https://www.eco-business.com/Asia Pacific news from Eco-Business for the cleantech and green business community.enCopyright (c) 2021, Eco-BusinessFri, 09 Feb 2024 09:05:00 +0000https://www.eco-business.com/news/tough-decisions-ahead-malaysia-must-harmonise-state-and-federal-jurisdictions-over-carbon-ahead-of-climate-change-bill/Over the next three months, Malaysia's environment ministry will consult state and federal actors, as well as industry and civil society groups as it prepares a draft of the bill.Fri, 09 Feb 2024 09:05:00 +0000https://www.eco-business.com/news/tough-decisions-ahead-malaysia-must-harmonise-state-and-federal-jurisdictions-over-carbon-ahead-of-climate-change-bill/https://www.eco-business.com/news/indonesian-organic-waste-recycler-temesi-closes-co-founder-blames-unfair-fertiliser-subsidies/The company partly financed by carbon credits was producing 30 tonnes of compost a day, but couldn’t sell it, said co-founder Sean Nino.Fri, 09 Feb 2024 07:34:00 +0000https://www.eco-business.com/news/indonesian-organic-waste-recycler-temesi-closes-co-founder-blames-unfair-fertiliser-subsidies/https://www.eco-business.com/opinion/a-call-to-financial-institutions-work-with-palm-oil-stakeholders-to-scale-climate-action/Mutual benefits are assured when the financial sector collaborates with palm oil stakeholders. FIs can help smallholders secure credit, while getting access to data and insights required to make sound and profitable investment decisions.Fri, 09 Feb 2024 03:53:00 +0000https://www.eco-business.com/opinion/a-call-to-financial-institutions-work-with-palm-oil-stakeholders-to-scale-climate-action/https://www.eco-business.com/news/can-better-data-protect-fashion-workers-from-climate-risks/To prepare for climate-fuelled floods and heat, Bangladesh's garment factories are using new data sources, including worker input.Fri, 09 Feb 2024 02:45:00 +0000https://www.eco-business.com/news/can-better-data-protect-fashion-workers-from-climate-risks/https://www.eco-business.com/news/biased-gpt-singapore-builds-ai-model-to-represent-southeast-asians/A Singapore government-backed project to build a large language model inclusive of Southeast Asian data has drawn fans and critics.Fri, 09 Feb 2024 02:38:00 +0000https://www.eco-business.com/news/biased-gpt-singapore-builds-ai-model-to-represent-southeast-asians/https://www.eco-business.com/news/life-insurer-prudential-makes-key-apac-appointments-with-revamp-of-sustainability-strategy/It is aiming to be a net-zero asset owner by 2050 and for all of its managers to have sustainability-linked KPIs by 2026.Thu, 08 Feb 2024 09:32:00 +0000https://www.eco-business.com/news/life-insurer-prudential-makes-key-apac-appointments-with-revamp-of-sustainability-strategy/https://www.eco-business.com/news/thailands-same-sex-marriage-bill-a-boon-for-equality-and-economy-but-hurdles-remain/Thailand’s movement to protect LGBTQ+ rights has brought economic as well as social benefits. However, the country's draft marriage equality bill must first get passed by a conservative senate.Thu, 08 Feb 2024 09:05:00 +0000https://www.eco-business.com/news/thailands-same-sex-marriage-bill-a-boon-for-equality-and-economy-but-hurdles-remain/https://www.eco-business.com/news/analysis-chinas-steel-industry-needs-time-to-transition/Energy transition expert Kou Jingna explores the low-carbon marathon being run in China’s steelmaking powerhouse, Shanxi province.Thu, 08 Feb 2024 06:00:00 +0000https://www.eco-business.com/news/analysis-chinas-steel-industry-needs-time-to-transition/https://www.eco-business.com/news/despite-war-indians-rush-to-fill-israels-construction-jobs-gap/Thousands are applying for jobs in Israel, where building sites have been short of workers since the start of the Hamas conflict.Thu, 08 Feb 2024 02:00:00 +0000https://www.eco-business.com/news/despite-war-indians-rush-to-fill-israels-construction-jobs-gap/https://www.eco-business.com/news/bursa-carbon-exchange-aims-to-trade-malaysias-first-nature-based-carbon-credit-by-first-half-of-2024/The Malaysian carbon exchange also plans to offer renewable energy certificates for trade on its platform and accept Gold Standard-certified carbon credits later this year in a bid to expand its product offerings.Wed, 07 Feb 2024 09:24:00 +0000https://www.eco-business.com/news/bursa-carbon-exchange-aims-to-trade-malaysias-first-nature-based-carbon-credit-by-first-half-of-2024/https://www.eco-business.com/opinion/official-development-assistance-must-recognise-countries-vulnerabilities/Given the escalating climate crisis, multilateral lenders, such as The World Bank, must urgently adopt an approach to development aid that emphasises prevention.Wed, 07 Feb 2024 07:19:00 +0000https://www.eco-business.com/opinion/official-development-assistance-must-recognise-countries-vulnerabilities/https://www.eco-business.com/news/how-is-climate-change-spreading-neglected-tropical-diseases/Mosquito-borne diseases like dengue and chikungunya are moving into new areas as temperatures rise, hitting efforts to combat them.Wed, 07 Feb 2024 02:30:00 +0000https://www.eco-business.com/news/how-is-climate-change-spreading-neglected-tropical-diseases/https://www.eco-business.com/news/analysis-how-green-are-pakistans-political-manifestoes/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.Wed, 07 Feb 2024 02:00:00 +0000https://www.eco-business.com/news/analysis-how-green-are-pakistans-political-manifestoes/https://www.eco-business.com/news/analysis-to-help-chinese-communities-adapt-to-climate-change-listen-to-them/A survey in southern China’s Pearl River Delta, a region prone to flooding and storm surges, provides insights into climate adaptation strategies.Wed, 07 Feb 2024 02:00:00 +0000https://www.eco-business.com/news/analysis-to-help-chinese-communities-adapt-to-climate-change-listen-to-them/https://www.eco-business.com/news/microsoft-appoints-william-hudson-as-asia-pacific-sustainability-policy-director/Hudson joins the computing firm from McKinsey. His role will involve procuring renewable energy for the firm, which plans to erase its historical carbon footprint by 2050.Tue, 06 Feb 2024 11:18:00 +0000https://www.eco-business.com/news/microsoft-appoints-william-hudson-as-asia-pacific-sustainability-policy-director/https://www.eco-business.com/news/pan-brothers-is-first-indonesian-manufacturing-firm-to-get-net-zero-targets-approved-by-sbti/The textiles and garments company, which supplies global brands such as Adidas, Uniqlo and North Face, is only the second Indonesian firm to get its decarbonisation plan approved by the Science Based Targets initiative.Tue, 06 Feb 2024 10:11:00 +0000https://www.eco-business.com/news/pan-brothers-is-first-indonesian-manufacturing-firm-to-get-net-zero-targets-approved-by-sbti/https://www.eco-business.com/news/lack-of-plans-to-reduce-scope-3-emissions-not-seen-as-a-high-climate-risk-by-most-asian-investors/A global survey finds that while Asian investors are highly concerned about climate change, 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.Tue, 06 Feb 2024 09:51:00 +0000https://www.eco-business.com/news/lack-of-plans-to-reduce-scope-3-emissions-not-seen-as-a-high-climate-risk-by-most-asian-investors/https://www.eco-business.com/news/why-is-the-worlds-humanitarian-aid-gap-getting-bigger/Donors are lagging as wars and climate change push global aid needs to record highs, with vulnerable groups hit by the cash crisis.Tue, 06 Feb 2024 08:00:00 +0000https://www.eco-business.com/news/why-is-the-worlds-humanitarian-aid-gap-getting-bigger/https://www.eco-business.com/news/no-ambition-youth-bemoan-green-pledges-ahead-of-indonesia-poll/Ahead of presidential elections in Indonesia, environmentalists say the candidates have failed to outline clear green policies.Tue, 06 Feb 2024 07:00:00 +0000https://www.eco-business.com/news/no-ambition-youth-bemoan-green-pledges-ahead-of-indonesia-poll/https://www.eco-business.com/news/singapore-can-achieve-net-zero-well-before-2050-we-should-help-our-neighbours-to-decarbonise-activist-ho-xiang-tian/The Sustainability Leadership A-List Youth winner tells Eco-Business about the Singapore he wants to see: a carbon-neutral decarbonisation pioneer that has stopped financing fossil fuels in Southeast Asia.Tue, 06 Feb 2024 06:19:00 +0000https://www.eco-business.com/news/singapore-can-achieve-net-zero-well-before-2050-we-should-help-our-neighbours-to-decarbonise-activist-ho-xiang-tian/https://www.eco-business.com/opinion/concerns-about-the-us-lng-pause-in-asia-are-overblown/The United States' decision to pause permits for new liquefied natural gas (LNG) export