https://www.eco-business.com/category/policy-finance/Asia Pacific news, jobs, events for the cleantech & green enCopyright (c) 2016, Eco-BusinessFri, 04 Jul 2025 02:00:00 +0000https://www.eco-business.com/news/catholic-bishops-from-the-global-south-urge-bold-climate-action-ahead-of-cop30/Catholic bishops from Africa, Asia, Latin America and the Caribbean have issued a historic joint appeal urging urgent and just implementation of the Paris Agreement ahead of COP30.Fri, 04 Jul 2025 02:00:00 +0000https://www.eco-business.com/news/catholic-bishops-from-the-global-south-urge-bold-climate-action-ahead-of-cop30/https://www.eco-business.com/news/qa-heatwaves-hit-schools-putting-millions-of-children-at-risk/UNICEF warns that heatwaves are pushing millions of children out of school and calls for climate policy to protect classrooms.Thu, 03 Jul 2025 07:00:00 +0000https://www.eco-business.com/news/qa-heatwaves-hit-schools-putting-millions-of-children-at-risk/https://www.eco-business.com/news/pacific-islanders-relocate-to-australia-to-escape-rising-seas/Climate-vulnerable Pacific Islanders take up Australia's offer for resettlement through a pioneering visa scheme.Thu, 03 Jul 2025 07:00:00 +0000https://www.eco-business.com/news/pacific-islanders-relocate-to-australia-to-escape-rising-seas/https://www.eco-business.com/news/billionaire-philanthropy-risks-crowding-out-untapped-private-wealth-in-asia-avpn/The contributions of the world's biggest philanthropic foundations are important, but have unintentionally deterred more high net worth individuals from stepping up to give, says an executive from Asia's largest network of social investors.Thu, 03 Jul 2025 06:33:00 +0000https://www.eco-business.com/news/billionaire-philanthropy-risks-crowding-out-untapped-private-wealth-in-asia-avpn/https://www.eco-business.com/news/indonesias-aquaculture-sector-needs-technical-assistance-finance-to-match-blue-economy-hype-to-reality-experts/Financial institutions are 'underperforming' in lending to aquaculture, which is perceived to be too risky, said experts at the Indonesia edition of the Unlocking capital for sustainability forum.Thu, 03 Jul 2025 05:31:00 +0000https://www.eco-business.com/news/indonesias-aquaculture-sector-needs-technical-assistance-finance-to-match-blue-economy-hype-to-reality-experts/https://www.eco-business.com/news/indonesias-new-10-year-power-procurement-plan-sends-positive-signal-on-renewables-push-investors-and-jetp-secretariat/Indonesia's plan for transitioning from coal has lacked clarity. But industry observers say the latest strategy demonstrates a shift from the past, and could create incentives for initiating more clean energy projects in the coming years.Wed, 02 Jul 2025 17:14:00 +0000https://www.eco-business.com/news/indonesias-new-10-year-power-procurement-plan-sends-positive-signal-on-renewables-push-investors-and-jetp-secretariat/https://www.eco-business.com/news/indias-biofuel-drive-pecks-at-chicken-farmer-profits/As India's ethanol push diverts more maize for fuel, small egg and chicken producers feel the squeeze.Wed, 02 Jul 2025 05:47:00 +0000https://www.eco-business.com/news/indias-biofuel-drive-pecks-at-chicken-farmer-profits/https://www.eco-business.com/news/asdirhyme-abdul-rasib-appointed-as-chief-executive-of-malaysias-mypower-corporation/He succeeds Siti Safinah Salleh, who was appointed to head the Energy Commission earlier this year.Wed, 02 Jul 2025 02:22:00 +0000https://www.eco-business.com/news/asdirhyme-abdul-rasib-appointed-as-chief-executive-of-malaysias-mypower-corporation/https://www.eco-business.com/news/one-fifth-of-global-environmental-conflicts-traced-to-104-companies-report/A new analysis of over 3,000 environmental conflicts finds that a small group of mostly multinational firms, primarily from high-income countries, are disproportionately responsible for socioecological harm worldwide.Tue, 01 Jul 2025 08:10:00 +0000https://www.eco-business.com/news/one-fifth-of-global-environmental-conflicts-traced-to-104-companies-report/https://www.eco-business.com/news/fashion-brands-drag-feet-on-their-green-promises/Despite