Eco-Business

Indonesia’s Supreme Court has upheld the government’s decision to block further expansion of the Tanah Merah oil palm project in Papua, preserving a Jakarta-sized swath of primary rainforest.

Local Indigenous communities say the mining sites have put their food security at risk, with pollution affecting fruit trees and root vegetables as well as depletion of local fisheries.

Indonesia's plans to expand agricultural land to feed a growing population could raze climate-saving peatlands and forest.

A joint venture between Indonesia’s state-owned electricity utility PLN and Saudi developer ACWA Power says it remains on track to build Sumatra’s largest floating solar power array on Lake Singkarak by 2027.

Oleh Haneea Isaad, Mustafa Hyder Sayed

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Oleh Ng Wai Mun

Oleh Robin Hicks

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New methodologies for approving carbon credits based on early coal plant retirement do not address addresses the inherent flaws of avoided emission offsets. Oleh Patrick McCully

After spinning off its thermal coal assets, Adaro Energy Group, the world’s sixth-largest coal mining company, will have access to financing from two banks that previously withdrew funding for its aluminum smelter project in February 2023. Oleh Ghee Peh and Mutya Yustika

As Indonesia forges ahead with plans to become an advanced economy, an honest reckoning needs to occur, to ensure that it does not squander its vast environmental resources for short-term gain. Oleh Melinda Martinus

A handful of fashion brands – H&M, Ralph Lauren, Decathlon and Adidas – are working to stop using coal to power their factories in 2025, while others are prioritising decarbonisation at lower levels of ambition. Oleh Peter Ford

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Oleh Joanne Lin dan William Choong

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Oleh Siti Hafsyah Idris, Lee Wei Chang dan Iman Prihandono

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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.

Air-conditioning units on a building in Singapore

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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Jessica Cheam, Mervyn Tang and Jocelyn Dove speaking at the Sharpening the ESG focus 2025 event

Trump 2.0 may prove to be a "bump in the road" for climate action, but banks and investors in Asia see growth and opportunity in the region for decarbonisation as climate risks grow.

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.

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