#economy Berita
As Bangladesh pays debts to Indian energy firm Adani Power, its new government wants to go green.
Kebijakan & Keuangan
‘Whole-of-nation’ approach needed to meet Philippines’ decarbonisation pledge
Studio EB
Amid escalating climate losses and no net zero goal in sight, a newly proposed Low Carbon Economy Investment Act and ambitious private sector-led initiatives only way for Philippine industries to decarbonise.
Perkotaan
Democratic backsliding hindering climate resilience of Asian cities: UNDP governance advisor
The financing gap for infrastructure projects might have come under the spotlight recently, but experts at the Cities: Possibilities 2024 forum say the key barriers to building better cities are not money or the lack of technical solutions, but political cycles that reward short-termism.
Kebijakan & Keuangan
India to Italy: a trail of broken dreams, loss and abuse
Indians take risky routes to Italy in search of work but many end up exploited on back-breaking farms.
Kebijakan & Keuangan
Q&A: Can ‘carbon border adjustment mechanisms’ help tackle climate change?
Kebijakan & Keuangan
Four lessons from 30 years of US-China climate cooperation
#economy Opini
Indonesia’s capital has poor water infrastructure. Existing water resources should be reused to avoid a water crisis.
Kebijakan & Keuangan
Harmonising loss and damage finance will be key to COP29
Developing countries like Pakistan must grasp the finance architecture for operationalising loss and damage, as it will be key at the upcoming COP.
Energi
Power wheeling can drive corporate investments and advance Indonesia’s renewable energy goals
Allowing private firms to sell clean power directly to consumers via PLN's networks could help the country meet its targets without burdening the national budget and to let the state-owned electricity utility focus on grid modernisation.
Karbon & Iklim
Breaking the green ceiling: Women in the Middle East are redefining sustainability leadership
Women are emerging as formidable forces leading the way towards a more sustainable and climate-aligned world in the region. For example, more women are taking on the role of chief sustainability officers.
Kebijakan & Keuangan
Climate adaptation is as imperative as mitigation
Karbon & Iklim
Rethinking emissions targets in developing countries
#economy Video
Studio EB
Amid fresh debates about what corporate purpose should be, there is mounting evidence that corporate purpose leads to stronger brand reputation, better talent attraction and more resilience, leading to improved financial performance.
Southeast Asia's largest energy consumer has been slow to transition to renewables, but recent policies point to greater expansion of the country's solar, tidal and geothermal energy production.
Karbon & Iklim
Is your pension fuelling climate change?
Pension funds are some of the world's largest investors—holding trillions in assets—billions of which are pumped into fossil fuel companies like Shell, BP, and Total.
Pangan & Agrikultur
For Southeast Asia’s migrant fishers, modern slavery is still alive on the high seas
On International Human Rights Day, Greenpeace releases shocking testimonies from Southeast Asian migrants working on board foreign fishing vessels, plying the remote waters to meet Asia's surging demand for seafood.
#economy Podcasts
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.
Kebijakan & Keuangan
How can the Philippines make a green recovery in the Covid era?
Eksklusif
As the country plunges into a recession borne out of the pandemic, how can it get back on its feet? On this podcast, Eco-Business spoke to top Filipino environmentalist Loren Legarda on how conservation should not take a backseat to economic development.
Kebijakan & Keuangan
Green finance: Will banks tell us how they spend our money?
Fossil fuels, tobacco, weapons—our banks could be spending our money on things we don't want them to. Eco-Business talks to finance expert Mayur Singh about why consumers in Asia should asking banks how they spend their money.
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.
#economy Rilis Pers
Asian Development Bank (ADB)
Climate change could reduce GDP in developing Asia and the Pacific by 17% by 2070
UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD)
Southeast Asia: Foreign investments resilient despite global economic uncertainties
United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP)
Asean, ESCAP launch regional investment plan to boost sustainable FDI
Philippine House of Representatives
Philippine Congress committee passes landmark bill to drive national decarbonisation, economic growth
#economy Riset
Centre for Asian Philanthropy and Society (CAPS)
Public-private partnerships for social good
United Nations Environment Programme / International Resource Panel
Governing coastal resources: Implications for a sustainable blue economy
Accenture and WWF-Singapore
Sustainability in Singapore—consumer and business opportunities
