Developing the credit markets will address a funding gap for nature-based solutions, said Tharman Shanmugaratnam. His proposal faced pushback from other panellists at the World Economic Forum who cautioned against commodifying nature.
The year is likely to see cooperation between China and the European Union become more important, but both sides will have to carefully navigate developments that could lead to more trade friction. Transition finance is expected to grow.
A new natural capital accounting law and approved global carbon market trading rules could drive nature-based solutions. Eco-Business examines six key trends in the Philippines' push for decarbonisation and a just transition.
Before turning to innovative mechanisms to close the over US$700 billion gap in nature funding per year, firms and banks must cease financing harmful activities, says Taskforce for Nature-related Financial Disclosures co-chair David Craig in an interview with Eco-Business during his Singapore visit.
Sarawak's so-called green revolution is little more than a wolf in sheep’s clothing. Companies and the state government are operating in ways that not only devastate the environment but also marginalise remote Indigenous communities.
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Fiona McAlpine
We feel ecological grief when we lose places, species or ecosystems we value and love. These losses are a growing threat to mental health and wellbeing globally.
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Anna Cooke, Claudia Benham, Julie Dean dan Nathalie Butt
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.
A researcher lived with camel herders in Inner Mongolia for years to find out how they're coping with both conservation schemes and modernisation. He tells the Eco-Business Podcast about their challenges and lessons for the world.