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  1. <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" standalone="no"?><rss xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:itunes="http://www.itunes.com/dtds/podcast-1.0.dtd" version="2.0"><channel><title>Eco-Business</title><link>https://www.eco-business.com/</link><description>Asia Pacific news from Eco-Business for the cleantech and green business community.</description><atom:link href="https://www.eco-business.com/feeds/all/" rel="self"/><language>en</language><copyright>Copyright (c) 2021, Eco-Business</copyright><lastBuildDate>Mon, 06 May 2024 10:46:00 +0000</lastBuildDate><itunes:explicit>no</itunes:explicit><itunes:subtitle>Asia Pacific news from Eco-Business for the cleantech and green business community.</itunes:subtitle><item><title>Unpacking Indonesia’s fossil fuel subsidy dilemma</title><link>https://www.eco-business.com/opinion/unpacking-indonesias-fossil-fuel-subsidy-dilemma/</link><description>Indonesia's next administration has its work cut out for it to ensure true sustainable development by resolutely committing to cutting fossil fuel subsidies for good.</description><pubDate>Mon, 06 May 2024 10:46:00 +0000</pubDate><guid>https://www.eco-business.com/opinion/unpacking-indonesias-fossil-fuel-subsidy-dilemma/</guid></item><item><title>Google appoints Spencer Low as first Asia Pacific sustainability head</title><link>https://www.eco-business.com/news/google-appoints-spencer-low-as-first-asia-pacific-sustainability-head/</link><description>The former SATS chief sustainability officer joins a company that aims to achieve net-zero emissions across its full value chain by 2030.</description><pubDate>Mon, 06 May 2024 09:53:00 +0000</pubDate><guid>https://www.eco-business.com/news/google-appoints-spencer-low-as-first-asia-pacific-sustainability-head/</guid></item><item><title>ADB backs Indonesia with US$600 million new coal funding despite climate pledge: report</title><link>https://www.eco-business.com/news/adb-backs-indonesia-with-us600-million-new-coal-funding-despite-climate-pledge-report/</link><description>A new study by civic society groups accuses the Asian Development Bank of indirectly financing coal power plants in Indonesia as the multilateral holds its annual general meeting in Tbilisi, Georgia.</description><pubDate>Mon, 06 May 2024 01:00:00 +0000</pubDate><guid>https://www.eco-business.com/news/adb-backs-indonesia-with-us600-million-new-coal-funding-despite-climate-pledge-report/</guid></item><item><title>Singapore recycling firm Tay Paper set to close</title><link>https://www.eco-business.com/news/singapore-recycling-firm-tay-paper-set-to-close/</link><description>The 34-year-old firm is under judicial management. It made a name for itself by recycling millions of red packets discarded during Chinese New Year and is one of Singapore's biggest paper recyclers.</description><pubDate>Fri, 03 May 2024 09:08:00 +0000</pubDate><guid>https://www.eco-business.com/news/singapore-recycling-firm-tay-paper-set-to-close/</guid></item><item><title>Beating plastic pollution in three steps</title><link>https://www.eco-business.com/opinion/beating-plastic-pollution-in-three-steps/</link><description>The Asean region, being endowed with very diverse terrestrial and marine life forms, stands to lose much in natural wealth if nothing is done about the threat of single-use plastics.</description><pubDate>Fri, 03 May 2024 07:07:00 +0000</pubDate><guid>https://www.eco-business.com/opinion/beating-plastic-pollution-in-three-steps/</guid></item><item><title>Carbon pricing is seen as a 'way out' for the Malaysian steel industry to cut emissions</title><link>https://www.eco-business.com/news/carbon-pricing-is-seen-as-a-way-out-for-the-malaysian-steel-industry-to-cut-emissions/</link><description>Investments from China are driving emissions-intensive steel production in Malaysia's steel sector.</description><pubDate>Fri, 03 May 2024 06:42:00 +0000</pubDate><guid>https://www.eco-business.com/news/carbon-pricing-is-seen-as-a-way-out-for-the-malaysian-steel-industry-to-cut-emissions/</guid></item><item><title>Practising human rights due diligence in the palm oil industry</title><link>https://www.eco-business.com/news/practising-human-rights-due-diligence-in-the-palm-oil-industry/</link><description>The United Nations Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights (UNGPs) defines HRDD as a process of identifying, preventing, mitigating, and accounting for any human rights violations.