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12. Responsible consumption and production
Decoupling economic growth from resource use is one of the most critical and complex challenges facing humanity today. Doing so effectively will require policies that create a conducive environment for such change, social and physical infrastructure and markets, and a profound transformation of business practices along global value chains.
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New Singapore-based initiative aims to aggregate demand for high-integrity carbon credits and unlock financing for early-stage climate projects across Asia.
Routes into Europe for Chinese wind power have narrowed again due to 'security' concerns.
Polisi & Kewangan
Q&A: ‘We are spending more than the planet can give us. That is a road to nowhere’
Davos trustee André Hoffmann on how short-term politics and fossil-fuel dependence are pulling the world away from climate action.
At just 12 years old, Syazwan Luftan Riady started a grassroots nonprofit of young people in East Java province focused on environmental protection.
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Makanan & Pertanian
Asean’s next generation of biofuels needs resilience beyond blending
Will scaling biofuels in Southeast Asia make the region more resilient to oil shocks, or does it introduce new vulnerabilities? Structural risks must be addressed as biofuels take a larger share of the transport fuel mix.
Polisi & Kewangan
Malaysia must end fossil fuel subsidies for economic and energy security
Malaysia's longstanding system of fossil fuel subsidies was built to stabilise prices, but these cannot hold up in prolonged crises of war, supply chain disruptions and volatile fuel markets.
Makanan & Pertanian
China’s next strategic edge? Sustainable protein
China’s clean energy playbook is heading for the dinner table.
The Indian government should take a leaf out of the Mahakumbh playbook, ensuring adequate budget allocation for the establishment of waste treatment and waste-to-energy generation facilities in all Indian metros.
Polisi & Kewangan
China's new climate standard: a global signal at the right time
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Eksklusif
Tune in to this webinar where our guest speakers discuss the region's plastic crisis, the state of play on the Global Plastics Treaty and circular economy strategies for businesses.
The impact documentary exploring Asia's mounting waste crisis – and its solutions – is now streaming exclusively for Eco-Business subscribers.
In the latest episode of the Climate Tech in Asia series, we speak to Breakthrough Energy and Green COP about what the shifting geopolitical landscape means for the climate tech ecosystem in Asia.
Polisi & Kewangan
Simplifying sustainability reporting for SMEs
Studio EB
As Malaysia forges ahead with its 2050 net zero climate ambition, businesses must reshape their supply chains for a low carbon future. This Eco-Business video looks at how SMEs can adapt to new sustainability reporting requirements.
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Sisa Kumbahan
Waste-to-energy ‘safe’ for Filipinos amid health, pollution fears: environment official
Amid back‑to‑back trash slides and a landfill fire in one of Southeast Asia’s leakiest waste systems, Philippine environment undersecretary Jonas Leones touts new science‑based safeguards for a waste‑to‑energy buildout in the country.
Karbon & Cuaca
We don’t want others to take advantage of Asean’s rich mineral resources: Philippine environment policymaker
Critical minerals will be central to this year’s Asean meetings, said environment assistant secretary Noralene Uy, as the Philippines ushers the region towards domestic processing as summit chair.
The Asia Pacific ESG head of the B Corp-certified cosmetics firm says refill stations have been disappointing and getting suppliers on board with decarbonisation is difficult, but her team has not been affected by the ESG backlash.
Former United Nations policy analyst and sustainability consultant John Pabon tells the EB Podcast how Australia became Asia Pacific's most progressive country in holding green claims to account.
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