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Carbon & Climate
Carbon credits a ‘catalyst’ for climate action, not just a method to offset emissions: ecosecurities chief
Carbon financing, be it through nature or technology-based solutions, will be key to near and long-term decarbonisation in Asia. With the region’s emissions trading systems seeing some progress, regulation is still crucial to momentum and expansion.
EB Studio
Recycled plastic has trust issues. Better traceability systems are needed to weed out fraud from the post-consumer plastic trade and fairly reward the people who collect trash for a living.
Food & Agriculture
Indonesian palm oil giant Astra Agro Lestari accused of illegally cultivating forest estates, land grabbing
Alleged environmental and human rights violations by Indonesia’s second-largest palm oil producer implicate multinationals including Unilever, Olam, BlackRock and Jardine Matheson. The allegations come amid Indonesia’s push for better governance over its palm oil industry, which is the world’s largest. AAL denies any wrongdoing.
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