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A new climate guide for the region’s boards of directors warns of growing legal consequences for corporate stewards who fail to account for climate and sustainability-related risks.

As nations assemble at COP29 in Baku, Azerbaijan, one issue is expected to dominate the summit: climate finance.

In a big election year, there are few gains for women in power as Trump ends Harris' hopes of becoming first female US president.

There is a 'massive gap between rhetoric and reality' that must be closed by new climate pledges being drafted under the Paris Agreement, the UN Environment Programme (UNEP) says.

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Sizeable coal power projects are costly and heavily reliant on foreign capital, but international investors are increasingly hesitant to finance coal projects. By Christina Ng

Zero-emissions vehicles would need to hit 73 per cent of new light vehicle sales by 2030 to keep transport emissions aligned to limiting warming to 1.5 degrees. By Lily Rau

Bullish gas plans ignore the financial challenges of infrastructure development, renewable energy potential in the region and climate policy restrictions. By Ayumi Fukakusa and Lidy Nacpil

A row of newly-launched hydrogen buses queuing to serve Kuching commuters on January 21, 2020

Hydrogen has a role to play in a world trying to wean itself off fossil fuels, despite concerns over its green credentials By Yuriy Humber

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EB Studio There are vast mineral riches lying on the ocean floor that could help to power the energy transition, but is the environmental cost of extracting them worth the risk?

Toyota will partner Japanese car-sharing service operator Park24 for a six-month experiment leasing the i-Road concept vehicle, with …

New ad takes aim at Tepco’s lack of transparency on the water contamination at Fukushima’s nuclear site. Watch the video here:

The Japanese conglomerate is developing technologies that can power smart communities, including electric buses equipped with GPS and fast-charging batteries.

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A protest for climate justice in the Philippines

The new head of Japan and Southeast Asia for ClientEarth tells the Eco-Business Podcast how the law can be used to hold polluters to account in the world's biggest emitting region. She also says it's time the legal profession faced scrutiny for greenwashing.

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.

Eco-Business talks to Peter Kiernan, lead energy analyst for the Economist Intelligence Unit, to unpack a new landmark report from the International Energy Agency, which proposes an immediate ban on fossil fuels extraction to curb global warming.

China, Japan and Korea have just announced exciting decarbonisation targets. On the Eco-Business podcast, Dr Frank Rijsberman, director general of the Global Green Growth Institute, talks about what these targets mean for the region's development and our climate.

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