Frank Rijsberman, director general of the Global Green Growth Institute, talks about what these targets mean for the region's development and our climate.
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#international cooperation Press Releases

Eco-Business

Eco-Business

Sustainability leaders unveiled at the Eco-Business A List 2021 Awards

Global Reporting Initiative

Global Reporting Initiative

GRI-SM highlight business case for net zero in 2021 Asean regional e-summit

Eco-Business

Eco-Business

What are the pathways to achieving net zero cities in Asia?

BBC

BBC

BBC unveils coverage plans for COP26 climate change conference

Eco-Business

Eco-Business

Sustainable recovery from the pandemic is crucial for Asia to increase competitiveness

British Embassy Manila

British Embassy Manila

Race to Zero: Philippine business leaders commit to accelerating climate action

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#international cooperation Research

British Embassy Manila and Eco-Business

British Embassy Manila and Eco-Business

Electric vehicles in the Philippines: Business opportunities, market barriers, and policy signals

Singapore International Water Week

Singapore International Water Week

SIWW 2018 Blue Paper: What will drive the next era of water management?

Eco-Business

Eco-Business

Flood Controls in Southeast Asia

The role of SCP in climate change mitigation and adaptation

Turning collective commitment into action: Consumer Goods Forum progress towards zero deforestation

AIDF mobile for development:Transforming global healthcare through mobile technology

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