Eco-Business

Aquatic foods are vital for the future of our changing world, and more support is needed to prioritise them, say the leaders of the UN’s Ocean and Climate Change Dialogue.

Eco-Business takes a look at the key issues being pushed at the pavilions of Asean countries at the climate summit in Baku.

The Article 6.4 mechanism under the Paris Agreement has been approved on the first day of the summit. The COP presidency called this an early win, but the fast-tracked process has drawn criticism from civil society and legal experts.

Policy & Finance

COP29, in numbers

How much could a new climate finance goal amount to? How many delegates will attend the summit this year? Eco-Business explores which numbers matter at the world’s biggest climate conference that will kick off in Azerbaijan this week.

By Hannah Alcoseba Fernandez

By Liu Lican

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It is risky to assume the many high-level standard-setting initiatives today can provide blanket improvements. Asian businesses all have a part to play to create a trusted carbon market that benefits climate, nature and stakeholders. By Jessica Cheam and Liang Lei

Australia’s gas future must involve energy security and climate security. The new government strategy fails to strike this balance. By Samantha Hepburn

House Bill 7705, the low carbon economy bill, could help the climate-vulnerable nation seize the economic opportunities that come with decarbonisation. By Ping Manongdo

Malaysia is expected to launch its first local nature-based carbon credit but it faces a jurisdictional quagmire, wherein forest management is predominantly governed by state authorities. By Renard Siew

By Benja Faecks and Eleanor Scott

By Ede Ijjasz-Vasquez and Amy Coughenour Betancourt

By Mateo Estrada

By Saon Ray

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EB Studio Thinking about your carbon footprint can be mind-boggling. Even if you wanted to do something about it, where do you start? With this mobile app, all the information you need is at your fingertips.

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EB Studio With alternatives such as sustainable aviation fuel still too expensive and low in demand for the aviation industry to consider, carbon offsets could be a way to reduce emissions – if used right. EcoSecurities and the International Air Transport Association tell the Eco-Business podcast how airlines can ensure compliance when new regulations become mandatory

David Antonioli says current rules spur piecemeal offsetting instead of enabling faster growth of climate ventures. He expects pushback to his ideas in a market polarised over integrity issues, but wants players to think big-picture.

GoTo sustainability head Tanah Sullivan tells the Eco-Business Podcast that regulating net-zero claims would decarbonise Southeast Asia faster. Indonesia's biggest internet firm aims to cut emissions to zero by 2030 — a target critics say is unrealistic.

The climate talks in Glasgow could have a major trickle-down effect on Asia's business community. What should the region's businesses expect from COP26? The Eco-Business Podcast asked energy and sustainability expert Malavika Bambawale.

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