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Global manufacturers of electric vehicle batteries will need to source their energy from cleaner electricity grids to lower the carbon footprint of their products, a new report by Greenpeace finds.

16 Jul 2025

Asian fast fashion brand Shein and carmaker Toyota performed poorly in a new comparative study of corporate climate action. The report's authors want regulators …

EB Studio Chinese companies now want to benchmark themselves against their international peers for ESG practices, says Fang Lifeng, head of China for Roundtable on Sustainable …

Steel and coal-to-chemical industries have been migrating towards energy-rich western, central and southern China.

A report by WWF finds that Hong Kong could lose 25 per cent of its biodiversity to new developments such as the North Metropolis.

A new report predicts Hong Kong could lose one quarter of its wildlife to new developments. WWF Hong Kong conservation head Dr Bosco Chan …

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In this moment of geopolitical flux and climate urgency, the new German government can act as a vital broker between Europe and China.

22 Jul 2025

Chinese politicians and ocean experts flocked to the UN Ocean Conference, platforming science and high seas protection amid US withdrawal.

Tens of millions of outdoor workers in the country endure testing temperatures, but associated health risks still don’t receive enough attention.

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With the shipping sector responsible for about 3 per cent of global anthropogenic methane emissions, leveraging existing solutions will greatly help amid lacklustre regulations.

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China pursued their low-carbon agenda not in response to climate change, but because of its own energy insecurity. By Carolyn Kissane

5 Jun 2025

There are worries the construction of a hydropower dam across the transboundary Yarlung Tsangpo river in Tibet will intensify both water scarcity and flooding. These smaller-sized river basins are often neglected in academic research. By Mehebub Sahana

China's DeepSeek demonstrates that AI can be trained in a more efficient way and has enormous implications for Big Tech, which will be pressured to justify efforts to reduce climate impact. By Jon Truby

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EB Podcast: Climate Tech In Asia - Gogoro Founder Horace Luke

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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Going 100 per cent organic is not easy for smallholder farmers in the region. Is there a middle road to take where a gradual shift can be managed, while ensuring that the livelihoods of farmers are taken care of?

Women sift sand, hunting for tiny plastic pellets and other debris still washing ashore since the sinking of the X-Press Pearl, a vessel containing chemicals and plastics, in May 2021 off the coast of Colombo, Sri Lanka

Six months after the sinking of the Singapore-flagged X-Press Pearl off the coast of Colombo, local communities are trying to recover from one of the worst maritime disasters in history.

Trying to lead a more sustainable lifestyle is often fraught with controversy, contradiction and hypocrisy, and tackling big problems like climate change and social inequality can seem futile. But there are some things you can do to make a difference in the Year of the Tiger. Here are 22 of them...

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Recent outcry over deforestation in the city-state has started a conversation about where forests fit in the future of a metropolis that aims to be a ‘city in nature’.

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The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and the Government of the Republic of Korea today unveiled REVIVE - Relief, Employment and Vital Infrastructure for the Vulnerable in Emergencies, a new …

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UN flags low uptake of sustainable trade facilitation measures, support for vulnerable groups

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Unlocking capital for sustainability Insights Report 2024

The world is just five years away from a deadline to implement the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, part of a comprehensive global blueprint to reconcile economic progress with environmental …