https://www.eco-business.com/Asia Pacific news from Eco-Business for the cleantech and green business community.enCopyright (c) 2021, Eco-BusinessMon, 17 Aug 2026 09:16:00 +0000noAsia Pacific news from Eco-Business for the cleantech and green business community.https://www.eco-business.com/news/singapore-dominates-southeast-asia-ai-funding-as-investment-surges/City-state accounts for nearly all regional Native AI funding, while larger late-stage deals drive capital raised in 2026 above last year’s total.Mon, 17 Aug 2026 09:16:00 +0000https://www.eco-business.com/news/singapore-dominates-southeast-asia-ai-funding-as-investment-surges/https://www.eco-business.com/opinion/how-do-we-enhance-climate-investments-into-the-asean/As Asean's 2026 chair, the Philippines must align climate plans, investment incentives and measurable outcomes to turn ambition into bankable projects.Mon, 17 Aug 2026 04:00:00 +0000https://www.eco-business.com/opinion/how-do-we-enhance-climate-investments-into-the-asean/https://www.eco-business.com/news/chinas-new-carbon-intensity-measure-has-not-changed-its-climate-pledges/Expanding carbon intensity to include industrial process emisisons strengthens longer-term decarbonisation, argue three energy specialists.Mon, 17 Aug 2026 03:30:00 +0000https://www.eco-business.com/news/chinas-new-carbon-intensity-measure-has-not-changed-its-climate-pledges/https://www.eco-business.com/opinion/delhis-ev-policy-changes-the-engine-not-the-system/Electric vehicles can reduce pollution and emissions. But underlying issues of preserving car dependence, displacing environmental harm and workers bearing the costs of a clean future need to be addressed.Fri, 14 Aug 2026 06:11:00 +0000https://www.eco-business.com/opinion/delhis-ev-policy-changes-the-engine-not-the-system/https://www.eco-business.com/opinion/ships-stuck-in-the-strait-of-hormuz-region-may-be-biosecurity-risks/More than 1,500 vessels stranded by the Strait of Hormuz blockade risk spreading invasive marine species when they resume voyages, posing a wider biosecurity threat.Fri, 14 Aug 2026 04:45:00 +0000https://www.eco-business.com/opinion/ships-stuck-in-the-strait-of-hormuz-region-may-be-biosecurity-risks/https://www.eco-business.com/opinion/indias-critical-mineral-challenge-in-a-new-global-resource-order/Mineral security is not just about access to resources but about control over value chains. India’s response must be strategic, not reactive.Fri, 14 Aug 2026 04:25:00 +0000https://www.eco-business.com/opinion/indias-critical-mineral-challenge-in-a-new-global-resource-order/https://www.eco-business.com/news/philippine-anti-online-disinformation-bill-feared-to-threaten-freedom-of-speech-as-calls-grow-for-ai-governance/Media advocates urge lawmakers to prioritise instead a comprehensive framework for responsible AI use, with safeguards on transparency, privacy, discrimination, labour impacts and environmental compliance.Fri, 14 Aug 2026 04:00:00 +0000https://www.eco-business.com/news/philippine-anti-online-disinformation-bill-feared-to-threaten-freedom-of-speech-as-calls-grow-for-ai-governance/https://www.eco-business.com/news/thailand-tightens-data-centre-rules-as-ai-boom-strains-power-grid/Higher tariffs, grid guarantees and scrutiny of water use come alongside wider access to renewable power as Bangkok tries to balance digital investment with energy security.Fri, 14 Aug 2026 00:19:00 +0000https://www.eco-business.com/news/thailand-tightens-data-centre-rules-as-ai-boom-strains-power-grid/https://www.eco-business.com/opinion/how-climate-crisis-is-redefining-home-and-who-counts-as-a-refugee/Climate change is increasingly driving displacement, raising urgent questions about development models that foster unequal growth while exacerbating ecological risk.Thu, 13 Aug 2026 06:59:00 +0000https://www.eco-business.com/opinion/how-climate-crisis-is-redefining-home-and-who-counts-as-a-refugee/https://www.eco-business.com/opinion/decolonising-economics-means-questioning-where-its-ideas-came-from/Decolonising economics challenges Eurocentric assumptions and extractive systems while elevating Global South perspectives and alternative models of