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A Singapore government-backed project to build a large language model inclusive of Southeast Asian data has drawn fans and critics.

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.

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.

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.

By Abhishyant Kidangoor

Thomson Reuters Foundation

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What role can technology play in Indigenous land conservation around the world? By Ede Ijjasz-Vasquez and Amy Coughenour Betancourt

Reducing methane emissions is key to limit global warming. By Dr Shareen Yawanarajah

Engaging the world’s largest polluter on climate solutions has not been smooth sailing. Supply chains are highly inter-connected and businesses find that they need to tread along a tightrope between China and the West, even on climate. By Junice Yeo

Founder and managing director Jessica Cheam investigates the relationship between business and our natural world, and shares about the genesis of Eco-Business in this book chapter contribution to 'Peace and Nature', a book compilation of 50 essays and edited by Professor Tommy Koh, Lye Lin Heng and Shawn Lum launched in Singapore recently. By Jessica Cheam

By Vinod Thomas

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By Kristina Skierka and Aisha Mohammed Mussa

By Benedict Macon-Cooney and Tone Langengen

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Jovie Montajes, founder of Light of Hope PH

After 20 years without electricity, more than 50 households in Cebu's poorest district have been provided with solar energy, financed by carbon offsets.

At the Eco Action Day event in Singapore last month, youth participants and industry veterans alike agreed that the circular economy isn’t only good for the environment, but is also a practical and profitable idea.

International auditing firm Mazars has launched a global challenge for aspiring young entrepreneurs and intrapreneurs to test their innovative ideas through the #Mazarsforgood Innovation Challenge.

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Where is the smart money going in renewables?

Solar, wind, carbon capture, nature-based solutions—what are the technologies needed to combat climate change? Eco-Business asked clean energy entrepreneur Hendrik Tiesinga where the smart money is going.

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