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Paul Chow, group CSO of the city's bourse operator, drew parallels between Hong Kong and Singapore, which he says has implemented top-level initiatives to price carbon and govern emissions trading. The city also needs to boost its relevance as a 'super-connector' for China, say panellists at the ASIFMA annual conference.

Solar panels on top of supertrees in Singapore

The country met its 1.5 gigawatt-peak solar deployment goal in end-2024 and has expanded its Article 6 offset pool under a new Bhutan pact, following similar deals with Ghana and Papua New Guinea, a senior minister revealed in parliament.

Workers in an electronic manufacturing factory in a Philippine Economic Zone Authority (PEZA) area in Laguna.

Company participation has surged 120 per cent since the green option programme was introduced four years ago, finds a new report. But despite demand growth, renewable energy supply remains limited.

Japan and South Korea are rallying support for a charge on the international shipping sector's emissions to raise funds for climate action. China and Indonesia oppose the plans as the International Maritime Organisation concludes its meetings ahead of the climate summit in April.

By Hannah Alcoseba Fernandez

By Ng Wai Mun and Gabrielle See

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Emerging economies need to explore innovative, pragmatic strategies to mobilise funds for climate adaptation and mitigation. By Amar Rao

Exploring the environmental trade-offs of modular construction in meeting Indonesia’s housing and climate targets. By Ferhandi Prasetyo

A balance between emission and growth warrants integrated energy planning, leading to a low-cost transition pathway for sustainable growth. By Vaibhav Chowdhary and Venugopal Mothkoor

Workers worldwide will need the expertise and resources to drive the fossil fuel-free agenda forward. By Henry White

By Hannah Alcoseba Fernandez

By Le Hong Hiep

By Nguyen Khac Giang

By Håvard Halland and Jessica Lovering

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Jovie Montajes, founder of Light of Hope PH

After 20 years without electricity, more than 50 households in Cebu's poorest district have been provided with solar energy, financed by carbon offsets.

Air-conditioning units on a building in Singapore

Improving energy efficiency could meet a quarter of Southeast Asia’s emissions reduction targets. Here is how efficiency could drive Southeast Asia's energy transition.

Southeast Asia's largest energy consumer has been slow to transition to renewables, but recent policies point to greater expansion of the country's solar, tidal and geothermal energy production.

Pension funds are some of the world's largest investors—holding trillions in assets—billions of which are pumped into fossil fuel companies like Shell, BP, and Total.

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EB Studio CapitaLand sustainability chiefs Vinamra Srivastava and Giovanni Cossu tell the Eco-Business Podcast that there is a viable path to net zero for the world's fastest growing cities.

Eyes are on whether the city’s plan to build the world’s “greenest highway” will take off. The Eco-Business Podcast speaks to Marwa Nahlawi from Diamond Developers, the real estate developer behind Dubai's "Sustainable City" brand, which adopts a similar green spine concept.

EB Studio If a real estate development can reduce energy and water consumption – and emit fewer carbon emissions – it is built to last, Oliver Chan tells the Eco-Business podcast. The key, however, is to first educate future homeowners and businesses that going green does not mean breaking the bank.

Can the hotels sector, traditionally resource-intensive and wasteful, reinvent itself and go green? Eco-Business asks two hospitality executives about balancing post-Covid recovery, and if luxury can be made compatible with sustainability.

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