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Threats by President Donald Trump's administration to shut down USAID, however, so far have had little impact on sustainability-related funding for non-profits in the region that Eco-Business spoke to, though concerns of a "ripple effect" of the rise of right-wing politics in the West linger.
Clean energy transport firms NIO Inc, Yadea, Li Auto and XPeng surge in ranking of the region’s most sustainable companies, while Taiwanese corporates make their debut in Corporate Knights’ Global 100 Index.
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Amid industry decline, Asia’s media struggles to answer a hard question – should we stop accepting fossil fuel advertising?
No publisher in Asia has publicly rejected Big Oil ad dollars to date, and most provide a platform for fossil fuel brands, described by UN chief Antonio Guterres as "godfathers of climate chaos". Journalists and news consumers believe dirty energy advertising discredits climate-related content, but support for a tobacco-style ad ban is limited.
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