Eco-Business Opinionhttps://www.eco-business.com/opinion/Asia Pacific videos from Eco-Business for the cleantech and green business community.enCopyright (c) 2021, Eco-BusinessFri, 01 Dec 2023 01:00:00 +0000Greenpeace activists block Shell facility in Philippine port to demand climate reparationshttps://www.eco-business.com/videos/greenpeace-activists-block-shell-facility-in-philippine-port-to-demand-climate-reparations/The action comes despite the oil giant suing the environmental group for US$2.1 million after demonstrators boarded the company’s vessel at the Atlantic Ocean in January.Fri, 01 Dec 2023 01:00:00 +0000https://www.eco-business.com/videos/greenpeace-activists-block-shell-facility-in-philippine-port-to-demand-climate-reparations/New documentary 'Wasted' explores Asia's mounting waste crisis — and how to tackle ithttps://www.eco-business.com/videos/new-documentary-wasted-explores-asias-mounting-waste-crisis-and-how-to-tackle-it/Launched as policymakers lock horns with petrochemicals lobbyists over a treaty to end plastic pollution, the documentary produced by Eco-Business asks why opportunities to solve humanity's waste crisis are being wasted.Mon, 27 Nov 2023 03:04:00 +0000https://www.eco-business.com/videos/new-documentary-wasted-explores-asias-mounting-waste-crisis-and-how-to-tackle-it/'Environmental defenders are the glue of the Philippines’ democracy': Delikado director Karl Malakunashttps://www.eco-business.com/videos/environmental-defenders-are-the-glue-of-the-philippines-democracy-delikado-director-karl-malakunas/The veteran journalist talks to Eco-Business about how his Emmy-nominated documentary depicts the lives of environmental crusaders in Asia's deadliest country for guardians of the seas and forests.Fri, 11 Aug 2023 10:00:00 +0000https://www.eco-business.com/videos/environmental-defenders-are-the-glue-of-the-philippines-democracy-delikado-director-karl-malakunas/Tackling climate change in a mosaicked Asiahttps://www.eco-business.com/videos/tackling-climate-change-in-a-mosaicked-asia/Asia's green transition pathways need to be socially inclusive given huge differences in economic development across the region, says experts at the Boston Consulting Group. State-owned enterprises have an "outsized" role to play, they add.Mon, 07 Aug 2023 05:00:00 +0000https://www.eco-business.com/videos/tackling-climate-change-in-a-mosaicked-asia/As anti-mining protests heighten in the Philippines, industry observers call for ‘prudence’ in police interventionhttps://www.eco-business.com/videos/as-anti-mining-protests-heighten-in-the-philippines-industry-observers-call-for-prudence-in-police-intervention/Video footage appears to show protestors being dragged away by police near Ipilan Nickel Mine in Brooke’s Point, Palawan. Mining insiders are calling for maximum tolerance in similar standoffs.Wed, 26 Apr 2023 07:30:00 +0000https://www.eco-business.com/videos/as-anti-mining-protests-heighten-in-the-philippines-industry-observers-call-for-prudence-in-police-intervention/The greenest way to cremate your pet has launched in Singaporehttps://www.eco-business.com/videos/the-greenest-way-to-cremate-your-pet-has-launched-in-singapore/[VIDEO] The Green Mortician is the city-state's first water cremation service, which has a small carbon footprint compared to traditional funeral options.Thu, 20 Apr 2023 07:51:00 +0000https://www.eco-business.com/videos/the-greenest-way-to-cremate-your-pet-has-launched-in-singapore/‘No income, insufficient aid’ for Oriental Mindoro fisherfolk after oil spill: Research grouphttps://www.eco-business.com/videos/no-income-insufficient-aid-for-oriental-mindoro-fisherfolk-after-oil-spill-research-group/[VIDEO] A coalition of scientists found “widespread economic impacts” for communities in the Philippine province, heightening calls for accountability from the sunken tanker reportedly chartered by a San Miguel Corp subsidiary.Wed, 12 Apr 2023 05:00:00 +0000https://www.eco-business.com/videos/no-income-insufficient-aid-for-oriental-mindoro-fisherfolk-after-oil-spill-research-group/Fruit peels to the rescuehttps://www.eco-business.com/videos/fruit-peels-to-the-rescue/[VIDEO] Singapore researchers are trying to give banana skins and coconut husks a new lease of life in water purification kits that can be used in disaster situations. They could one day also be used in the manufacture of batteries.Fri, 24 Feb 2023 08:00:00 +0000https://www.eco-business.com/videos/fruit-peels-to-the-rescue/'We are not afraid': Locals in biodiversity-rich Philippine island fight back against nickel minehttps://www.eco-business.com/videos/we-are-not-afraid-locals-in-biodiversity-rich-philippine-island-fight-back-against-nickel-mine/[VIDEO] Mining operations at Altai Philippines Mining Corp have been suspended for now, after week-long protests from locals of Sibuyan Island in Romblon, who claimed the extraction of nickel ore will disrupt the island’s intact ecosystems.Tue, 07 Feb 2023 08:00:00 +0000https://www.eco-business.com/videos/we-are-not-afraid-locals-in-biodiversity-rich-philippine-island-fight-back-against-nickel-mine/Explainer: What is climate risk disclosure?https://www.eco-business.com/videos/explainer-what-is-climate-risk-disclosure/[VIDEO] Investors are starting to feel the effects of climate change in an unexpected place – their financial returns. There are now growing calls within the business community to improve climate risk disclosure.Thu, 08 Dec 2022 08:39:00 +0000https://www.eco-business.com/videos/explainer-what-is-climate-risk-disclosure/Activists protest fossil fuel funding at COP27https://www.eco-business.com/videos/activists-protest-fossil-fuel-funding-at-cop27/[VIDEO] Rich nations need to shift investments into renewables instead, they say. The civic space for demonstrations at this year's climate summit, held in Egypt, is more restricted than the Scotland event last year.Mon, 14 Nov 2022 03:03:00 +0000https://www.eco-business.com/videos/activists-protest-fossil-fuel-funding-at-cop27/Lending forests a voice with primatologist Andie Anghttps://www.eco-business.com/videos/lending-forests-a-voice-with-primatologist-andie-ang/[VIDEO] Amid competing concerns such as urban development and tackling climate change, keeping biodiversity conservation in people's minds can be a challenge. Eco-Business asks primatologist Andie Ang how that can be tackled.Mon, 03 Oct 2022 03:30:00 +0000https://www.eco-business.com/videos/lending-forests-a-voice-with-primatologist-andie-ang/'It works like a dish sponge': a new way to capture carbon from the oceanhttps://www.eco-business.com/videos/it-works-like-a-dish-sponge-a-new-way-to-capture-carbon-from-the-ocean/[VIDEO] Gaurav Sant, founder of startup SeaChange, tells Eco-Business about a technology he hopes will give the world's oceans the capacity to absorb additional carbon dioxide from the atmosphere.Thu, 07 Jul 2022 07:07:00 +0000https://www.eco-business.com/videos/it-works-like-a-dish-sponge-a-new-way-to-capture-carbon-from-the-ocean/Crowdfunded solar generators bring light to remote Philippine communitieshttps://www.eco-business.com/videos/crowdfunded-solar-generators-bring-light-to-remote-philippine-communities/After 20 years without electricity, more than 50 households in Cebu's poorest district have been provided with solar energy, financed by carbon offsets.Wed, 06 Jul 2022 03:40:00 +0000https://www.eco-business.com/videos/crowdfunded-solar-generators-bring-light-to-remote-philippine-communities/Little kids, big questions: a special interview with Dr Sylvia Earle on World Oceans Dayhttps://www.eco-business.com/videos/little-kids-big-questions-a-special-interview-with-dr-sylvia-earle-on-world-oceans-day/[VIDEO] Do children ask the toughest questions? This World Oceans Day, we get renowned oceanographer Dr Sylvia Earle, founder of Mission Blue, to field questions from curious kids on the mysteries of the deep.Wed, 08 Jun 2022 08:15:00 +0000https://www.eco-business.com/videos/little-kids-big-questions-a-special-interview-with-dr-sylvia-earle-on-world-oceans-day/Dr Sylvia Earle: Why are we waging war on nature?https://www.eco-business.com/videos/dr-sylvia-earle-why-are-we-waging-war-on-nature/[VIDEO] Planet Earth is an ocean planet, declares oceanographer Dr Sylvia Earle. And yet, people do not immediately see the connection between the oceans and our global climate.Mon, 25 Apr 2022 09:01:00 +0000https://www.eco-business.com/videos/dr-sylvia-earle-why-are-we-waging-war-on-nature/What makes an electric car clean?https://www.eco-business.com/videos/what-makes-an-electric-car-clean/[VIDEO] Polestar, a new entrant to Singapore’s electric car market, hopes to woo consumers by going the extra mile in sustainable design.Mon, 04 Apr 2022 03:00:00 +0000https://www.eco-business.com/videos/what-makes-an-electric-car-clean/Getting our urban environment to net-zerohttps://www.eco-business.com/videos/getting-our-urban-environment-to-net-zero/[Video] Our urban infrastructure is responsible for almost 40 per cent of global carbon emissions. Climate solutions need to include the biggest energy guzzlers, clean energy and retrofitting old buildings.Fri, 25 Mar 2022 01:30:00 +0000https://www.eco-business.com/videos/getting-our-urban-environment-to-net-zero/Climate spiral: what 141 years of global warming looks likehttps://www.eco-business.com/videos/climate-spiral-what-141-years-of-global-warming-looks-like/Climate scientist Ed Hawkins from the University of Reading's National Centre for Atmospheric Science has designed a new way of using data to show how global temperatures have changed over time.Tue, 15 Mar 2022 03:38:00 +0000https://www.eco-business.com/videos/climate-spiral-what-141-years-of-global-warming-looks-like/Cell-based chicken curry, anyone?https://www.eco-business.com/videos/cell-based-chicken-curry-anyone/[VIDEO] Novel food firms are dreaming big about market expansion, but first they must overcome diners' doubts and a huge cost hurdle.Tue, 08 Mar 2022 06:00:00 +0000https://www.eco-business.com/videos/cell-based-chicken-curry-anyone/