economic development.Thu, 13 Aug 2026 03:00:00 +0000https://www.eco-business.com/opinion/decolonising-economics-means-questioning-where-its-ideas-came-from/https://www.eco-business.com/opinion/a-new-paradigm-for-global-health-financing/As aid flows decline, more countries are articulating a new vision in which health financing would build on national resources, answer to domestic priorities, and remain accountable to their own citizens. Such a change is long overdue, and it can be achieved by pursuing reforms in three areas.Thu, 13 Aug 2026 02:00:00 +0000https://www.eco-business.com/opinion/a-new-paradigm-for-global-health-financing/https://www.eco-business.com/news/microplastics-contaminate-sea-salt-from-indonesias-lombok-island-study/The findings underscore how marine plastic pollution is contaminating everyday food products, with microplastics detected in all sea salt samples tested.Thu, 13 Aug 2026 02:00:00 +0000https://www.eco-business.com/news/microplastics-contaminate-sea-salt-from-indonesias-lombok-island-study/https://www.eco-business.com/news/green-bonds-retain-lead-in-asia-as-sustainable-debt-market-diversifies/Green debt still accounts for more than half of Asean+3 sustainable bonds, while issuance outside China rises despite a broader regional slowdown.Wed, 12 Aug 2026 12:18:00 +0000https://www.eco-business.com/news/green-bonds-retain-lead-in-asia-as-sustainable-debt-market-diversifies/https://www.eco-business.com/podcasts/weve-got-each-others-backs-a-blueprint-for-shared-resilience-2/In this second episode of Eco-Business’s Resilience podcast series, Singapore's Senior Minister of State Janil Puthucheary and youth sustainability advocate Man Jing Kong dives into what resilience means for the city-state with Jessica Cheam. Watch as they discuss everything from climate adaptation to mental health and building public trust as an AI-driven economy reshapes daily life.Wed, 12 Aug 2026 10:08:00 +0000https://www.eco-business.com/podcasts/weve-got-each-others-backs-a-blueprint-for-shared-resilience-2/https://www.eco-business.com/news/renewables-must-lead-malaysias-coal-phase-out-to-avoid-gas-lock-in-wef/As Malaysia moves to retire coal power by 2044, the country has an opportunity to turn retiring coal sites into clean energy hubs and accelerate the deployment of solar, storage and other renewable technologies.Wed, 12 Aug 2026 07:23:00 +0000https://www.eco-business.com/news/renewables-must-lead-malaysias-coal-phase-out-to-avoid-gas-lock-in-wef/https://www.eco-business.com/opinion/chinas-clean-technology-dominance-reshapes-global-net-zero-transition/Partnerships with China, not protectionism, will determine affordable, interoperable and equitable global decarbonisation and energy security.Wed, 12 Aug 2026 02:10:00 +0000https://www.eco-business.com/opinion/chinas-clean-technology-dominance-reshapes-global-net-zero-transition/https://www.eco-business.com/opinion/who-should-build-the-low-carbon-economy/Since the first Industrial Revolution, goods and technologies have reached the farthest corners of the world, but the ability to design, build, market, and extract value from them has remained highly concentrated. Unless humanity can break this pattern, a sufficient response to climate change will remain out of reach.Wed, 12 Aug 2026 02:00:00 +0000https://www.eco-business.com/opinion/who-should-build-the-low-carbon-economy/https://www.eco-business.com/opinion/can-the-world-build-institutions-fast-enough-to-govern-ai/Artificial intelligence is advancing faster than the international rules meant to manage it, raising the stakes for cooperation amid growing geopolitical fragmentation.Wed, 12 Aug 2026 01:02:00 +0000https://www.eco-business.com/opinion/can-the-world-build-institutions-fast-enough-to-govern-ai/https://www.eco-business.com/news/temaseks-genzero-reports-47-rise-in-direct-climate-impact-as-portfolio-expands/Climate investment platform broadens nature, technology bets as carbon markets grapple with quality concerns.Tue, 11 Aug 2026 08:28:00 +0000https://www.eco-business.com/news/temaseks-genzero-reports-47-rise-in-direct-climate-impact-as-portfolio-expands/https://www.eco-business.com/videos/weve-got-each-others-backs-a-blueprint-for-shared-resilience/In