Eco-Business

South Asia's construction boom relies on clay bricks, but pollution from kilns is killing tens of thousands of people each year.

Energy-intensive businesses now need to green some of their electricity use. Certificates to prove it have shot up in price.

Studio EB The 'North Star' for Asia's financial institutions to support decarbonisation is clear and unchanged, despite geopolitical uncertainties and global lenders quitting the industry's biggest climate alliance, said UOB's head of sustainable business.

Chinese companies Sinopec, CNOOC, CNPC were among the nine big oil firms who took part in the 17 June auction of oil blocks that sit at the mouth of the Amazon River, revealed environmental non-profit Urgewald. NGO Arayara has filed five lawsuits against the public sale.

Oleh Shalinee Kumari

Oleh Yu Aiqun, Maggie Zheng

Oleh Ng Wai Mun

Oleh Maddy Bolt

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Competition for critical minerals is heating up, with China's rare earth curbs in retaliation for tariffs from the United States in the spotlight. Effective resource diplomacy will require countries to exercise sensitivity and foresight. Oleh Daniel Litvin

Critical minerals recovered from e-waste through established recycling systems can become a vital domestic source of essential minerals for India. Oleh Vaibhav Chowdhary, Animesh Ghosh dan Debraj Bhattacharjee

While trade negotiations between Indonesia and the US is still underway, the archipelago must reassess its non-tariff measures to address US concerns while ensuring fair trade practices and maintaining economic stability. Oleh Mervin Goklas Hamonangan dan Mohamad Dian Revindo

Hanoi’s air pollution crisis demands action in emission regulation, waste management and climate mitigation. Oleh Vinod Thomas

Oleh Carolyn Kissane

Oleh Suresh Ramasubramanya Iyer dan Shivang Agarwal

Oleh Saswata Chaudhury

Oleh Adair Turner

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migrant fishermen fishing southeast asia

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.

Studio EB 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.

Belt and Road international forum_2017_Xi Jinping_Joko Widodo

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?

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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.

The sea-level rise expert has moved to Hong Kong – now seen as a gateway to more collaboration with China on climate science. But he tells the EB Podcast that data from US agencies is still critical for calculating climate defences in Asia.

Jessica Cheam, Mervyn Tang and Jocelyn Dove speaking at the Sharpening the ESG focus 2025 event

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.

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