</description><pubDate>Fri, 03 May 2024 04:47:00 +0000</pubDate><guid>https://www.eco-business.com/news/practising-human-rights-due-diligence-in-the-palm-oil-industry/</guid></item><item><title>China’s draft mining law mandates ecological restoration for first time, but gaps remain</title><link>https://www.eco-business.com/news/chinas-draft-mining-law-mandates-ecological-restoration-for-first-time-but-gaps-remain/</link><description>Proposed revisions to China’s mineral resources law could have a global impact as its mining companies expand operations overseas.</description><pubDate>Fri, 03 May 2024 03:00:00 +0000</pubDate><guid>https://www.eco-business.com/news/chinas-draft-mining-law-mandates-ecological-restoration-for-first-time-but-gaps-remain/</guid></item><item><title>A decarbonising China needs to talk about justice</title><link>https://www.eco-business.com/news/a-decarbonising-china-needs-to-talk-about-justice/</link><description>There is an urgent need to ensure the energy transition benefits all, write two professors of communication.</description><pubDate>Fri, 03 May 2024 02:30:00 +0000</pubDate><guid>https://www.eco-business.com/news/a-decarbonising-china-needs-to-talk-about-justice/</guid></item><item><title>Delhi's dilemma: a growing economy and growing unemployment</title><link>https://www.eco-business.com/opinion/delhis-dilemma-a-growing-economy-and-growing-unemployment/</link><description>India is on its way to becoming the third-largest economy in the world, yet unemployment among young people with graduate degrees is at an all-time high.</description><pubDate>Fri, 03 May 2024 02:15:00 +0000</pubDate><guid>https://www.eco-business.com/opinion/delhis-dilemma-a-growing-economy-and-growing-unemployment/</guid></item><item><title>Dealing a knockout blow to dengue</title><link>https://www.eco-business.com/opinion/dealing-a-knockout-blow-to-dengue/</link><description>Deadly diseases carried by mosquitoes are spreading due to weather brought about by climate change. A bacteria-based solution could be key to fighting back.</description><pubDate>Fri, 03 May 2024 02:00:00 +0000</pubDate><guid>https://www.eco-business.com/opinion/dealing-a-knockout-blow-to-dengue/</guid></item><item><title>Verra validated by carbon market watchdog after 'significant' procedural changes</title><link>https://www.eco-business.com/news/verra-validated-by-carbon-market-watchdog-after-significant-procedural-changes/</link><description>The standards organisation accused of approving “worthless” credits last year got an endorsement for meeting the ICVCM's quality criteria. The carbon market outlook remains unclear, with Indonesia recently censuring a huge forest project.</description><pubDate>Thu, 02 May 2024 08:20:00 +0000</pubDate><guid>https://www.eco-business.com/news/verra-validated-by-carbon-market-watchdog-after-significant-procedural-changes/</guid></item><item><title>Is climate action China's trump card?</title><link>https://www.eco-business.com/opinion/is-climate-action-chinas-trump-card/</link><description>Chinese policymakers face difficult choices in setting climate goals. Some appear technical but have significant implications for environmental outcomes.</description><pubDate>Thu, 02 May 2024 07:00:00 +0000</pubDate><guid>https://www.eco-business.com/opinion/is-climate-action-chinas-trump-card/</guid></item><item><title>The invisible killer lurking in the air of our cities</title><link>https://www.eco-business.com/opinion/the-invisible-killer-lurking-in-the-air-of-our-cities/</link><description>As climate change makes smog and bushfires more common, people will die from air pollution at increasingly high rates – especially in densely populated cities.</description><pubDate>Thu, 02 May 2024 03:00:00 +0000</pubDate><guid>https://www.eco-business.com/opinion/the-invisible-killer-lurking-in-the-air-of-our-cities/</guid></item><item><title>How can workers be protected from extreme heat?</title><link>https://www.eco-business.com/news/how-can-workers-be-protected-from-extreme-heat/</link><description>Not enough is being done to protect workers' health as heatwaves fuelled by climate change increase the risks, labour experts say.</description><pubDate>Thu, 02 May 2024 02:05:00 +0000</pubDate><guid>https://www.eco-business.com/news/how-can-workers-be-protected-from-extreme-heat/</guid></item><item><title>The elusive inflection point in impact investing</title><link>https://www.eco-business.com/opinion/the-elusive-inflection-point-in-impact-investing/</link><description>In Asia, industry experts have noted that there is an urgent need for the region to accelerate sustainable financing efforts to achieve net zero emission targets.</description><pubDate>Thu, 02 May 2024 02:00:00 +0000</pubDate><guid>https://www.eco-business.com/opinion/the-elusive-inflection-point-in-impact-investing/</guid></item><item><title>Is Southeast Asia's healthcare workforce ready for climate change?