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To prepare for climate-fuelled floods and heat, Bangladesh's garment factories are using new data sources, including worker input.

Energy transition expert Kou Jingna explores the low-carbon marathon being run in China’s steelmaking powerhouse, Shanxi province.

The Third Pole looks at the manifestoes of Pakistan’s main political parties in the run up to national elections to see what they promise on green growth, renewables, climate adaptation and mitigation.

A global survey finds that while Asian investors are highly concerned about climate risk, only one in five diligently look at Scope 3 emissions – which typically make up the bulk of a company’s emissions – when sizing up investments.

By Hans Nicholas Jong

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Many more businesses will soon be obligated to disclose their climate-changing emissions, which could drive action to reduce them. By Janet Ranganathan

Workers worldwide will need the expertise and resources to drive the fossil fuel-free agenda forward. By Henry White

Government agencies charged with devising effective policies to clean up our fossil-fuel-based economies often lack the resources and expertise to do so, underscoring the need for NGOs to provide them with critical data and technical know-how. By Ajay Mathur and Christopher Grundler

A steel manufacturing plants in Indonesia

The transition towards sustainable practices in heavy industries such as steel and cement production is a challenging task. It is called one of the ‘hard to abate’ sectors for this reason. By Aufar Satria and Rauf Usman

By Ming Li Yong

By Mary Ellen Iskenderian and Graham Macmillan

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By Raghu Dharmapuri Tirumala

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Video footage appears to show protestors, who were demonstrating against mining operations, being dragged away by police near Ipilan Nickel Mine in Brooke’s Point, Palawan. Mining insiders are calling for maximum tolerance in similar standoffs.

Juice Media parody ad mocking government inaction on climate change

We're screwed, claims a government parody ad, as politicians drag their heels on climate change. Taking a shot at the Australian government, the video exposes the absurdity of longstanding political inaction to address the climate crisis and puts out a not-so-subtle call for collective action.

From conflict to co-existence: Earthworm Foundation has come up with a solution to managing human-elephant conflict in palm oil plantations in Sabah.

What can you do to help quell the devastating impacts of climate change? Start life on a greener path in the countryside.

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Filipino commuters during Covid. Image: Commuters of Metro Manila

Exclusive As the country plunges into a recession borne out of the pandemic, how can it get back on its feet? On this podcast, Eco-Business spoke to top Filipino environmentalist Loren Legarda on how conservation should not take a backseat to economic development.

EB Studio [The EB Podcast] In the third episode of the series Tomorrow’s cities: Engineering the energy transition, we explore how the shipping industry is charting a course to a low-carbon future.

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