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Policy & Finance

Rare win for Indigenous peoples at COP16 but biodiversity financing remains elusive

Despite funding setbacks, COP16 established an historic Indigenous-led body for biodiversity decisions amid stalled global financing commitments.
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Energy

Energy efficiency solutions present viable ‘low hanging fruit’ in Asia’s energy transition efforts: Siemens Energy VP finance APAC

EB Studio While renewable energy sources take centre stage in Asia, the region must consider available yet effective interim options as it expands clean energy infrastructure and overcomes financing hurdles to meet increasing demand in the long term, says Karna Mohan, Siemens Energy’s vice president, finance, Asia Pacific.
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Policy & Finance

Malaysia civil society asserts need for climate change bill to protect local and Indigenous consent

The issue of obtaining free, prior and informed consent for use of Indigenous lands should be addressed, said representatives from civil society groups. The month-long public consultation for the draft bill will conclude next Monday.
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Water

Southeast Asia ocean fund launched at COP16 aims to fast-track conservation beyond marine protected areas

The initiative is philanthropy-led and will extend beyond traditional Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) to cover conservation of more existing ocean ecosystems. Less than 3 per cent of the region's national waters are under formal protection but a deadline to meet a global conservation target looms.

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29 October 2024

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Energy

Fixing methane leaks 'easiest, fastest' way for Southeast Asia to cut planet-cooking emissions

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Food & Agriculture

New RSPO rules for sustainable palm oil certification raises concern over deforestation and human rights

28 October 2024

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Policy & Finance

Can China’s BRI bonds spur sustainable development?

23 October 2024

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Policy & Finance

‘Ambition' problem: Why most Southeast Asian nations missed the COP16 biodiversity pledges deadline

22 October 2024

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Carbon & Climate

2023 saw the slowest decrease in decarbonisation in over a decade: PwC

21 October 2024

Indigenous Penan communities protested against logging activity in Ba Data Bila, territory within the protected Upper Baram Forest Area (UBFA), in August 2024.

Food & Agriculture

Cancellation of Sarawak conservation project raises fears over future of Malaysian state's last intact primary forest

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Carbon & Climate

What makes a country biodiverse and which ones stand out?

16 October 2024

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Energy

Green hydrogen uptake slow in Asia due to high cost and lack of standards: experts

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Carbon & Climate

A bill to 'outlast any minister or government' – Nik Nazmi answers burning questions on Malaysia’s climate change legislation

15 October 2024

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Carbon & Climate

Health and climate risks overlap in coal-burning Southeast Asia

14 October 2024

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Carbon & Climate

Malaysia cannot rule out CCUS but must keep ‘eyes wide open’ to risks, says environment minister Nik Nazmi

10 October 2024

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Cities

Where are the world's stateless people?

9 October 2024

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Carbon & Climate

The future of data centres: A look at Asean's next generation facilities through a lifecycle lens

7 October 2024

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Carbon & Climate

Malaysia’s draft climate change bill seeks to establish emissions trading scheme

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Food & Agriculture

Can regenerative agriculture make palm oil sustainable?

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Policy & Finance

Indonesia's sustainable finance taxonomy is Asia's 'least stringent' for classifying new coal plants as green: study

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