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A cargo ship passes through the Strait of Malacca

Nearly 90 per cent of the world’s largest oil ports could be overwhelmed by sea level rise by 2070, a study by CWR warns. The Strait of Malacca is particularly vulnerable.

A meeting of executive members of The Conference Board in Asia.

The Conference Board has folded the Asia Sustainability Leadership Council into its China-based network amid a slowdown in support from members. A sustainability council for Australia and New Zealand is set to launch.

Backed by Temasek Foundation with new support from Singapore government agency A*Star, the ninth edition of the global competition doubles catalytic funding for disruptive decarbonisation and cooling innovations, with submissions now open.

Cambodia hopes wind farms can help solve its growing power needs, but opaque plans have left the Bunong people worried for their sacred land.

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COP30 is an opportunity to boost philanthropic capital to help scale climate finance and solutions in Brazil and beyond. By Renata Piazzon

Booming growth in data centres is escalating electricity demand and risks undermining the region’s energy transition goals. By Muyi Yang, Xiwei Xu and David Lo

There is a chance for Malaysia and Singapore to reinforce their food security by baking plans into the blueprint for the Johor-Singapore Special Economic Zone, before the opportunity passes by. By Elyssa Kaur Ludher and Angaindrankumar Gnanasagaran

A ship passes Kusu Island off the coast of Singapore, one of the world's busiest shipping routes

To facilitate the shift to low-carbon economies, developing nations must have reliable access to international markets. But regulations such as the EU's Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism are impeding poorer economies. By Saliem Fakir

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Funding for climate-related solutions has slowed down and it’s a ‘tough game’ for startups, said those familiar with the climate tech space at The Liveability Challenge Grand Finale 2025. What can founders and innovators do to bring an idea to commercialisation? And is Singapore an attractive-enough testbed?

A growing number of companies are admitting that they can't meet their sustainability targets. Has the era of "corporate vulnerability" begun, where companies are more honest about their sustainability progress?

While some companies greenhush, others are upfront about their inability to meet sustainability targets. Eco-Business asked experts at the Ecosperity conference if it pays for businesses to be "vulnerable" about sustainability progress.

Wily Salim, founder and director, PT Karmic Virya Abadi

The convergence of the compliance and voluntary markets, demand for high-quality carbon credits and efforts to raise the bar on project credibility mean the conditions are right for a market rebound, observers said at the GenZero Climate Summit in Singapore.

Economic fears look set to trump any concerns about climate change among voters, according to street interviews conducted by Eco-Business.

Campaigning for the city-state's general elections has crossed the halfway mark, but climate has hardly featured as an electoral issue. Eco-Business hits the streets to ask Singaporeans from a range of socioeconomic groups: Would they vote for a party that promises bolder climate action?

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In the first of a podcast series featuring Southeast Asia's clean energy entrepreneurs, the CEO of Gurin Energy says that Asean countries will be left behind in artificial intelligence and robotics if the region does not connect its grid and deploy renewables at speed and scale.

A beach in Balikpapan, Indonesia's "oil city", is covered in plastic trash.

Speaking from the INC-5.2 talks in Geneva, the Singapore Youth for Climate Action president argues that having no treaty is better than a watered-down pact with no limits on plastic production. But there is no explicit Asean-wide support for such caps now, she observes.

A report by WWF finds that Hong Kong could lose 25 per cent of its biodiversity to new developments such as the North Metropolis.

A new report predicts Hong Kong could lose one quarter of its wildlife to new developments. WWF Hong Kong conservation head Dr Bosco Chan and Kadoorie Farm and Botanic Garden's Dr Stephan Gale tell the EB Podcast that developers must build in ways that protect nature and bolster climate resilience.

The sea-level rise expert has moved to Hong Kong – now seen as a gateway to more collaboration with China on climate science. But he tells the EB Podcast that data from US agencies is still critical for calculating climate defences in Asia.

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