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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
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The incoming Asean chair will need to rally the regional bloc around boosting investment in climate and adaptation projects, with blended finance as a key focus, suggested Ellen Joyce Suficiencia, director of BSP's sustainability office.| Eco-Business
The steelmaker and the state power utility – which farmers filed a lawsuit against last month – top the list of firms behind half of the country's emissions since 2011, as a record-breaking summer intensifies calls for accountability.| Eco-Business
Restricting primary or virgin plastic production would constrain economic growth and industrialisation, India argued at the recent plastic treaty talks.| Eco-Business
There are multiple carbon projects already up and running despite a lack of rules governing their trade. New rules set to be introduced next month will only apply to energy projects, not forest-based carbon projects, observers say.| Eco-Business
The legal future of sinking islands remains uncertain, and their way of life, identity, and culture hangs in the balance.| Eco-Business
The Philippine bank is the biggest lender to the US$264 million MTerra Solar project, which aims to provide clean energy to about 2.4 million local households.| Eco-Business
After a decade of successful pollution control, challenges remain on groundwater contamination, new pollutants and rural water quality.| Eco-Business
Nickel is key to clean energy but mining has left the Philippines with a heavy environmental headache.| Eco-Business
With Chinese companies sidestepping red tape of energy-transition projects financed by the west, experts are calling for stricter environmental safeguarding.| Eco-Business
At the Unlocking capital for sustainability Philippines forum, health experts warned that climate-linked floods are driving deadly outbreaks of dengue and leptospirosis, exposing gaps in urban planning and healthcare preparedness.| Eco-Business
Charting the journey of five countries in pursuit of more wind power capacity, from financial hurdles to long-term strategies.| Eco-Business
Emissions in the apparel sector keep growing alongside demand for fast fashion, despite net-zero pledges.| Eco-Business
As COP30 approaches, special envoy to Europe Laurence Tubiana discusses keeping climate ambition alive in the face of a backlash.| Eco-Business
The Temasek-owned investor's first sustainability report shows it has cut 3 million tonnes of carbon emissions to date, but warns of crediting delays and longer payback times for technology-based carbon removal projects amid uncertainty.| Eco-Business
The restructure affects WWF's international division and sees dedicated functions for wildlife, freshwater, ocean, and forests merged.| Eco-Business
India’s clean energy transition is often portrayed as prohibitively expensive. But a new study finds that actual financing needs are far more modest and concentrated in just four sectors, including steel and cement.| Eco-Business
Once an early mover on ISSB adoption, the city-state has pushed back disclosures for smaller listed firms by up to five years. Regulators cite economic uncertainty, but market watchers warn the move could spur easing of rules regionally.| Eco-Business
Demonstrations to agitate for better worker welfare started in Jakarta and the unrest has spread to other cities. Observers say the government's weak response to worsening climate impacts has exacerbated frustrations among Indonesians.| Eco-Business
China will impose absolute emissions caps across major industries by 2027 – paving the way for a nationwide carbon market by 2030 and raising pressure on high-emitting firms.| Eco-Business
Clean-energy growth helped China’s carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions fall by 1 per cent year-on-year in the first half of 2025, extending a declining trend that started in March 2024.| Eco-Business
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At the prevailing carbon tax rate, firms lack incentive to buy premium removal credits, says Isometric's chief commercial officer Lukas May. The city-state should draw from Europe’s standards to set minimum quality thresholds, he adds.| Eco-Business
Only 10 per cent of Indonesia vast geothermal energy resources have been exploited. A deal between Philippine power giant First Gen and Sinar Mas aims to develop 440 megawatts of subterranean power.| Eco-Business
New research highlights the extent of under-reporting of piracy against fishers worldwide, and the immense harm it causes to coastal communities.| Eco-Business
India's export-dependent shrimp and textile sectors hit hard by US tariffs, while rivals enjoy lower duties.| Eco-Business
On the day famine was declared in parts of Gaza – Doctors Without Borders in Gaza City described the worsening conditions they are witnessing.| Eco-Business
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The proposed threshold would make low-carbon steel production commercially viable, said local think tank IDEAS ahead of the government's plan to implement a carbon tax on high-emission sectors starting next year.| Eco-Business
Capital from Gulf nations are shifting eastward and Asia is emerging a a key destination for green investment. But turning this momentum into lasting impact will require the region to address gaps in ESG reporting standards and rules.| Eco-Business
Food rations cut and cash transfers stopped: the cost of aid cuts in the world's refugee and displacement camps.| Eco-Business
It is an “evolving framework” that still needs to be strengthened, said energy undersecretary Felix William Fuentebella. Civic society frets that the launch is premature.| 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