facilities does not threaten Asia’s energy security or decarbonisation goals.Tue, 06 Feb 2024 01:24:00 +0000https://www.eco-business.com/opinion/concerns-about-the-us-lng-pause-in-asia-are-overblown/https://www.eco-business.com/news/cdp-restructure-sees-power-shift-away-from-asia-as-regional-roles-axed/Of 52 global roles created by the climate disclosure non-profit, none are in Asia – despite it previously announcing a strategic pivot towards the most important region for greenhouse gas emissions cuts. CDP has also separated from SBTi.Mon, 05 Feb 2024 02:27:00 +0000https://www.eco-business.com/news/cdp-restructure-sees-power-shift-away-from-asia-as-regional-roles-axed/https://www.eco-business.com/news/ipcc-governments-split-on-accelerated-climate-reports-for-next-un-global-stocktake/Governments have decided against adopting a new structure for the next Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) assessment cycle, committing instead to the traditional set of three “working group” reports and just one “special” report.Mon, 05 Feb 2024 02:10:00 +0000https://www.eco-business.com/news/ipcc-governments-split-on-accelerated-climate-reports-for-next-un-global-stocktake/https://www.eco-business.com/opinion/matchmakers-for-the-green-transition/Mobilising new climate-finance flows requires identifying less gargantuan, but no less important, green projects that are attractive to a wide range of investors, both geographically and in terms of size.Mon, 05 Feb 2024 02:07:00 +0000https://www.eco-business.com/opinion/matchmakers-for-the-green-transition/https://www.eco-business.com/news/south-poles-regional-policy-director-on-how-asia-is-leveraging-its-growing-carbon-markets-to-raise-climate-ambition/In the wake of the world’s first Article 6 transaction between Thailand and Switzerland, Asia may hold the key to reducing the region’s carbon emissions.Mon, 05 Feb 2024 01:25:00 +0000https://www.eco-business.com/news/south-poles-regional-policy-director-on-how-asia-is-leveraging-its-growing-carbon-markets-to-raise-climate-ambition/https://www.eco-business.com/news/which-of-indonesias-election-hopefuls-has-the-most-climate-credibility/As Indonesia heads for the polls, Eco-Business assess which of the three major presidential candidates has the strongest climate credentials.Mon, 05 Feb 2024 01:14:00 +0000https://www.eco-business.com/news/which-of-indonesias-election-hopefuls-has-the-most-climate-credibility/https://www.eco-business.com/news/clean-energy-challenge-needs-tech-innovation-not-hype-over-poster-child-solutions-entrepreneur-vijay-prateik/India should leverage advanced green engineering for growth, says our Sustainability Leadership A-List winner and co-founder of a Delhi-based energy storage start-up looking to expand across Asia and the United States.Sun, 04 Feb 2024 07:50:00 +0000https://www.eco-business.com/news/clean-energy-challenge-needs-tech-innovation-not-hype-over-poster-child-solutions-entrepreneur-vijay-prateik/https://www.eco-business.com/news/indigenous-activist-on-how-to-confront-powerful-forces-to-protect-malaysian-forests-and-people-and-win/Celine Lim, the Indigenous leader of Sarawak-based NGO Save Rivers, tells Eco-Business how a solutions-based, non-violent approach to activism is protecting Sarawak's ecosystems and communities from logging and dams.Fri, 02 Feb 2024 14:47:00 +0000https://www.eco-business.com/news/indigenous-activist-on-how-to-confront-powerful-forces-to-protect-malaysian-forests-and-people-and-win/https://www.eco-business.com/news/indian-farmers-are-killing-themselves-in-record-numbers-is-climate-change-to-blame/An alarming rise in the number of farmers taking their own lives has coincided with an increase in extreme weather events affecting crops in India. But the reasons for the tragic rise in suicides are complex.Fri, 02 Feb 2024 03:51:00 +0000https://www.eco-business.com/news/indian-farmers-are-killing-themselves-in-record-numbers-is-climate-change-to-blame/https://www.eco-business.com/opinion/climate-disclosure-rules-are-expanding-companies-need-to-keep-up/Many more businesses will soon be obligated to disclose their climate-changing emissions, which could drive action to reduce them.Fri, 02 Feb 2024 03:30:00 +0000https://www.eco-business.com/opinion/climate-disclosure-rules-are-expanding-companies-need-to-keep-up/https://www.eco-business.com/opinion/realising-the-potential-of-the-climate-loss-and-damage-fund/In today’s fragmented world, the Loss and Damage Fund could easily be derailed. But it is in our common interest to assist the most climate-vulnerable countries with recovery and reconstruction.Fri, 02 Feb 2024 03:00:00 +0000https://www.eco-business.com/opinion/realising-the-potential-of-the-climate-loss-and-damage-fund/https://www.eco-business.com/news/jokowis-land-reform-initiative-hits-roadblock-as-conflicts-nearly-double-report-shows/Land conflicts in Indonesia have nearly doubled under President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo as his administration pursues an investor-first economic agenda that has sidelined local communities and the environment, a new report shows.Fri, 02 Feb 2024 02:30:00 +0000https://www.eco-business.com/news/jokowis-land-reform-initiative-hits-roadblock-as-conflicts-nearly-double-report-shows/https://www.eco-business.com/opinion/cop28-outcome-makes-green-skills-business-critical/Workers worldwide will need the expertise and resources to drive the fossil fuel-free agenda forward.Fri, 02 Feb 2024 02:00:00 +0000https://www.eco-business.com/opinion/cop28-outcome-makes-green-skills-business-critical/https://www.eco-business.com/news/sustainability-leadership-a-list-2023-asia-pacifics-most-impactful-changemakers/Faced with extreme weather events, the region's urban centres were affected by record temperatures. This year's list – which includes a city mayor and a chief heat officer – demonstrates the importance of local governance and leadership.Thu, 01 Feb 2024 13:27:00 +0000https://www.eco-business.com/news/sustainability-leadership-a-list-2023-asia-pacifics-most-impactful-changemakers/https://www.eco-business.com/news/from-local-to-global-meet-the-most-impactful-young-sustainability-leaders-in-southeast-asia/From fighting to keep a province coal-free to paving more sustainable roads using plastic waste, this year’s Sustainability Leadership Youth A-List features youths on the frontlines coming together locally to make a difference globally.Thu, 01 Feb 2024 13:22:00 +0000https://www.eco-business.com/news/from-local-to-global-meet-the-most-impactful-young-sustainability-leaders-in-southeast-asia/https://www.eco-business.com/news/indias-hydropower-ambition-dampened-by-protests-cost-overruns-and-accidents/As pressure builds on the world's third largest emitter to decarbonise, could smaller pumped hydro and storage projects be a safer bet than large hydroelectric dams?Thu, 01 Feb 2024 03:11:00 +0000https://www.eco-business.com/news/indias-hydropower-ambition-dampened-by-protests-cost-overruns-and-accidents/https://www.eco-business.com/news/analysis-clean-energy-was-top-driver-of-chinas-economic-growth-in-2023/Clean energy contributed a record 11.4tn yuan (US$1.6tn) to China’s economy in 2023, accounting for all of the growth in investment and a larger share of economic growth than any other sector.Thu, 01 Feb 2024 02:01:00 +0000https://www.eco-business.com/news/analysis-clean-energy-was-top-driver-of-chinas-economic-growth-in-2023/https://www.eco-business.com/news/javas-eroding-shoreline-and-surging-tides-overwhelm-jasmine-flower-industry/Growers of jasmine flowers in lowland areas of Indonesia’s Central Java province are vulnerable to coastal erosion and rising sea levels.Thu, 01 Feb 2024 02:00:00 +0000https://www.eco-business.com/news/javas-eroding-shoreline-and-surging-tides-overwhelm-jasmine-flower-industry/https://www.eco-business.com/news/sun-cable-appoints-new-leadership-to-drive-worlds-largest-solar-export-project/Cameron Garnsworthy and Martin Hay will oversee the deployment of the revived plan to pipe solar power from Northern Australia to Singapore.Wed, 31 Jan 2024 04:58:00 +0000https://www.eco-business.com/news/sun-cable-appoints-new-leadership-to-drive-worlds-largest-solar-export-project/https://www.eco-business.com/news/seaweed-could-survive-nuclear-war-avert-famine/A study finds that seaweed, a crucial source of income for many impoverished coastal communities, has the remarkable ability to endure and flourish even in post-nuclear war environments.Wed, 31 Jan 2024 03:00:00 +0000https://www.eco-business.com/news/seaweed-could-survive-nuclear-war-avert-famine/