Eco-Business explains
A series focused on explaining a wide range of sustainability issues in an accessible way.
News / Carbon & Climate
Explainer: What warming oceans mean for our planet
Man-made climate change is causing the oceans to heat up, which is altering the chemistry of a resource that covers 70 per cent of the planet and changing the physiology of marine organisms.
News / Energy
Explainer: What is the Global Biofuel Alliance?
India Prime Minister Narendra Modi forged the alliance to demonstrate the country's climate leadership as host of the G20 summit. India is betting on blended fuels to help displace coal and oil.
News / Policy & Finance
Explaining the Philippines’ ‘writ of kalikasan’: What does the special legal remedy mean for nature protection?
A most recent case involves the Supreme Court issuing the nature writ to stop mining firms from operating in Palawan. Eco-Business looks into this unique mechanism under Philippine environmental law that gives the people constitutional right to a healthy environment.
News / Carbon & Climate
Is there a case for ‘high forest, low deforestation’ carbon credits?
The issuance of carbon credits just to forestall logging in highly intact forests is being scrutinised, as large volumes of such HFLD credits are expected to hit the market. Experts fret that they over-represent actual emissions saved.
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29 December 2022
Policy & Finance
Southeast Asia's biodiversity protection challenge, by the numbers
2 December 2022
Food & Agriculture
Explainer: What is hybrid meat?
18 November 2022
Policy & Finance
Explainer: What is the Global Shield Initiative?
8 August 2022
Policy & Finance
Climate forensics is fast and accurate. Now what?
4 August 2022
Carbon & Climate
Explainer: What is ecocide?
24 May 2022
Carbon & Climate
Explainer: APAC at 1.5°C of global warming
3 February 2022
3 December 2021
Carbon & Climate
Explainer: Avoided emissions and how not to overclaim them
22 September 2021
Policy & Finance
The scramble by poorer nations for unmet climate finance
3 August 2021
18 June 2021
Carbon & Climate
What is the COP15 biodiversity summit, and why is it so important?
2 June 2021
Policy & Finance
Explainer: biodiversity offsets and putting a price-tag on nature
25 May 2021
14 May 2021
4 May 2021
22 March 2021
Policy & Finance
Explainer: what are green bonds?
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