Mangroves rich in blue carbon are crucial for flood and storm protection, but countries are struggling to save them.| Eco-Business
In the first of a series featuring Southeast Asia’s clean energy entrepreneurs, the CEO of Gurin Energy says that Asean countries will be left behind in artificial intelligence and robotics if the region does not deploy renewables at scale.| Eco-Business
Indigenous communities say that Urun Plantations has been responsible for widespread deforestation on native land in the Belaga region, violating local sustainable palm oil rules. They have sued the company, which denied wrongdoing.| 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
Plant artists deep in the Indonesian mountains promote sustainable use of threatened rainforest.| Eco-Business
Funding cuts threaten global fight against devastating neglected tropical diseases (NTDs), putting millions at risk.| Eco-Business
Scientists are the most trusted source of information for climate change in some of the largest global-south countries, ranking above newspapers, friends and social media.| Eco-Business
Living with Lamma Power Station: How a coal plant came to be a cultural icon on Hong Kong's island paradise| Eco-Business
A new natural capital accounting law and approved global carbon market trading rules could drive nature-based solutions. Eco-Business examines six key trends in the Philippines' push for decarbonisation and a just transition.| 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
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The country is on track to submit its new 2035 nationally determined contribution, which aims to cut emissions by 60 per cent from a 2019 baseline, by the United Nations climate body’s September deadline, says a government official.| Eco-Business
The city-state is in advanced talks with a few countries in the region, including Thailand, says a government official. To date, Singapore has struggled to find eligible credits from its seven existing carbon trading partners.| Eco-Business
Dubbed a "pathfinder for the region", it is Singapore's eighth bilateral carbon trading deal to meet its climate targets. The Philippines, which is pursuing a similar pact, has just opened its draft carbon credit policy for consultation.| Eco-Business
NGOs urged the government to improve forest data transparency by making maps of protected areas publicly available, and to channel funds to frontline communities living near forests.| 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
China is a potential major funder of Indonesia’s renewables targets, but experts are flagging possible political and strategic obstacles.| 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
With Donald Trump in the White House, some Asian companies may believe they do not have to worry about forced labour in their operations or supply chains impacting their access to the US market.| Eco-Business
Extreme “wind droughts” that reduce power output from turbines for extended periods could become 15 per cent longer by the end of the century across much of the northern hemisphere under a moderate warming scenario.| Eco-Business
Chinese state-owned banks has shrunk as commercial bank "co-financing" grows. But a meaningful green pivot to lower-income countries, especially for renewable projects, has yet to be seen.| 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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As Asean’s intergovernmental commission on human rights convenes this week, Malaysia as the association’s chair is aiming to finalise the region’s declaration on environmental rights this year.| Eco-Business
Greenpeace, which helped forge the Indonesian paper giant's historic pledge in 2013, says it has not lived up to its decade-old commitment to stop deforestation in its supply chain. APP has rejected...| Eco-Business
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
Political scientist and author Thea Riofrancos describes the challenges of critical minerals extraction for Latin American countries.| Eco-Business
Legal experts say adopting a legally binding environmental rights framework is crucial to hold businesses accountable for the impact they have on ecosystems and public health.| Eco-Business
Entrenched gas interests and domestic issues put a strain on Thailand’s solar potential.| Eco-Business
US-China trade dispute could fuel farm expansion and deforestation in Brazil's Cerrado savannah and Amazon rainforest.| Eco-Business
As geopolitical uncertainties cloud the horizon, leaders who uphold the values of climate justice, diplomacy and equity in their work are recognised through the Sustainability Leadership A-List 2025 for their contributions.| Eco-Business
Despite being endorsed as a way to mitigate emissions in Indonesia’s new power supply plan, the use of wood and crop waste in coal plants delivers minimal climate benefits while posing new pollution risks, says an environmental group.| 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
Rapidly rising emissions from China’s agricultural machinery could 'hinder' the country’s push to net-zero, according to new research.| Eco-Business
Multilateral climate diplomacy looks increasingly defunct. Instead, geopolitics, trade and the power of the state matter more than ever.| 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
The ESG head of the Philippine power company arm tells the EB Podcast that sustainability needs to be communicated not as a “progressive idea” but a business strategy that benefits the bottom line.| Eco-Business
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