东南亚 新闻
Hailing from a family of palm oil farmers, Juanan Jamulan found his calling in environmental conservation. He tells Eco-Business about his day protecting a lowland forest within a palm oil concession in Eastern Malaysia.
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.
The Malaysian winner of the Sustainability Leadership Youth A-List says channeling hope and anger into meaningful action is how every Southeast Asian can help protect a region disproportionately affected by climate change.
Weak demand, a delay in Verra's deforestation risk maps and Article 6 uncertainty has hurt project developers. The recent resignation of Malaysia’s environment minister is also expected to slow carbon-related regulation.
东南亚 观点
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.
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.
As many of Asia's investors and family offices are rooted in legacy, family values, and community stewardship, they are well-positioned to serve as anchor investors in climate and nature solutions.
As Malaysia takes on the Asean Chairmanship in 2025, it has a unique opportunity to champion a bold, legally binding regional framework for environmental rights. Such a framework would protect the people most affected by environmental degradation and hold corporations accountable for transboundary climate harm.
东南亚 视频
While some companies greenhush, others are upfront about their inability to meet sustainability targets. Eco-Business asked experts at the Ecosperity conference if it pays for businesses to be "vulnerable" about sustainability progress.
碳与气候
‘Recovery within five years’: Carbon players bullish on market revival despite geopolitical jitters
The convergence of the compliance and voluntary markets, demand for high-quality carbon credits and efforts to raise the bar on project credibility mean the conditions are right for a market rebound, observers said at the GenZero Climate Summit in Singapore.
Campaigning for the city-state's general elections has crossed the halfway mark, but climate has hardly featured as an electoral issue. Eco-Business hits the streets to ask Singaporeans from a range of socioeconomic groups: Would they vote for a party that promises bolder climate action?
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.
东南亚 播客
The Eco-Business Podcast speaks to reporters Nadiah Rosli, Adelia Dinda Sani, Gerald Flynn and Hannah Alcoseba Fernandez about funding limits, data access, and reporting against the odds in one of the world's most climate-vulnerable regions.
EB工作室
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.
Indonesian environmental campaigners took a novel approach to raising climate awareness by publishing five children's books about the country's environmental issues. This podcast explores their creative process and the public's response.
碳与气候
‘Five years ago, everyone wanted to be Elon Musk’: Where is climate tech in Southeast Asia now?
Entrepreneur Steve Melhuish tells the EB Podcast where the biggest opportunities to reduce emissions and make money are in Southeast Asia, and why finding the right economic incentives is critical for climate tech startups.
东南亚 新闻发布稿
Institute for Environment and Sustainability, Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy, NUS
Power without borders: Charting Asean's path to an interconnected energy future
United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP)
Navigating trade headwinds: Asia and the Pacific must reinforce trade resilience amid global uncertainty
United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP)
'Engines of opportunity, centres of vulnerability': The growing challenges of Asia Pacific's cities
东南亚 研究
Eco-Business, supported by Tomra
Malaysia extended producer responsibility roundtable series: Enabling a circular economy via EPR
Fair Finance Asia (FFA)
Towards a gender-transformative energy transition in Asia
Eco-Business for Temasek's Ecosperity
Ecosperity Week 2024 post-conference report: Renewing our Vibrant Spring
