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The Philippines' first real estate investment trust, or REIT, focused on clean energy made its debut on the country's stock market last year. China now has its eye on the financing channel too. Does this new mechanism come with drawbacks?
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.
Policy & Finance
Explainer: Pricing in nature-related risks – a turning point for biodiversity loss?
Market participants have welcomed the draft Taskforce for Nature-related Financial Disclosures (TNFD) framework, set to become the baseline standard for nature-related risk reporting. But NGOs are sceptical of whether it will address the role of large companies in driving biodiversity loss.
Carbon & Climate
Eco-Business’ 10 most read stories of 2022
In a year when misinformation ran amok, “bad” news was vilified, and climate wins were few and far between, here are the stories that Eco-Business readers found most interesting.
Policy & Finance
Crunch time for nature at COP15 talks amid biodiversity crisis
Policy & Finance
Explainer: What is the Global Shield Initiative?
Food & Agriculture
Highlands Philippine coffee farmers traded slash-and-burn for agroforestry
#explainers Opinion
Carbon & Climate
Global emissions are way off target. What needs to happen?
The overall trend of rising emissions has not been reversed over the last decade meaning there is less time to reach the Paris goal. What urgent steps need to be taken?
The climate crisis is similar to the coronavirus outbreak which has disrupted lives and entire economies. But why has the reaction been different?
Food & Agriculture
Cultured meat? This could create more problems than it solves
Lab-grown meat, otherwise known as clean meat, has been known to consume less energy and water, and emit significantly less greenhouse gases than regular meat. However, new research suggests that its environmental impact in the long run could be higher than that of livestock.
Green Buildings
Buildings are an ideal but overlooked climate solution
Of all the emissions reductions possible through 2030, buildings are by far the cheapest. Research from the World Resources Institute reveals that zero carbon building policies are already feasible in multiple markets and climates.
Carbon & Climate
Geoengineering is a dangerous distraction
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About four out of every five people impacted by sea-level rise by 2050 will live in East or Southeast Asia, creating an urgent need climate-smart solutions for cities. This year’s Innovate4Climate summit will look at the climate-smart solutions the region needs.
