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"We are already at 1.1°C of warming – a matter of life and death for the Global South", says Professor Winston Chow, the recently appointed co-chair of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change's working group on impacts, adaptation and vulnerability.

Carbon & Climate

‘A 1.1°C warmer world is already a matter of life and death’: Climate scientist Winston Chow

The Singapore scientist, recently elected to the UN's top climate body, tells the Eco-Business Podcast about the precarious state of climate adaptation in developing Asia. The region is not well-prepared to manage the cascading risks of extreme climate events, he says.
Action against greenwashing in Asia

Policy & Finance

Is Asia slower to tackle greenwashing because it is conflict avoidant?

Japan-based academic Kim Schumacher, who coined the term "competence greenwashing", believes that the pursuit of societal harmony might be standing in the way of Asia calling out greenwashing. He tells the Eco-Business Podcast how exaggerated ESG claims are likely to be tackled in 2023 and beyond.
Greenwashing has become a growing problem

CSR

‘We have reached peak greenwashing’: what to do about the sustainability marketing tsunami?

Greenwashing has become a big problem for consumers, investors and regulators as brands spend millions on marketing their sustainability credentials. Eco-Business asked expert communicators Janissa Ng and James Lorenz why greenwashing is so dangerous, and what can be done to stop spin in sustainability communications.
Keppel Bay Tower in Singapore

Green Buildings

Building retrofits: the underrated weapon in the fight to decarbonise cities

EB Studio The built environment's sprawling carbon footprint can be reined in by giving old buildings a 'climate makeover' as cities grow. The Eco-Business Podcast talks to Vinod Jethani about the benefits and challenges of retrofitting old buildings.

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20 May 2022

Ice caps and a warming planet

Carbon & Climate

Tipping points: how close is the world to a climate calamity domino effect?

3 June 2021

The Eco-Business Podcast

Energy

End fossil fuel extraction now: What IEA's net-zero alert means for the climate fight

8 February 2021

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Green Buildings

The X Factor: CapitaLand's quest for innovation and sustainability

5 November 2020

The billion-dollar Gardens by the Bay project is built on 101 hectares of land in Marina Bay, the heart of Singapore's Central Business District.

Carbon & Climate

Gardens beneath the bay: The existential threat of rising sea levels

30 October 2020

Coal-fired power planet

Policy & Finance

Asia’s net zero goals — how realistic are they?

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