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As the New Collective Quantified Goal on climate finance approaches at COP29, China’s stance is drawing significant attention.

Global Witness warns that mining for green energy is fuelling conflict and human rights abuses in Asia and elsewhere, urging tougher standards and protections.

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Policymakers must discard the 'grow now, clean later' model, attract investment in renewables and collaborate, according to a former senior advisor for the Executive Office of the President of the Republic of Indonesia.

Suspension can temporarily contain increasing capacity but the real issue lies in the slowing of the industry’s decarbonisation.

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By Josh Gabbatiss, Vera Deleja-Hotko, Gustav Elfving, Lyse Mauvais, Sevilay Nur Saraçlar

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If policymakers can overcome the remaining technological, regulatory, and financial barriers, the COP28 goal of tripling renewable-energy capacity by 2030 will be well within reach – with solar leading the way. By Ajay Mathur and Fatih Birol

The European Union Deforestation Regulation (EUDR) can help protect nature and biodiversity but requires careful cooperation. By Jack Hurd

Shoppers could be exposing themselves to carcinogens in the fabrics of the ultra-cheap, ultra-fast fashions they buy online. By Dr Saniyat Islam and Dr Pia Interlandi

The current pace of renewable-energy adoption still falls short of what it will take to hit the Paris agreement’s mid-century net-zero targets, and to meet the immediate development needs of those living in energy poverty. By Woochong Um

By Dr Richard Friend, Dr Jutamas Kaewsuk and Dr Pakamas Thinphanga

By Edward Park and Dung Duc Tran

By Richard Friend, Jutamas Kaewsuk and Pakamas Thinphanga

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On International Human Rights Day, Greenpeace releases shocking testimonies from Southeast Asian migrants working on board foreign fishing vessels, plying the remote waters to meet Asia's surging demand for seafood.

EB Studio What makes cooling such a hot topic when it comes to climate change? This year's #Innovate4Climate summit will look at the problem and potential of sustainable cooling.

There are large financial and environmental benefits from reducing waste, says a recent report from the Ellen MacArthur Foundation.

China has provided huge funding supposedly to help developing countries mitigate and adapt to climate impacts, but it is also financing coal projects included in the Belt & Road Initiative (BRI). What do recipient countries make of this?

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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.

"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.

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.

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

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.

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