Eco-Business

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Plastic is now ubiquitous in the Mekong, Asia’s Mother of Rivers, and experts and local people are struggling to contain the risks to human health, biodiversity and livelihoods.

Internet outages and slow speeds lead to economic loss, but campaigners say the government is trying to muffle critics.

eFishery's co-founders Gibran Huzaifah and Chrisna Aditya

Just months after talking about going public following a successful US$200 million funding round, Southeast Asia’s first agritech unicorn eFishery has appointed a new interim CEO and CFO, in its second leadership shake-up this year.

This year’s record-breaking typhoon season in the Philippines – which saw six consecutive storm systems hit the country in under a month – was “supercharged” by climate change, according to a rapid attribution study.

Oleh Christine Shearer,

Thomson Reuters Foundation

Oleh Ng Wai Mun

Dialogue Earth

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If a tea seller or a street vendor in Mumbai had drafted the United Nations Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights, they might have looked very different. The focus on Global North research in academia needs to shift. Oleh Surya Deva, Talya Swissa

Countries which govern half the world's territorial oceans have yet to integrate ocean-focused solutions into their nationally determined contributions, or NDCs, due for an update by February 2025. Oleh Ilana Seid

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

Instead of backtracking on net zero, companies are retracting unsubstantiated carbon neutrality claims – a positive development. Oleh John Lang

Oleh Tobias Kind-Rieper

Oleh Dr Raksha Pandya-Wood dan Dr Azliyana Azhari

Oleh Ariel Macaspac Hernandez

Oleh Suresh Ramasubramanya Iyer

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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 From sponge cities to coastal forests, Asia is seeking ways to work with nature and prepare for the risks in a warmer-than-expected future. This Eco-Business video looks at what else cities need to do to strengthen climate resilience.

The vessel will scour Southeast Asia’s marine environment to gather data and support local conservationists.

The action comes despite the oil giant suing the environmental group for US$2.1 million after demonstrators boarded the company’s vessel at the Atlantic Ocean in January.

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Podcast on RSPO's new principles and criteria for certifying palm oil as environmentally and socially sustainable.

Studio EB The Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil has released new criteria for certifying responsibly grown palm oil. What's changed and how does RSPO respond to criticism that the new standard lowers the bar for deforestation?

UN climate report authors need to commit to the integrity of assessment processes while working with governments with differing interests. Dr Theresa Wong tells the Eco-Business podcast why the stakes are high to get climate science right.

The heat is on Formula 1 to curb its carbon footprint.

Formula 1 emits the carbon equivalent of 30,000 homes as it roars through 21 countries in a season. Mercedes-AMG Petronas F1 head of sustainability Alice Ashpitel says the sport's ambition to decarbonise by 2030 is not unrealistic.

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.

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