</title><link>https://www.eco-business.com/opinion/is-southeast-asias-healthcare-workforce-ready-for-climate-change/</link><description>Across the region, it’s never been more critical to cultivate a resilient healthcare workforce capable of addressing climate-induced public health issues.</description><pubDate>Tue, 30 Apr 2024 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate><guid>https://www.eco-business.com/opinion/is-southeast-asias-healthcare-workforce-ready-for-climate-change/</guid></item><item><title>Plastic treaty talks must protect countries like mine from pollution</title><link>https://www.eco-business.com/opinion/plastic-treaty-talks-must-protect-countries-like-mine-from-pollution/</link><description>A Malawian campaigner and scientist at the UN INC4 negotiations in Ottawa sets out four tests for the global plastic treaty.</description><pubDate>Tue, 30 Apr 2024 03:00:00 +0000</pubDate><guid>https://www.eco-business.com/opinion/plastic-treaty-talks-must-protect-countries-like-mine-from-pollution/</guid></item><item><title>City where the promise of good health turns to ash</title><link>https://www.eco-business.com/opinion/city-where-the-promise-of-good-health-turns-to-ash/</link><description>Regular stakeholder consultation is needed to address climate change and lessen pollution-related health impacts.</description><pubDate>Tue, 30 Apr 2024 02:15:00 +0000</pubDate><guid>https://www.eco-business.com/opinion/city-where-the-promise-of-good-health-turns-to-ash/</guid></item><item><title>Rising costs can encourage a better kind of tourism</title><link>https://www.eco-business.com/opinion/rising-costs-can-encourage-a-better-kind-of-tourism/</link><description>Rising costs of living and airfares point to long-haul travel being affordable for fewer people. It also might re-shape the way we think about tourism.</description><pubDate>Tue, 30 Apr 2024 02:00:00 +0000</pubDate><guid>https://www.eco-business.com/opinion/rising-costs-can-encourage-a-better-kind-of-tourism/</guid></item><item><title>COP29 presidency reiterates commitment to Paris Agreement as Azerbaijan defends oil and gas expansion</title><link>https://www.eco-business.com/news/cop29-presidency-reiterates-commitment-to-paris-agreement-as-azerbaijan-defends-oil-and-gas-expansion/</link><description>As COP29 president Mukhtar Babayev outlined climate plans for the upcoming talks, Azerbaijan president Ilham Aliyev said at the same event that it won’t stop investing in oil and gas.</description><pubDate>Mon, 29 Apr 2024 05:30:00 +0000</pubDate><guid>https://www.eco-business.com/news/cop29-presidency-reiterates-commitment-to-paris-agreement-as-azerbaijan-defends-oil-and-gas-expansion/</guid></item><item><title>Stay or go? Jakarta's coastal communities mull adaptation or migration as the city sinks</title><link>https://www.eco-business.com/news/stay-or-go-jakartas-coastal-communities-mull-adaptation-or-migration-as-the-city-sinks/</link><description>As Indonesia's capital is slowly claimed by the Java Sea, thousands of people are losing their homes and are increasingly vulnerable to disease and fresh water scarcity.</description><pubDate>Mon, 29 Apr 2024 05:10:00 +0000</pubDate><guid>https://www.eco-business.com/news/stay-or-go-jakartas-coastal-communities-mull-adaptation-or-migration-as-the-city-sinks/</guid></item><item><title>Climate change poses dire health and human rights risks</title><link>https://www.eco-business.com/opinion/climate-change-poses-dire-health-and-human-rights-risks/</link><description>Human health relies on healthy ecosystems, but these are under threat. Securing the right to live in a healthy environment is crucial for all.</description><pubDate>Mon, 29 Apr 2024 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><guid>https://www.eco-business.com/opinion/climate-change-poses-dire-health-and-human-rights-risks/</guid></item><item><title>Tighten legal ambiguity, protect more forests: Singapore conservationists issue wishlist to government</title><link>https://www.eco-business.com/news/tighten-legal-ambiguity-protect-more-forests-singapore-conservationists-issue-wishlist-to-government/</link><description>Key asks include looking into having two new nature parks, along with explicit safeguards for the airspace above and earth under protected areas – after an upcoming subway line was allowed to run under gazetted forests years ago.