中国 新闻
The global fund’s fifth meeting closed with the amount available to help vulnerable nations cope with climate risk reduced by more than US$50 million.
Experts say the bonds will attract international investment in China’s green transition, bringing private funding and boosting international climate cooperation.
Those who stand to lose out from the transition need to be involved in decision making, write two professors.
Loans to Africa have been driven by China’s policy banks in support for coal and hydropower, but a more diverse cast of creditors could steer support towards greener ventures.
中国 观点
There is scepticism around climate finance through private investments, and if private finance is to play a bigger role, policy reforms ahead of this year’s COP30 are needed. Alternatively, could the G20 or BRICS lead on climate finance?
There are worries the construction of a hydropower dam across the transboundary Yarlung Tsangpo river in Tibet will intensify both water scarcity and flooding. These smaller-sized river basins are often neglected in academic research.
Chinese and American firms are seeking to export their autonomous driving technologies to Southeast Asia. The signal lesson is that their data-driven models require sensitivity and adaptation to the region’s diverse markets.
Resource-rich countries are signing critical mineral deals under duress, sacrificing long-term benefits.
中国 视频
On International Human Rights Day, Greenpeace releases shocking testimonies from Southeast Asian migrants working on board foreign fishing vessels, plying the remote waters to meet Asia's surging demand for seafood.
EB工作室
What makes cooling such a hot topic when it comes to climate change? This year's #Innovate4Climate summit will look at the problem and potential of sustainable cooling.
There are large financial and environmental benefits from reducing waste, says a recent report from the Ellen MacArthur Foundation.
China has provided huge funding supposedly to help developing countries mitigate and adapt to climate impacts, but it is also financing coal projects included in the Belt & Road Initiative (BRI). What do recipient countries make of this?
中国 播客
Trump 2.0 may prove to be a "bump in the road" for climate action, but banks and investors in Asia see growth and opportunity in the region for decarbonisation as climate risks grow.
A researcher lived with camel herders in Inner Mongolia for years to find out how they're coping with both conservation schemes and modernisation. He tells the Eco-Business Podcast about their challenges and lessons for the world.
The Singapore scientist, recently elected to the UN's top climate body, tells the Eco-Business Podcast about the precarious state of climate adaptation in developing Asia. The region is not well-prepared to manage the cascading risks of extreme climate events, he says.
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.
中国 新闻发布稿
United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)
Zero Waste Day shines a light on fashion and textiles
United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)
Why 2025 could be the year of the electric vehicle in developing countries
UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD)
Global trade in 2025: Resilience under pressure
United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP)
Youth for energy transition: The power of the next generation in shaping a sustainable energy future
中国 研究
Eco-Business & Regional Project Energy Security and Climate Change Asia-Pacific of the KAS
The value of biodiversity for Asia's megacities
Asia Research and Engagement
Time out: Coal Capex in China
