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Moving on from the world's dirtiest power plants presents a huge climate opportunity but social risk.

Bangladesh’s interim government remains dependent on India as a dollar crisis limits its ability to generate its own electricity.

Success hinges on China and India but experts say there is still time to switch from coal and save the planet.

Environmental innovation competition The Earthshot Prize recently unveiled this year’s shortlist. Eco-Business quizzes three finalists about Asia's funding environment and the barriers they face in scaling their ideas.

By Basten Gokkon

By Leila Goldstein, Eung Sea

By Gerald Flynn, Vutha Srey

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

The number of cancer cases in Singapore is on the rise even though the hazardous material was banned more than 30 years ago. By Dr Sean Lim

Women are emerging as formidable forces leading the way towards a more sustainable and climate-aligned world in the region. For example, more women are taking on the role of chief sustainability officers. By Jessica Robinson

Adaptation efforts are only as effective as the mechanisms to finance them. Increasingly dangerous heat waves also underscore the urgent need for adaptation measures. By Clemens Fuest and Maria Waldinger

By Soumya Bhowmick

By Dr Bernard Njindan Iyke

By Padma Rigzin and Vasundhara Bhojvaid

By Essam Yassin Mohammed

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A coalition of scientists and environmentalists found “widespread economic impacts” for communities in the Philippine province, heightening calls for accountability from the sunken tanker reportedly chartered by a San Miguel Corp subsidiary.

Daughter Riri Damayanti (left) and her father Syamsul Bahri (right) are colleagues at a palm oil company in South Sumatra.

EB Studio What has been the effect of this agribusiness company's dual-income policy on the households of its Indonesian workers?

Harvesting the fruit of oil palms, as this man is doing in a plantation in Indonesia, is tiring and sometimes dangerous work

EB Studio Palm oil frequently makes headlines, but the faceless workers harvesting the fruit of the oil palm less so. What are the challenges of the job and how can their rights be safeguarded?

With a vision to end the drudgery of manual rickshaw pulling, social enterprise SMV Green is also helping restore clean air in one of India's most polluted cities through electric rickshaws.

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Filipino commuters during Covid. Image: Commuters of Metro Manila

Exclusive As the country plunges into a recession borne out of the pandemic, how can it get back on its feet? On this podcast, Eco-Business spoke to top Filipino environmentalist Loren Legarda on how conservation should not take a backseat to economic development.

EB Studio Smallholders have taken much of the blame for this year's haze-causing forest fires in Sumatra and Kalimantan. How can they be motivated to switch to more sustainable, fire-free production methods?

EB Studio [The EB Podcast] Will the Fourth Industrial Revolution truly deliver a more efficient, and sustainable future for everyone? Find out in the inaugural episode of The Eco-Business Podcast.

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