#ASEAN Berita
Karbon & Iklim
South Pole’s regional policy director on how Asia is leveraging its growing carbon markets to raise climate ambition
Studio EB
In the wake of the world’s first Article 6 transaction between Thailand and Switzerland South Pole’s regional policy director Karolien Casaer-Diez reflects on how the rise of carbon markets in Asia, combined with effective regulation, may hold the key to reducing the region’s carbon emissions.
Ivy Wong moves on from the grant-making foundation after eight years. She joins carbon finance company Permian Global as Malaysia CEO.
Urban Institute's work will look beyond hard infrastructure to consider socio-cultural issues surrounding city living, such as inequality and the consequences of growth. Launched by SMU, it will be helmed by geographer Orlando Woods.
Karbon & Iklim
Collaborate, not litigate: ClientEarth regional chief on why it has opted for a ‘less adversarial’ approach in Asia
The environmental law charity consciously chooses not to take the litigation route when engaging with China and other Asian countries. It is "more appropriate" as a Western NGO to take a softer approach, says its Asia chief Dimitri de Boer.
Kebijakan & Keuangan
Why youth-led innovation will drive sustainable solutions in Asia
Karbon & Iklim
Eco-Business’ 10 most read stories of 2023
#ASEAN Opini
Pangan & Agrikultur
A call to financial institutions: Work with palm oil stakeholders to scale climate action
Studio EB
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.
New research into selected geographical regions across Vietnam, for example, finds that the majority of plastic waste is being recycled by informal workers in craft villages. These waste pickers need to be given a voice.
Kebijakan & Keuangan
Will Singapore’s national taxonomy pave the way for a harmonisation of green standards in Asia?
In Asia, where many carbon-intensive industries operate, there is a need to ensure that financing is available for an orderly transition. The Singapore-Asia Taxonomy is expected to provide clearer definitions for a managed coal phase-out while considering national priorities.
Kebijakan & Keuangan
Is the net-zero transition endangering the Asian century?
To achieve carbon neutrality, ASEAN+3 countries must overhaul their economic strategies, which will almost certainly mean a period of slower growth. By mobilising public and private climate finance, however, policymakers could mitigate the transition’s impact and create a greener and more resilient continent.
Kebijakan & Keuangan
Unravelling the Belt and Road puzzle in Indonesia
Kebijakan & Keuangan
China’s climate diplomacy in a turbulent world
#ASEAN Video
Karbon & Iklim
Women in STEM driving sustainability
Women play a key role in developing innovations to push for sustainability, but barriers remain to their entry into STEM careers. To celebrate International Day of Women & Girls in Science, EB Impact speaks to three women in science on making an impact and pursuing careers in STEM.
Southeast Asian nations are racing to bring clean, affordable power to their people, but one country is outrunning them all. How can states make their renewable energy transition a success?
Karbon & Iklim
Highlights from Ecosperity Week 2019
Eminent speakers and thousands of attendees discussed strategies for a resource-efficient future at Ecosperity Week 2019. As they heard about the science of global warming, delegates were called upon to be part of the solution.
Studio EB
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.
#ASEAN Podcasts
Bangunan Ramah
‘Sustainability must be accessible’: Arthaland’s CSO on making sustainable real estate in the Philippines a norm
Studio EB
If a real estate development can reduce energy and water consumption – and emit fewer carbon emissions – it is built to last, Oliver Chan tells the Eco-Business podcast. The key, however, is to first educate future homeowners and businesses that going green does not mean breaking the bank.
Kebijakan & Keuangan
‘We do not just adopt global standards, we respond to domestic challenges’: Philippine central bank exec Lyn Javier
The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas assistant governor tells the Eco-Business Podcast about the regulator’s maiden sustainability report that features an empirical study of climate impacts on banks as well as the nation’s first taxonomy.
A US$22 billion project involving 12,000 hectares of solar panels and 3,800km of cabling running from Darwin to Singapore might be the most ambitious renewable energy project ever. How will it work? Eco-Business talked to Fraser Thompson of project developer Sun Cable.
#ASEAN Rilis Pers
ASEAN Centre for Biodiversity
World Wetlands Day 2024: Securing the health and wellbeing of Asean communities
Greenpeace Southeast Asia
Renewed calls for Asean to prioritise and protect citizens’ rights to clean air from transboundary haze
Hong Kong Trade Development Council
Eco Expo Asia spotlights electric, hydrogen transport
Asian Development Bank
Higher rates remain a risk for emerging East Asia borrowers
United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific
Asean pushes for inclusive business models for sustainable growth
