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If the world’s second largest steel producer is to cut emissions in the sector, the country must navigate a complex scrap metal landscape.

Negotiators at the intersessional IMO talks face mounting pressure over a proposed Net-Zero Framework, hailed by civil society as a measure of whether multilateralism can hold amid court-curbed Trump tariffs and industry moves toward cleaner fuels.

Now the main challenges lie in regional disparities, increased coal-chemical use and volatile organic compound (VOC) emissions.

As oil and gas firms reap windfall profits from wartime price spikes, regional climate advocates urge governments to tax gains and channel the funds into renewables and grid upgrades to secure Asia’s energy future.

By Taejun Kang

By Megan Strauss

By Song Wanyuan

By Lauri Myllyvirta, Belinda Schaepe

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If the current war creates a prolonged oil crisis, there will be more downward pressure on oil use – and an equal acceleration in China of electric car production at home, with an associated surge in exports. By Peter Newman and Ray Wills

The initiatives in Singapore and Malaysia to protect gig workers could act as a model for emerging economies to regulate platform labour. By Yosuke Uchiyama

India’s clean energy transition is often portrayed as prohibitively expensive. But a new study finds that actual financing needs are far more modest and concentrated in just four sectors, including steel and cement. By Rakesh Mohan and Janak Raj

With cities at the frontline of climate resilience, COP30 is a key opportunity to scale-up urban finance. By Robert Muggah and Philip Yang

By Vinod Thomas

By Suresh Ramasubramanya Iyer and Shivang Agarwal

By Adair Turner

By Gloria Lin

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In the latest episode of the Climate Tech in Asia series, we speak to Breakthrough Energy and Green COP about what the shifting geopolitical landscape means for the climate tech ecosystem in Asia.

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

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In the latest episode of the Climate Tech in Asia series, we speak to Breakthrough Energy and Green COP about what the shifting geopolitical landscape means for the climate tech ecosystem in Asia.

EB Studio With alternatives such as sustainable aviation fuel still too expensive and low in demand for the aviation industry to consider, carbon offsets could be a way to reduce emissions – if used right. EcoSecurities and the International Air Transport Association tell the Eco-Business podcast how airlines can ensure compliance when new regulations become mandatory

Eyes are on whether the city’s plan to build the world’s “greenest highway” will take off. The Eco-Business Podcast speaks to Marwa Nahlawi from Diamond Developers, the real estate developer behind Dubai's "Sustainable City" brand, which adopts a similar green spine concept.

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.

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