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The renewables giant is shifting roles away from its regional headquarters to Japan, Australia and Taiwan, while relocating some functions to Malaysia to cut costs. However, the firm anticipates ending the year with a similar headcount.

A new law paving the way for the promotion of natural gas has been labelled an “insult” by climate campaigners.

Green energy tax credits have boosted US construction jobs and attracted younger workers, but could be on the chopping block.

Chinese international cooperation mechanisms such as the Belt and Road Initiative could fill the gaps left by US withdrawal.

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Oleh Fermín Koop

Thomson Reuters Foundation

Oleh Hannah Alcoseba Fernandez

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China pursued their low-carbon agenda not in response to climate change, but because of its own energy insecurity. Oleh Carolyn Kissane

Managing air quality by airshed, not by city administrative boundaries, is essential for moving towards cleaner air in India. Oleh Suresh Ramasubramanya Iyer dan Shivang Agarwal

Local communities and traditional Islamic boarding schools are pushing back on renewable energy projects that prioritise technical and economic benefits over social and ecological considerations. Oleh Iim Halimatusa’diyah

Although artificial intelligence (AI) offers positive benefits for Southeast Asia’s climate battle, the region should not look at its usage through rose-tinted glasses. Without careful consideration, such systems may inadvertently undermine and be counterintuitive to the very climate goals that they aim to achieve. Oleh Indira Zahra Aridati

Oleh Mailinda Yuniza and Jonathan Dewanto

Oleh Andrew Blakers

Oleh Bhavreen Kandhari

Oleh Jennifer Clapp dan Olivier De Schutter

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There is consensus that coal needs to be retired early in Asia, but the mechanisms for financing the phase-out are not clear. This mini-documentary examines how transition credits work and whether they can fund Southeast Asia's equitable switch to clean power.

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.

Eksklusif In this exclusive interview to mark Earth Day, Eco-Business speaks to Dr Sylvia Earle, oceanographer and founder of Mission Blue, who draws the link between our climate crisis and the health of our oceans.

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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.

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Sustainability professional should not be prescriptive with their solutions, says Aun Abdullah of real estate company Lodha.

In the latest episode of 'On the frontlines', the real estate giant's ESG head tells the EB Podcast that while there has been no pushback on climate action by corporate India, questions remain over whether the booming real estate sector is decarbonising fast enough.

The ESG head of the Philippine power company arm tells the EB Podcast that sustainability needs to be communicated not as a “progressive idea” but a business strategy that benefits the bottom line.

Hendrik Rosenthal, sustainability director, CLP Power

In the second episode of 'On the frontlines', power firm CLP's group sustainability director Rosenthal talks to the EB Podcast about the challenges of steering sustainability in a carbon-heavy industry, closing coal plants and the need for pragmatism.

Studio EB 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.

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