</description><pubDate>Mon, 29 Apr 2024 04:05:00 +0000</pubDate><guid>https://www.eco-business.com/news/tighten-legal-ambiguity-protect-more-forests-singapore-conservationists-issue-wishlist-to-government/</guid></item><item><title>Singapore's polluter-pays scheme faces further delay amid concern over industry stalling tactics</title><link>https://www.eco-business.com/news/singapores-polluter-pays-scheme-faces-further-delay-amid-concern-over-industry-stalling-tactics/</link><description>The city-state's beverage container return scheme has been pushed back beyond its launch date – the latest in a series of delays. Sources point to Coca-Cola being instrumental in stalling an EPR scheme to lift low recycling rates.</description><pubDate>Mon, 29 Apr 2024 00:51:00 +0000</pubDate><guid>https://www.eco-business.com/news/singapores-polluter-pays-scheme-faces-further-delay-amid-concern-over-industry-stalling-tactics/</guid></item><item><title>As India votes, young workers hope for jobs and better pay</title><link>https://www.eco-business.com/news/as-india-votes-young-workers-hope-for-jobs-and-better-pay/</link><description>Unemployment is voters' top election concern - especially among young Indians who are struggling to find skilled, permanent jobs.</description><pubDate>Fri, 26 Apr 2024 06:00:00 +0000</pubDate><guid>https://www.eco-business.com/news/as-india-votes-young-workers-hope-for-jobs-and-better-pay/</guid></item><item><title>Can climate lawsuits help to stop global warming?</title><link>https://www.eco-business.com/news/can-climate-lawsuits-help-to-stop-global-warming/</link><description>A growing number of lawsuits against companies and states could spur greater action to tackle climate change.</description><pubDate>Fri, 26 Apr 2024 06:00:00 +0000</pubDate><guid>https://www.eco-business.com/news/can-climate-lawsuits-help-to-stop-global-warming/</guid></item><item><title>Philippine government split on joining coalition to cut plastic production: UN treaty participants</title><link>https://www.eco-business.com/news/philippine-government-split-on-joining-coalition-to-cut-plastic-production-un-treaty-participants/</link><description>The Philippines' environment agency wants to be part of a group that supports plastic production cuts, but the bureau of investments is likely opposing it due to links to the plastics industry, say Filipino participants at the talks.</description><pubDate>Fri, 26 Apr 2024 06:00:00 +0000</pubDate><guid>https://www.eco-business.com/news/philippine-government-split-on-joining-coalition-to-cut-plastic-production-un-treaty-participants/</guid></item><item><title>Hopes and doubts as an Amazon city prepares to host COP30</title><link>https://www.eco-business.com/news/hopes-and-doubts-as-an-amazon-city-prepares-to-host-cop30/</link><description>The Brazilian city of Belém will welcome the world at next year’s UN climate summit, but faces a race to be ready. Its residents are calling for a lasting legacy and investment.</description><pubDate>Fri, 26 Apr 2024 03:00:00 +0000</pubDate><guid>https://www.eco-business.com/news/hopes-and-doubts-as-an-amazon-city-prepares-to-host-cop30/</guid></item><item><title>Eco-Business wins WAN-IFRA Asian Digital Media Awards for revamped 'Insights' newsletter</title><link>https://www.eco-business.com/news/eco-business-wins-wan-ifra-asian-digital-media-awards-for-revamped-insights-newsletter/</link><description>The sustainability-focused publication came up tops among competitors in the small and medium media category for 'Best Newsletter' at the awards ceremony held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.</description><pubDate>Thu, 25 Apr 2024 10:25:00 +0000</pubDate><guid>https://www.eco-business.com/news/eco-business-wins-wan-ifra-asian-digital-media-awards-for-revamped-insights-newsletter/</guid></item><item><title>Why isn’t China’s emissions growth slowing like its GDP?</title><link>https://www.eco-business.com/news/why-isnt-chinas-emissions-growth-slowing-like-its-gdp/</link><description>Despite slowing GDP growth, coal consumption is on the up, largely due to a failure to improve energy efficiency.</description><pubDate>Thu, 25 Apr 2024 08:00:00 +0000</pubDate><guid>https://www.eco-business.com/news/why-isnt-chinas-emissions-growth-slowing-like-its-gdp/</guid></item><item><title>Revealed: UK ‘double counting’ £500m of aid for war-torn countries as climate finance</title><link>https://www.eco-business.com/news/revealed-uk-double-counting-500m-of-aid-for-war-torn-countries-as-climate-finance/</link><description>The UK government has reclassified nearly £500m of aid for war-torn and impoverished countries as “climate finance”, in a bid to meet its international commitments under the Paris Agreement.