the second episode of Eco-Business’s Resilience podcast series, Singapore Senior Minister of State Janil Puthucheary and youth advocate Man Jing Kong discuss what resilience means for the city-state with Jessica Cheam.Tue, 11 Aug 2026 07:38:00 +0000https://www.eco-business.com/videos/weve-got-each-others-backs-a-blueprint-for-shared-resilience/https://www.eco-business.com/news/philippines-eyes-nonstop-carbon-free-power-but-us165-billion-investment-gap-stands-in-the-way-gra/A wide investment gap and weak archipelagic grids hinder efforts to deliver nonstop carbon-free power, particularly for industries that need round-the-clock clean electricity, says nonprofit Global Renewables Alliance.Tue, 11 Aug 2026 05:00:00 +0000https://www.eco-business.com/news/philippines-eyes-nonstop-carbon-free-power-but-us165-billion-investment-gap-stands-in-the-way-gra/https://www.eco-business.com/news/climate-litigation-can-strengthen-accountability-as-malaysia-weighs-constitutional-environmental-rights-lawyer/Despite the absence of an explicit constitutional right to a healthy environment, former Malaysian Bar Council president Ambiga Sreenevasan said the courts are becoming more receptive to public interest litigation.Tue, 11 Aug 2026 03:51:00 +0000https://www.eco-business.com/news/climate-litigation-can-strengthen-accountability-as-malaysia-weighs-constitutional-environmental-rights-lawyer/https://www.eco-business.com/opinion/malaysia-emits-like-the-rich-but-speaks-like-the-poor/Malaysia faces political, economic and constitutional barriers to curb carbon emission. As the climate bill nears Parliament, can policy finally match the country's carbon reality?Tue, 11 Aug 2026 03:37:00 +0000https://www.eco-business.com/opinion/malaysia-emits-like-the-rich-but-speaks-like-the-poor/https://www.eco-business.com/news/un-regulator-delays-deep-sea-mining-rules-extends-disputed-exploration-deal/The International Seabed Authority (ISA), the UN-associated organisation that oversees deep-sea mining activities in international waters, held a council meeting from 13 to 24 July in Kingston, Jamaica.Tue, 11 Aug 2026 03:00:00 +0000https://www.eco-business.com/news/un-regulator-delays-deep-sea-mining-rules-extends-disputed-exploration-deal/https://www.eco-business.com/news/indonesia-records-surge-in-fire-hotspots-ahead-of-super-el-nino/A new satellite fire-monitoring platform, FireWatch, had detected more than 96,000 hotspots across Indonesia as of 27 July 2026.Tue, 11 Aug 2026 01:00:00 +0000https://www.eco-business.com/news/indonesia-records-surge-in-fire-hotspots-ahead-of-super-el-nino/https://www.eco-business.com/news/malaysia-risks-missing-crucial-reforms-as-delay-to-climate-change-bill-creates-uncertainty/Prolonged delays to Malaysia's climate change bill and carbon pricing risk undermining investor confidence, while other panellists called for climate change to be treated as a national security issue and greater investment in adaptation.Mon, 10 Aug 2026 06:54:00 +0000https://www.eco-business.com/news/malaysia-risks-missing-crucial-reforms-as-delay-to-climate-change-bill-creates-uncertainty/https://www.eco-business.com/news/south-korea-targets-10-gw-of-new-solar-capacity-as-ai-power-demand-surges/Seoul plans regional industrial power tariffs, dedicated data centre pricing and expanded water infrastructure for semiconductor and AI projects.Fri, 07 Aug 2026 07:17:00 +0000https://www.eco-business.com/news/south-korea-targets-10-gw-of-new-solar-capacity-as-ai-power-demand-surges/https://www.eco-business.com/news/plastic-outpaces-jute-despite-bangladeshs-packaging-mandate/A 2010 packaging law stipulated that 19 essential items must be contained and transported in jute sacks, but the legislation failed to protect the jute industry, which employs three million households.Fri, 07 Aug 2026 06:47:00 +0000https://www.eco-business.com/news/plastic-outpaces-jute-despite-bangladeshs-packaging-mandate/https://www.eco-business.com/news/what-makes-multinational-companies-conserve-mangroves-in-india/The country’s biggest corporate mangrove projects are yet to generate