Eco-Business

Indonesian president’s pledge at last year’s G20 met with mixed reactions.

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Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto has called for the expansion of oil palm plantations, saying any criticism that this will cause deforestation is nonsense because oil palms are trees too.

A new study in India highlights that rising air pollution and climate change could reduce solar photovoltaic efficiency.

The World Bank is set to pay the country up to US$45 million in results-based financing to reduce its land use emissions. But only 72 per cent of the funds are expected to reach the beneficiaries after administrative deductions.

Oleh Gaea Katreena Cabico

Oleh Tanmoy Bhaduri

Dialogue Earth

Thomson Reuters Foundation

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To ensure the food security of our region amidst climate change, there is no time like the present to determine how climate and digital technologies can work together to feed Asean. Oleh Paul Teng

Emerging economies need to explore innovative, pragmatic strategies to mobilise funds for climate adaptation and mitigation. Oleh Amar Rao

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. Oleh Julie de los Reyes dan Katrina Navallo

Kebijakan & Keuangan

Did COP29 fail women?

The climate crisis is not gender-neutral, so our solutions cannot be. Without a consistent focus on gender-responsive climate finance, we risk perpetuating cycles of vulnerability. Oleh María Fernanda Espinosa

Oleh Benita Sashia Jayanti

Kebijakan & Keuangan

Last chance for the SDGs?

Oleh Kevin Watkins

Oleh Ana Palacio

Oleh Sophie Sirtaine

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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.

Studio EB Investors are starting to feel the effects of climate change in an unexpected place – their financial returns. There are now growing calls within the business community to improve the quality and coverage of climate risk disclosure.

Jovie Montajes, founder of Light of Hope PH

After 20 years without electricity, more than 50 households in Cebu's poorest district have been provided with solar energy, financed by carbon offsets.

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.

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The climate non-profit's head Sherry Madera insists there are just 450 questions, not over 5,500 as some industry players have cited, in its new questionnaire, which has faced pushback for failing to ease disclosure burden as intended.

ADX's chief strategy and transformation officer Matthias Büchler tells the Eco-Business podcast why sustainability is a key growth strategy and how the COP summit shaped ESG reporting for listed companies on the exchange.

The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas assistant governor tells the Eco-Business Podcast about the regulator’s maiden sustainability report that features an empirical study of climate impacts on banks as well as the nation’s first taxonomy.

EB Podcast with Elena Philipova, director of sustainable finance, Refinitiv

It is no longer business as usual when it comes to how we tackle climate change and rising global temperatures. Eco-Business speaks to Elena Philipova of Refinitiv about how data can ensure countries and businesses are delivering on pledges to decarbonise.

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