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Coal-dependent countries such as Indonesia and the Philippines should address power systems dominated by existing coal plants, which hinder investment in new geothermal projects, said the Association of Southeast Asian Nations Centre for Energy.

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A new transition roadmap will examine support for workers and smaller businesses, but participation and implementation funding remain unclear.

Asean’s official energy outlook, endorsed by its energy ministers on 8 October, reveals a gap between the region’s energy plans and its members’ net-zero …

Charting the course: Powering Asia’s energy transition through maritime decarbonisation

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As scientists and dozens of nations call for major reductions in plastic production, the plastics industry continues to push pyrolysis — dubbed chemical or advanced recycling — as a primary solution to the global plastic waste crisis.

22 Oct 2026

Two major Chinese media companies have user agreements specifically barring the posting of content related to the illegal wildlife trade; a third does not have specific terms.

Countries’ climate plans deliver at most a third of the emissions cuts needed by 2035, and every five years of emissions at current levels raises peak warming by around 0.1°C, the UN Environment Programme’s Emissions Gap Report finds.

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Stronger standards and fire prevention can help, but lasting progress requires action across industries, governments and communities.

2 Oct 2026 • Opinion

Water is becoming a factor that can shape where companies invest, how much they can produce and how resilient their supply chains will be

With regional diplomacy and Singapore’s haze law offering victims slow responses, Indonesia’s own courts may be the most promising route to compensation. A recent procedural rule eases the hardest part of any haze lawsuit – proving whose fires caused the harm. By Zefanya Albrena Sembiring

22 Oct 2026

As climate risks, energy transition and shifting market expectations reshape the business environment, Malaysia’s ability to compete will increasingly depend on how quickly its companies can adapt. By Shahril Azuar Jimin

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Asean must push for stronger adaptation funding, faster loss and damage support and a transition away from fossil fuels as climate risks intensify. By John Leo Algo

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In this second episode of Eco-Business’s Resilience podcast series, Singapore's Senior Minister of State Janil Puthucheary and youth sustainability advocate Man Jing Kong dives into what resilience means for the city-state with Jessica Cheam. Watch as they discuss everything from climate adaptation to mental health and building public trust as an AI-driven economy reshapes daily life.

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As the region’s infrastructure needs grow more complex, the city-state’s financing, engineering and technology capabilities could help deliver more integrated and resilient systems.

As industrialisation, digital infrastructure and climate pressures reshape demand, companies are being pushed to look beyond how much water they consume and ask whether the wider systems they depend on can sustain long-term growth.

From toxic haze and extreme heat to flooding and shifting disease patterns, climate-related risks are placing growing pressure on public health systems across Asia. Experts say stronger prevention, better data and deeper cross-border cooperation will be critical to building resilience.

COP31 president-designate Murat Kurum says reducing methane, rethinking waste and protecting seas are as important as the pledge to transition away from fossil fuels. But the approach faces a harder question of whether domestic action can deliver the clean energy shift that climate diplomacy has promised.

Plenary 2 – Pricing the unpriced: Nature risk in Asia's capital markets

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The Twelfth Conference of the Parties (COP12) to the Nairobi Convention concluded with 15 decisions aimed at accelerating action for the protection, management, and sustainable development of the Western Indian …

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Most sustainability experts say agenda needs significant change

A growing number of sustainability professionals believe the current sustainability agenda needs a major overhaul, with nearly six in ten (59 per cent) saying it should be radically revised, according …