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Earth Day 2025 calls for action to triple clean electricity capacity by 2030. Eco-Business examines which countries in Southeast Asia are leading and lagging for clean power adoption.
Karbon & Iklim
Behind the ‘bribe, bully, buy’ tactics of developed countries, with veteran climate negotiator Dr Gary Theseira
The newly-appointed council chair of Climate Governance Malaysia says the United States has conducted itself like a "child holding up a game" at the UN COP summits. He tells Eco-Business why political leaders and company boards must be educated on climate and sustainability.
Six out of 11 cities which endured heat strongly influenced by climate change for 30 days or more from last December to February 2025 were in Asia, including in Tamil Nadu, Manila and Jakarta, according to data from nonprofit Climate Central.
It is the only region that has seen an increase in linking sustainability performance to executive pay, according to research by global advisory company WTW.
Pangan & Agrikultur
Scientists propose genetically modified trees to green wood pulp industry
#science Opini
Karbon & Iklim
The EPA’s rejection of climate science threatens everyone
The US Environmental Protection Agency's review of its “endangerment finding,” which declares that climate change is real and caused by human activity, could provide cover for a massive retreat from climate action at the federal level.
Kebijakan & Keuangan
Universities as ministries for sustainable futures?
Universities, not beholden to election cycles or shareholder demands, can invest in research to generate long-term climate data and transcend disciplinary silos, unlike other traditional institutions.
At best, targeted coral interventions – which may not always return reefs to a healthy state – risk squandering money, time and trust in science. At worst, they are a dangerous distraction from the need for drastic emissions reduction.
Applying lessons from the Montreal Protocol and the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change will forge an effective Global Plastics Treaty.
Kebijakan & Keuangan
Cut the climate doom – exponential green change is possible
Kebijakan & Keuangan
India-wide subscription to research journals paves path for Global South
Karbon & Iklim
What’s going on with the Greenland ice sheet?
#science Video
Kebijakan & Keuangan
Navigating uncertainty: AIA’s long-term bet on sustainable investing
In this wide-ranging fireside chat moderated by Eco-Business CEO Jessica Cheam, AIA Group's chief investment officer Dr Mark Konyn asserts there is “no U-turn” among corporates invested for the long term, even as political regimes change amid a new world order.
In the video, environmental law group ClientEarth compares the oil and gas giant's advertisements on its low-carbon investments to a burger chain claiming that they’re vegan because they’ve got salad on the menu.
Eco-Business releases the trailer for a documentary that traces the relationship between ecosystems in the North Pole and Asia, in the second edition of its flagship campaign on climate action, Changing Course.
The first person ever to fly around the world powered only by solar energy has taken on a bigger challenge: find solutions to protect the planet while making a profit.
#science Podcasts
Forget Lady Gaga and K-pop. It’s time to celebrate those working feverishly to avert climate doom, says Aaron Olivera, the man behind a proposed research ship that will gather more than a hundred scientists to study climate solutions.
Climate change is causing sea levels to rise at an alarming rate, and nowhere is more at risk than archipelagic Southeast Asia. Climate scientist Professor Benjamin Horton of the Earth Observatory of Singapore tells the Eco-Business Podcast about the risks of rising waters and what can be done to address the problem.
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Climate Governance Singapore
Climate Governance Singapore launches with a vision to bring climate change into boardrooms
Korea Maritime & Ocean University
Towards affordable clean energy: exploring new catalysts for urea-based fuel cells
International Union for Conservation of Nature
Thailand and Vietnam businesses define gaps and opportunities to address plastic pollution – using a new tool
National University of Singapore
NUS researchers develop new urban planning GIS tool to improve urban climate resilience
#science Riset
WWF International
Behaviour change—save nature please
Conservation International, DBS Bank, National University of Singapore (NUS) and Temasek
The business case for natural climate solutions: Insights and opportunities for Southeast Asia
