#carbon credits Berita
Kebijakan & Keuangan
Global instability causing ‘shakeout’ in corporate sustainability
The chief investment officer for AIA says there is "no U-turn" among corporates invested for the long term, even as political regimes change. Meanwhile, China officials say the world's biggest polluter will be "consistent" in its climate action.
Three new irrigation dams have been approved in Cambodia’s Cardamom Mountains, overlapping with two carbon credit projects. The new developments join five hydropower projects that are already eating into these same forests.
Karbon & Iklim
SBTi proposes more flexible Scope 3 reporting, relaxed rules for lower-income companies
The draft of its new Corporate Net-Zero Standard proposed the separation of Scope 1 and 2 reporting and expects companies to commit to using cleaner energy by 2040. It also addressed the use of carbon credits to address residual emissions.
Kebijakan & Keuangan
DBS doubles down on climate goals; updates transition finance framework
As Asia Pacific sees its first net-zero banking alliance exits, the Singapore lender looks to draw up decarbonisation pathways for two more sectors and has clarified what activities count as transition financing.
Kebijakan & Keuangan
Indigenous Filipinos hope carbon credits can protect their forests
#carbon credits Opini
With one of the weakest carbon taxes globally, the region’s largest economy risks becoming the world's leading enabler of carbon leakage, where emissions aren't reduced, just outsourced to nations with weaker policies.
Kebijakan & Keuangan
How developing nations can raise money to offset climate crisis
Emerging economies need to explore innovative, pragmatic strategies to mobilise funds for climate adaptation and mitigation.
Karbon & Iklim
Making carbon trading work: Exploring collaboration between Japan and Asean countries
Asean's growing carbon trading initiatives present vast opportunities for emissions reduction and economic growth, but equitable frameworks and robust regulations are critical to their success.
Karbon & Iklim
Nature conservation is a public good, not a market
Private investment in conservation is always welcome but the evidence suggests governments will need to do the heavy lifting when it comes to repairing nature.
Kebijakan & Keuangan
What a climate-aligned IMF would look like
#carbon credits Video
There is consensus that coal needs to be retired early in Asia, but the mechanisms for financing the phase-out are not clear. This mini-documentary examines how transition credits work and whether they can fund Southeast Asia's equitable switch to clean power.
Karbon & Iklim
Dr Sylvia Earle: Why are we waging war on nature?
Eksklusif
In this exclusive interview to mark Earth Day, Eco-Business speaks to Dr Sylvia Earle, oceanographer and founder of Mission Blue, who draws the link between our climate crisis and the health of our oceans.
Studio EB
About four out of every five people impacted by sea-level rise by 2050 will live in East or Southeast Asia, creating an urgent need climate-smart solutions for cities. This year’s Innovate4Climate summit will look at the climate-smart solutions the region needs.
The IPCC's climate warning is an opportunity for the business world to show leadership, said UNDP's Achim Steiner in the opening speech at the Responsible Business Forum in Singapore.
#carbon credits Podcasts
Studio EB
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
Karbon & Iklim
‘The problem is not that young people are eco-anxious. It’s that people in positions of power are not’: activist Clover Hogan
Eco-anxiety is a healthy psychological response, says 24-year-old activist Clover Hogan. The founder of nonprofit Force of Nature tells the Eco-Business Podcast how to respond to anxiety in a world that is "numb" to the climate crisis.
GoTo sustainability head Tanah Sullivan tells the Eco-Business Podcast that regulating net-zero claims would decarbonise Southeast Asia faster. Indonesia's biggest internet firm aims to cut emissions to zero by 2030 — a target critics say is unrealistic.
Transportasi
Do mariners dream of electric ships?
Studio EB
[The EB Podcast] In the third episode of the series Tomorrow’s cities: Engineering the energy transition, we explore how the shipping industry is charting a course to a low-carbon future.
#carbon credits Riset
United Nations Environment Programme / International Resource Panel
Building biodiversity – the natural resource management approach
AlliedCrowds - AlliedOffsets
Nature-based solutions in carbon offsetting
AlliedCrowds - AlliedOffsets
Carbon offsetting in higher education
Conservation International, DBS Bank, National University of Singapore (NUS) and Temasek
The business case for natural climate solutions: Insights and opportunities for Southeast Asia
SolAbility Sustainable Intelligence
The Global Sustainable Competitiveness Report 2020
WWF-Singapore
The business case for a UN treaty on plastic pollution
