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The number of new coal plants under development in the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) region has reached record lows since the signing of the Paris Agreement in 2015.

Alongside Mexico, the state of Palestine, represented by a team of counsels including Singapore-based international law expert Dr Nilüfer Oral, highlighted often-ignored linkages between inter-state conflict and climate justice.

An ambitious roadmap for smog mitigation has been launched in Pakistan’s Punjab province, but experts are not convinced.

The sector is where energy security and emissions reduction priorities are most directly at odds.

Oleh Christopher Wright, Ufuk Alparslan

Oleh Gabrielle See

Oleh Liang Lei

Oleh Robin Hicks

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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

Better airshed management can tackle Delhi’s persistent air pollution. Oleh Suresh Ramasubramanya Iyer

Universities, not beholden to election cycles or shareholder demands, can invest in research to generate long-term climate data and transcend disciplinary silos, unlike other traditional institutions. Oleh Lian Pin Koh

Oleh Ana Palacio

Oleh Trang Nguyen

Oleh Dr Bianca Wassmann

Oleh Jack Hurd

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Eksklusif In this exclusive interview to mark Earth Day, Eco-Business speaks to Dr Sylvia Earle, oceanographer and founder of Mission Blue, who draws the link between our climate crisis and the health of our oceans.

Studio EB Thinking about your carbon footprint can be mind-boggling. Even if you wanted to do something about it, where do you start? With this mobile app, all the information you need is at your fingertips.

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 Asia's largest energy consumer has been slow to transition to renewables, but recent policies point to greater expansion of the country's solar, tidal and geothermal energy production.

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Studio EB With alternatives such as sustainable aviation fuel still too expensive and low in demand for the aviation industry to consider, carbon offsets could be a way to reduce emissions – if used right. EcoSecurities and the International Air Transport Association tell the Eco-Business podcast how airlines can ensure compliance when new regulations become mandatory

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.

A protest for climate justice in the Philippines

The new head of Japan and Southeast Asia for ClientEarth tells the Eco-Business Podcast how the law can be used to hold polluters to account in the world's biggest emitting region. She also says it's time the legal profession faced scrutiny for greenwashing.

Studio EB If a real estate development can reduce energy and water consumption – and emit fewer carbon emissions – it is built to last, Oliver Chan tells the Eco-Business podcast. The key, however, is to first educate future homeowners and businesses that going green does not mean breaking the bank.

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