net-zero pledges, few clothing brands are taking steps to decarbonise their supply chains to make fashion more sustainable.Tue, 01 Jul 2025 06:20:00 +0000https://www.eco-business.com/news/fashion-brands-drag-feet-on-their-green-promises/https://www.eco-business.com/opinion/how-far-has-the-dial-really-moved-in-climate-finance-since-cop29/The political and regulatory upheaval in the EU and the US has made it an uncertain year for climate finance. Has the world seen progress in meeting the US$300 billion climate finance pledge made at the COP29 climate summit?Tue, 01 Jul 2025 01:24:00 +0000https://www.eco-business.com/opinion/how-far-has-the-dial-really-moved-in-climate-finance-since-cop29/https://www.eco-business.com/news/qa-can-we-pay-poor-countries-to-ditch-coal/A new category of carbon credit could help poorer countries ditch coal for clean power.Mon, 30 Jun 2025 07:47:00 +0000https://www.eco-business.com/news/qa-can-we-pay-poor-countries-to-ditch-coal/https://www.eco-business.com/news/pre-cop-talks-concretise-just-transition-framework-text/Observers called it a "glimmer of hope" after countries could not agree on the agenda for the meeting in Bonn.Mon, 30 Jun 2025 06:00:00 +0000https://www.eco-business.com/news/pre-cop-talks-concretise-just-transition-framework-text/https://www.eco-business.com/news/ai-data-centre-boom-could-destroy-big-techs-net-zero-plans/Big Tech denies the soaring demands of AI and cloud computing bust the sector's emission goals.Fri, 27 Jun 2025 07:00:00 +0000https://www.eco-business.com/news/ai-data-centre-boom-could-destroy-big-techs-net-zero-plans/https://www.eco-business.com/news/icma-unveils-new-guidance-for-nature-themed-bonds/The International Capital Market Association’s guidelines clarify how green and sustainability-linked bonds can credibly be used to finance projects to meet the Global Biodiversity Framework’s goals to halt and reverse nature loss by 2030.Fri, 27 Jun 2025 03:31:00 +0000https://www.eco-business.com/news/icma-unveils-new-guidance-for-nature-themed-bonds/https://www.eco-business.com/news/indonesias-nickel-mining-for-ev-boom-threatens-environment-2/Indonesia leads global nickel production, used in electric vehicle batteries, but locals face pollution and ecological harm.Fri, 27 Jun 2025 01:51:00 +0000https://www.eco-business.com/news/indonesias-nickel-mining-for-ev-boom-threatens-environment-2/https://www.eco-business.com/news/singapore-kenya-and-uk-lead-new-alliance-to-revive-voluntary-carbon-market/In a bid to close the US$1.3 trillion climate finance gap without adding to global debt burden, governments from Asia, Africa and Europe are joining forces to issue shared guardrails for the corporate use of offsets by COP30.Thu, 26 Jun 2025 07:00:00 +0000https://www.eco-business.com/news/singapore-kenya-and-uk-lead-new-alliance-to-revive-voluntary-carbon-market/https://www.eco-business.com/news/specter-of-dams-and-diversion-looms-over-southeast-asias-salween-river/One of Asia’s last free-flowing rivers, supports Indigenous communities and biodiversity across China, Myanmar and Thailand, but faces threats from at least 20 proposed hydropower dams, mainly in Myanmar.Thu, 26 Jun 2025 06:00:00 +0000https://www.eco-business.com/news/specter-of-dams-and-diversion-looms-over-southeast-asias-salween-river/https://www.eco-business.com/news/what-next-for-the-high-seas-treaty-as-entry-into-force-nears/Here’s what you need to know about the first international agreement focused on protecting marine biodiversity in international waters.Thu, 26 Jun 2025 04:00:00 +0000https://www.eco-business.com/news/what-next-for-the-high-seas-treaty-as-entry-into-force-nears/https://www.eco-business.com/news/southeast-asia-set-to-miss-sdgs-to-end-diseases-by-2030/Southeast Asian nations set to miss 2030 health goals, as rising HIV/AIDS cases and health inequities demand urgent, equity-driven action.Thu, 26 Jun 2025 02:00:00 +0000https://www.eco-business.com/news/southeast-asia-set-to-miss-sdgs-to-end-diseases-by-2030/