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Nearly 60 countries have drastically scaled back their plans for building coal-fired power plants since the Paris Agreement in 2015, according to figures released by Global Energy Monitor (GEM).

EB工作室 A raft of regulations in Malaysia signals ambition for the nation to tip the balance in favour of renewables before 2050. But with fossil fuels comprising much of the energy mix, what can businesses do to shift their reliance to clean energy in the meantime?

The newly-appointed council chair of Climate Governance Malaysia says the United States has conducted itself like a "child holding up a game" at the UN COP summits. He tells Eco-Business why political leaders and company boards must be educated on climate and sustainability.

Coal-dependent regions have much experience to share on the energy transition, write two authors from China and Indonesia.

作者 Hannah Alcoseba Fernandez

作者 Gerald Flynn

作者 Sahana David Menon

作者 Josh Gabbatiss

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The rise of 'greenhushing' – when companies downplay environmental risks for financial or political reasons – reflects not just changing communications strategies, but rising tensions between competing priorities. 作者 Bertrand Badré 和 Thomas Crampton

The US president’s second term is a pivotal moment for ESG, as his administration could reshape corporate responsibility globally. 作者 Katie Fowler

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Public development banks must spearhead a systemic overhaul of global finance to ensure climate funding reaches the most vulnerable and accelerates the green transition. 作者 Serge Ekué 和 Javier Díaz Fajardo

Two experts call on companies to calculate and report Scope 3 emissions along their value chain as soon as possible. 作者 Zhang Nan 和 Li Dianyi

作者 Sriparna Pathak

作者 Rizka Nugrahaeni

作者 Siti Hafsyah Idris, Lee Wei Chang 和 Iman Prihandono

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EB工作室 Plastic waste is flooding the planet. Instead of waiting for regulation to drive change, give value to recyclables and mobilise the people, says Plastic Bank.

EB工作室 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.

"We are already at 1.1°C of warming – a matter of life and death for the Global South", says Professor Winston Chow, the recently appointed co-chair of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change's working group on impacts, adaptation and vulnerability.

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.

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