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Indonesian ride-hailer GoTo saw its emissions jump by 19 per cent year on year, while Singapore-based rival Grab's carbon footprint more than doubled in 2022. Both firms say post-Covid-19 demand rebound played a part in the increase in carbon pollution.

EB Studio Tokyo-headquartered Azbil Corporation, which works with its customers to deploy its measurement and control technology to cut energy usage, is a strong believer that emissions reduction targets need to be validated.

Plaintiffs filed for South Korea's electricity plan to be revoked at the Seoul Administrative Court on Monday, 20 March.

A group of citizens and renewable energy firms are suing the Korean government for weakening the East Asian country's domestic climate commitment.

Exclusive EXCLUSIVE: This revision – which comes as banks face increasing scrutiny over their fossil fuel decarbonisation targets – will better reflect the UK lender's progress in reducing financed emissions, as the long-used revenue-based carbon intensity model “can be very misleading,” StanChart's chief sustainability officer Marisa Drew told Eco-Business.

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The modern environmental movement has taken the rules-based system for granted, trusting in national commitments even when they came from authoritarian states. But Russia has exposed the fragility of the global order, what now? By Giulio Boccaletti

In Asian universities, students often have little say about what happens on campus. As student divestment groups in the region gain momentum, it’s time for universities to listen to what their students have to say about issues that will affect their future. By Sonia Sambhi

In 2020, Fortune 500 companies hired more chief sustainability officers than in the previous three years combined. What makes a good CSO and why are CSOs becoming indispensable to businesses? By Allinnettes Adigue

Policy & Finance

Show your stripes

'Show Your Stripes' is a campaign that aims to raise awareness on global warming. Arabesque assessed the 14 major global stock indices to see if they are on track to achieve the 2050 carbon reduction goals set out in the Paris Agreement. By Arabesque

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"We have a choice about the speed of sea-level rise." The Eco-Business Podcast talks to climate scientist Professor Ben Horton about how close the world is to reaching crucial climate tipping points, and what can be done to stop runaway climate change.