</description><pubDate>Thu, 25 Apr 2024 07:00:00 +0000</pubDate><guid>https://www.eco-business.com/news/revealed-uk-double-counting-500m-of-aid-for-war-torn-countries-as-climate-finance/</guid></item><item><title>Sumatran community relies on fragile rainwater reserves amid severe dry season</title><link>https://www.eco-business.com/news/sumatran-community-relies-on-fragile-rainwater-reserves-amid-severe-dry-season/</link><description>Kuala Selat village lies on the coast of Indragiri Hilir district on the Indonesian island of Sumatra. In the first half of the year, residents of the village arrange buckets and drums to collect rainwater to meet their daily needs.</description><pubDate>Thu, 25 Apr 2024 03:22:00 +0000</pubDate><guid>https://www.eco-business.com/news/sumatran-community-relies-on-fragile-rainwater-reserves-amid-severe-dry-season/</guid></item><item><title>Why does the EU want to quit the Energy Charter Treaty?</title><link>https://www.eco-business.com/news/why-does-the-eu-want-to-quit-the-energy-charter-treaty/</link><description>European lawmakers have backed plans for the EU to exit a treaty that lets fossil fuel firms sue when climate policies hit profits.</description><pubDate>Thu, 25 Apr 2024 03:00:00 +0000</pubDate><guid>https://www.eco-business.com/news/why-does-the-eu-want-to-quit-the-energy-charter-treaty/</guid></item><item><title>Why a legally binding global plastics treaty is a necessary pathway to combat the climate crisis</title><link>https://www.eco-business.com/opinion/why-a-legally-binding-global-plastics-treaty-is-a-necessary-pathway-to-combat-the-climate-crisis/</link><description>The ongoing negotiations have the potential to strengthen global cooperation and provide a framework for concerted action to tackle both plastic pollution and its climate impacts.</description><pubDate>Wed, 24 Apr 2024 07:00:00 +0000</pubDate><guid>https://www.eco-business.com/opinion/why-a-legally-binding-global-plastics-treaty-is-a-necessary-pathway-to-combat-the-climate-crisis/</guid></item><item><title>Q&amp;A: Climate finance at World Bank and IMF spring meetings 2024</title><link>https://www.eco-business.com/news/qa-climate-finance-at-world-bank-and-imf-spring-meetings-2024/</link><description>The World Bank and International Monetary Fund (IMF) held their spring meetings last week in Washington DC – a key event in a critical year for international climate finance.</description><pubDate>Wed, 24 Apr 2024 06:00:00 +0000</pubDate><guid>https://www.eco-business.com/news/qa-climate-finance-at-world-bank-and-imf-spring-meetings-2024/</guid></item><item><title>Perfect storm: How climate change amplifies El Niño fallout</title><link>https://www.eco-business.com/news/perfect-storm-how-climate-change-amplifies-el-nino-fallout/</link><description>Scientists say a double whammy of climate change and El Niño lies behind a record-breaking year of extreme weather - and predict there's more to come.</description><pubDate>Wed, 24 Apr 2024 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><guid>https://www.eco-business.com/news/perfect-storm-how-climate-change-amplifies-el-nino-fallout/</guid></item><item><title>First Covid, now heat: Online schooling returns to the Philippines</title><link>https://www.eco-business.com/news/first-covid-now-heat-online-schooling-returns-to-the-philippines/</link><description>As soaring temperatures drive thousands of Filipino schools to send pupils home, what is the cost to children's education?</description><pubDate>Wed, 24 Apr 2024 03:00:00 +0000</pubDate><guid>https://www.eco-business.com/news/first-covid-now-heat-online-schooling-returns-to-the-philippines/</guid></item><item><title>Petrochemicals lobby 'spreading misinformation, false solutions' as plastic treaty talks begin</title><link>https://www.eco-business.com/news/petrochemicals-lobby-spreading-misinformation-false-solutions-as-plastic-treaty-talks-begin/</link><description>Plastics lobbyists are pushing recycling as a remedy to the plastic crisis, which NGOs decry as a "false solution" and demand deep cuts in polymer production to meet climate goals. Some fear that a legally binding treaty is unlikely.</description><pubDate>Tue, 23 Apr 2024 09:23:00 +0000</pubDate><guid>https://www.eco-business.com/news/petrochemicals-lobby-spreading-misinformation-false-solutions-as-plastic-treaty-talks-begin/</guid></item><item><title>UN Plastics Treaty: What can we learn from other international environmental agreements?</title><link>https://www.eco-business.com/opinion/un-plastics-treaty-what-can-we-learn-from-other-international-environmental-agreements/</link><description>Applying lessons from the Montreal Protocol and the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change will forge an effective Global Plastics Treaty.</description><pubDate>Tue, 23 Apr 2024 08:30:00 +0000</pubDate><guid>https://www.eco-business.com/opinion/un-plastics-treaty-what-can-we-learn-from-other-international-environmental-agreements/</guid></item></channel></rss>

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