Will transition planning take centrestage? Might new rules finalised at the last COP29 summit help carbon markets find their footing? Here are the key developments to look out for this year. There is ...

Ang mga coal-fired power plant ang nagdudulot ng krisis sa kalusugan sa Timog-Silangang Asya, kung saan ang polusyong dulot ng fine particles ay nagiging sanhi ng milyon-milyong napaagang pagkamatay ...

Asia outlook 2025 What are the key sustainability-related themes that will dominate in 2025? How will geopolitical shifts and other trends impact business decisions on climate? Eco-Business takes a ...

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) and the WTO Secretariat have jointly launched a database on trade in critical minerals to enhance transparency regarding these minerals and to support the clean energy ...

Protracted armed conflicts in Sudan, Yemen and the Democratic Republic of Congo and escalating gang violence in Haiti are fuelling hunger and displacing people and show no signs of ebbing in 2025.

Elections in countries that are home to almost half of the world’s population made this the biggest election year on record and will shape how the world is governed in 2025. From Taiwan’s general ...

To ensure the food security of our region amidst climate change, there is no time like the present to determine how climate and digital technologies can work together to feed Asean. In Southeast Asia, ...

Luxurious resorts, pristine beaches and lush forests define the popular image of tropical islands. But behind this idyllic facade, a quiet land crisis is unfolding, compounding the threat posed by ...

During the G20 Summit in Rio De Janeiro in November, Indonesia’s new president, Prabowo Subianto, issued a bold statement: Indonesia will retire all coal-fired power plants within the next 15 years ...

After frantic climate negotiations in Baku, Azerbaijan last year, meaningful commitments to reduce agricultural methane were absent from the COP29 deal. This is not surprising. The agriculture ...

"Homeshoring" to counter geopolitical tensions is driving demand for low-cost migrant workers, raising labour risks in ...

Metro Manila’s road congestion woes can be solved. But they have been hampered by slow implementation and weak political will ...