Sunscreens have become an important part of people’s sun management routine, protecting skin from harmful solar UV radiation. But many of these products contain chemicals that can be harmful to saltwater and freshwater ecosystems, while preliminary findin| Eco-Business
A proposed wind power project by Indian billionaire Gautam Adani in the north of Sri Lanka, which ran into strong opposition from environmentalists due to multiple potential ecological impacts, particularly on migratory bird species, has come to halt.| Eco-Business
Wind and solar expansion in the Philippines could mean renewables targets are met, but it has also worried environmentalists. A proposed wind farm in the Masungi Georeserve could impact up to a thousand hectares of karst landscape.| Eco-Business
The world’s biggest experiment in calculating and managing personal carbon footprints swelled and crashed in China over the past three years.| Eco-Business
Power and economic strength is now determined by who can harness solar and batteries fastest, says Gurin Energy CEO Assaad Razzouk| Eco-Business
The classification of animals as ‘property’ underpins harsh judicial decisions and continues to plague the lives of animals in India.| Eco-Business
Clean energy investments in developing countries are slowed by an outdated banking rulebook from the 2008 financial crisis. At New York Climate Week, leaders should rethink the Basel Framework and its impacts on finance flows.| Eco-Business
America’s disruptive agenda and Europe’s wavering resolve have created an opportunity for the Global South to create a more equitable and inclusive clean-energy transition.| Eco-Business
China’s electricity supplies are generally stable today, but extreme weather and renewables integration are growing challenges.| Eco-Business
The country hopes to increase electric vehicle adoption with its new policy, but a deep dependency on fossil fuels stands in the way, experts say.| Eco-Business
As fossil-heavy nations race to scale solar and wind by 2030, weak environmental and social safeguards risk fuelling local pushback. Experts warn fast-tracked permitting must not come at the cost of spatial planning and public consultation.| Eco-Business
The UN should hold a vote in Geneva if countries try to water down plastic pollution deal.| Eco-Business
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Three companies that manage pulpwood plantations in Indonesia are facing a citizen lawsuit over repeated fires on their concessions that have been blamed for illnesses and other disruptions.| Eco-Business
Indonesian firm Asia Pulp & Paper has its net zero goals approved by the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi). Its competitor RGE also restated its commitments, despite signals of the country's retreat from the Paris Agreement.| Eco-Business
The region leads the world in the growth of solar and wind certificate issuances. Such deals are helping developers secure funding and take off in nascent markets, amid accusation that companies buying RECs inflate their green claims.| Eco-Business
Entrenched gas interests and domestic issues put a strain on Thailand’s solar potential.| Eco-Business
Data centre hubs in the region can meet at least 30 per cent of their electricity demand by the end of the decade with wind and solar, without the need for battery storage, found a new report by Ember.| Eco-Business
Local communities and traditional Islamic boarding schools are pushing back on renewable energy projects that prioritise technical and economic benefits over social and ecological considerations.| Eco-Business
Multilateral development banks can help derisk the costs of decarbonisation and intereconnections, with tech companies like Google playing a key role as large offtakers of clean energy.| Eco-Business
Through recycling, R&D and diversifying imports as well as by facilitating a regional market for rare earth minerals, the dependence on the Chinese supply chain can be reduced.| Eco-Business
Although artificial intelligence (AI) offers positive benefits for Southeast Asia’s climate battle, the region should not look at its usage through rose-tinted glasses.| Eco-Business
Lotilla's replaces Toni Yulo Loyzaga as secretary of the environment agency in the wake of Philippine president Ferdinand Marcos, Jr's cabinet revamp. Green groups say his selection "rings alarm bells" due to his fossil fuel ties.| Eco-Business
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