Eco-Business

Compared to its other export industries, China’s cleantech is much less vulnerable to Trump administration trade measures.

Oil palm plantations are known for environmental harms such as biodiversity loss. A study suggests establishing tree islands within large oil palm farms could promote the recovery of native trees and biodiversity.

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.

Oleh You Xiaoying

Oleh Hans Nicholas Jong

Oleh Gaea Katreena Cabico

Oleh Rhick Lars Albay

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Exploring the environmental trade-offs of modular construction in meeting Indonesia’s housing and climate targets. Oleh Ferhandi Prasetyo

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

Bali has a unique opportunity to address plastic waste by integrating sustainable practices into the tourism experience. Oleh Attar Hikmahtiar Ramadan, Elprida Agustina dan Emenda Sembiring

Indonesian president Prabowo Subianto G20

The Indonesian leader promised to retire all coal power plants in the country within 15 years, but the country’s delegation at Baku failed to mention the funding gaps and access barriers in order to achieve it. Oleh Benita Sashia Jayanti

Oleh Elyssa Kaur Ludher dan Paul Teng

Oleh Rayhan Dudayev

Oleh Trang Nguyen

Oleh Dr Pieter E. Stek

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The origin of Covid-19 is believed to be a market selling live wild animals. Eco-Business asked Anbarasi Boopal of Singapore-based animal welfare charity Acres about the link between the exploitation of animals and pandemics, and what can be done to curb the illegal wildlife trade.

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Improving energy efficiency could meet a quarter of Southeast Asia’s emissions reduction targets. Here is how efficiency could drive Southeast Asia's energy transition.

Southeast Asian nations are racing to bring clean, affordable power to their people, but one country is outrunning them all. How can states make their renewable energy transition a success?

An e-jeepney in the Philippines. A growing movement is underway to electrify Southeast Asia's transport. Image: Eco-Business

In gridlocked, smoggy Southeast Asian cities, change is afoot to electrify transport and clear some of the world's most polluted skies. This video documents the pockets of hope for e-mobility around the most climate-vulnerable region.

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Indonesian environmental campaigners took a novel approach to raising climate awareness by publishing five children's books about the country's environmental issues. This podcast explores their creative process and the public's response.

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?

Clover Hogan, climate activist, speaking in 2019

Eco-anxiety is a healthy psychological response, says 24-year-old activist Clover Hogan. The founder of nonprofit Force of Nature tells the Eco-Business Podcast how to respond to anxiety in a world that is "numb" to the climate crisis.

Studio EB Transboundary haze pollution is back with a vengeance in Southeast Asia. The Eco-Business Podcast talks to RSPO CEO Joseph D'Cruz about what the palm oil sector can do to put out the peatland fires that have burned annually for four decades.

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