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Year in review 2024

From the language of climate delay to scary cases of extreme weather, Eco-Business looks back at the top stories of the year.

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Exploitation in the mining sector gave rise to the term "blood nickel", while ad agencies were in the spotlight for working with fossil fuel giants. Here are the individuals and organisations that made the headlines for the wrong reasons.

25 Dec 2024

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Climate tech financing has dwindled in recent years, while investor doubts on alternative proteins persist. In a difficult year for sustainability technologies, Eco-Business spotlights some of the innovations that still made the headlines.

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Airlines came under intense scrutiny for suspect green claims this year, as did net zero targets, sustainability-linked loans and the UN-led COP process. Australia led the Asia Pacific region for penalising firms for greenwashing with fines.

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This year, readers paid attention to how climate featured on critical electoral campaigns that saw leadership change hands. Cebu and Bali, both popular tourist destinations, featured on the top story list, but for very different reasons.

10 December 2024

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Berita / Makanan & Pertanian

Temasek-backed agritech firm eFishery suspends co-founders over alleged embezzlement

Just months after talking about going public following a successful US$200 million funding round, Southeast Asia’s first agritech …
Berita / Karbon & Cuaca

‘Climate villains’ that made headlines in 2024

Exploitation in the mining sector gave rise to the term "blood nickel", while ad agencies were in the …
Berita / Pegurusan Sisa Kumbahan

The struggle against plastic choking the Mekong

Plastic is now ubiquitous in the Mekong, Asia’s Mother of Rivers, and experts and local people are struggling …
Berita / Karbon & Cuaca

‘Phantom’ rice projects expose voluntary carbon market failings

Amid accusations of fraud, lax auditors and problematic offset certifiers, is the carbon credit market still credible?
Berita / Polisi & Kewangan

‘Creeping coup’: In Pakistan, lack of internet access is costing livelihoods

Internet outages and slow speeds lead to economic loss, but campaigners say the government is trying to muffle …
Berita / Tenaga

Vietnam takes the long road towards renewables sector recovery

A flurry of high-profile decisions this year such as an electricity law update have propped up optimism in …