Indonesia Berita
Kebijakan & Keuangan
Is it possible to work with China for development?
‘Trilateral cooperation’ with China has a surprisingly rich history. Does it have a future too?
The mechanism could also financially benefit the state utility company PT Perusahaan Listrik Negara (PLN) and attract private investments without burdening the state budget to scale renewable energy.
It will be the foundation’s first office in Southeast Asia. Speaking at the annual Ecosperity conference convened by Singapore state investor Temasek, the American billionaire philanthropist also said the Trump-led pushback on climate will subside.
Southeast Asia needs to scale-up its renewables. IEEFA's Grant Hauber explains how the region can unlock investment and cut volatility.
Kebijakan & Keuangan
What next for Southeast Asia’s China-backed solar boom?
Kebijakan & Keuangan
Asia should look to clean energy sector to weather tariff wars: experts
Indonesia Opini
Chinese and American firms are seeking to export their autonomous driving technologies to Southeast Asia. The signal lesson is that their data-driven models require sensitivity and adaptation to the region’s diverse markets.
Pangan & Agrikultur
Migrant agriculture workers: potential resource for Southeast Asia’s food-resilient future
Farm labourers returning from overseas can, if empowered, form a pool of experienced talent that Southeast Asia’s vulnerable agricultural sector can tap into for food security.
Karbon & Iklim
Transition offsets: no silver bullet for closing down coal
New methodologies for approving carbon credits based on early coal plant retirement do not address the inherent flaws of avoided emission offsets.
Kebijakan & Keuangan
Adaro’s coal spin-off highlights gaps in bank coal exit policies
After spinning off its thermal coal assets, Adaro Energy Group, the world’s sixth-largest coal mining company, will have access to financing from two banks that previously withdrew funding for its aluminum smelter project in February 2023.
Pangan & Agrikultur
Reconciling Indonesia’s food sufficiency ambitions with climate commitments
Manufaktur
Fast fashion has a serious coal problem
Kebijakan & Keuangan
Can Japan provide stability to Southeast Asia amid US uncertainty?
Indonesia Video
Karbon & Iklim
‘Recovery within five years’: Carbon players bullish on market revival despite geopolitical jitters
The convergence of the compliance and voluntary markets, demand for high-quality carbon credits and efforts to raise the bar on project credibility mean the conditions are right for a market rebound, observers said at the GenZero Climate Summit in Singapore.
Pangan & Agrikultur
Pandemics and the exploitation of wildlife — what’s the connection?
The origin of Covid-19 is believed to be a market selling live wild animals. Eco-Business asked Anbarasi Boopal of Singapore-based animal welfare charity Acres about the link between the exploitation of animals and pandemics, and what can be done to curb the illegal wildlife trade.
Improving energy efficiency could meet a quarter of Southeast Asia’s emissions reduction targets. Here is how efficiency could drive Southeast Asia's energy transition.
Southeast Asian nations are racing to bring clean, affordable power to their people, but one country is outrunning them all. How can states make their renewable energy transition a success?
Indonesia Podcasts
Kebijakan & Keuangan
Tariffs will stifle green growth in the Global South: WRI CEO Ani Dasgupta
The chief executive of World Resources Institute also told the Eco-Business Podcast that the gutting of USAID is less of a concern than how to unlock private capital for climate and nature in developing countries.
Karbon & Iklim
The challenges of the environment beat: A conversation with journalists in Southeast Asia
The Eco-Business Podcast speaks to reporters Nadiah Rosli, Adelia Dinda Sani, Gerald Flynn and Hannah Alcoseba Fernandez about funding limits, data access, and reporting against the odds in one of the world's most climate-vulnerable regions.
Kebijakan & Keuangan
As US pulls back, ‘huge opportunity’ for Asia to lead in global transition
Trump 2.0 may prove to be a "bump in the road" for climate action, but banks and investors in Asia see growth and opportunity in the region for decarbonisation as climate risks grow.
Indonesian environmental campaigners took a novel approach to raising climate awareness by publishing five children's books about the country's environmental issues. This podcast explores their creative process and the public's response.
Indonesia Rilis Pers
United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP)
Community-driven innovations closing SDG data gaps in Asia and the Pacific
Wilmar International
Wilmar reaffirms sustainability leadership with continued inclusion in DJSI
Women's Investment Entrepreneurs Community Indonesia
Women in ESG and Sustainability Symposium: Empowering global voices for sustainable change in Bali, Indonesia
Impact Investment Exchange (IIX)
Orange Forum 2024: A global celebration of inclusive and sustainable finance
Indonesia Riset
Fair Finance Asia (FFA)
Towards a gender-transformative energy transition in Asia
Eco-Business, supported by Boehringer Ingelheim
Moving towards a rabies-free Southeast Asia
Emancipate Indonesia
#SaveSmallHands: the tobacco industry reaps double benefits from children
Centre for Asian Philanthropy and Society (CAPS)
Public-private partnerships for social good