carbon credits. But they could lay the foundation for a blue carbon market, experts say.Fri, 07 Aug 2026 02:42:29 +0000https://www.eco-business.com/news/what-makes-multinational-companies-conserve-mangroves-in-india/https://www.eco-business.com/news/singapores-competitiveness-hinges-on-deeper-asean-ties-report-warns-amid-hormuz-driven-turmoil/Singapore cannot secure its long-term economic competitiveness through domestic reforms alone and must deepen its integration with Asean neighbours, found the Singapore Institute of International Affairs (SIIA).Thu, 06 Aug 2026 09:10:00 +0000https://www.eco-business.com/news/singapores-competitiveness-hinges-on-deeper-asean-ties-report-warns-amid-hormuz-driven-turmoil/https://www.eco-business.com/news/has-the-iran-war-been-a-setback-for-greener-steelmaking/Energy shocks, trade disruptions and rising costs have come at a key moment in the steel industry’s efforts to transition to lower-carbon production.Thu, 06 Aug 2026 06:11:43 +0000https://www.eco-business.com/news/has-the-iran-war-been-a-setback-for-greener-steelmaking/https://www.eco-business.com/news/qa-to-avoid-war-we-need-to-invest-in-climate-solutions/Small island states are optimistic about the ocean but tired of richer nations’ hypocrisy over climate change, Angelique Pouponneau tells Dialogue Earth.Thu, 06 Aug 2026 02:40:45 +0000https://www.eco-business.com/news/qa-to-avoid-war-we-need-to-invest-in-climate-solutions/https://www.eco-business.com/news/sbti-seeks-southeast-asia-input-on-revised-climate-standard-for-forest-land-and-agriculture/The consultation gives Southeast Asian firms a chance to shape SBTi’s revised Forest, Land and Agriculture Standard for land-based emissions and removals.Wed, 05 Aug 2026 10:00:00 +0000https://www.eco-business.com/news/sbti-seeks-southeast-asia-input-on-revised-climate-standard-for-forest-land-and-agriculture/https://www.eco-business.com/news/indonesias-captive-coal-under-the-radar-expansion/Loopholes in energy transition targets have allowed coal to retain a long-term foothold in the Indonesian energy mix.Wed, 05 Aug 2026 10:00:00 +0000https://www.eco-business.com/news/indonesias-captive-coal-under-the-radar-expansion/https://www.eco-business.com/news/mining-threat-remains-in-raja-ampat-indonesias-amazon-of-the-seas/Raja Ampat continues to be vulnerable to nickel mining, with three companies pursuing mining rights on its largest island and state-owned PT Gag Nikel still operating, according to a new Greenpeace report.Wed, 05 Aug 2026 07:33:59 +0000https://www.eco-business.com/news/mining-threat-remains-in-raja-ampat-indonesias-amazon-of-the-seas/https://www.eco-business.com/news/only-one-in-10-south-korean-listed-firms-discloses-nature-related-risks-study-finds/Only about one in 10 companies listed on South Korea's benchmark KOSPI index discloses information on its dependence and impact on nature, while most firms that do report provide little measurable data, according to a recent study.Wed, 05 Aug 2026 03:50:00 +0000https://www.eco-business.com/news/only-one-in-10-south-korean-listed-firms-discloses-nature-related-risks-study-finds/https://www.eco-business.com/news/cop30-is-not-over-indigenous-peoples-press-for-hard-power/With no seat at the negotiating table, Brazil’s Indigenous movement is pushing for change using marches and underground policy proposals.Wed, 05 Aug 2026 03:00:00 +0000https://www.eco-business.com/news/cop30-is-not-over-indigenous-peoples-press-for-hard-power/https://www.eco-business.com/opinion/europe-is-fiddling-while-rome-burns/Focusing only on emergency planning, disaster response, and recovery after each climate catastrophe is no longer enough in Europe. Policymakers urgently need to start mapping Europe’s long-term future, which will require a fundamental overhaul of its infrastructure, energy system, and major economic sectors.Tue, 04 Aug 2026 15:53:02 +0000https://www.eco-business.com/opinion/europe-is-fiddling-while-rome-burns/https://www.eco-business.com/opinion/tearing-down-the-currency-wall/Most of the world seems to misunderstand why global capital is not financing the developing world’s climate transition. The real problem lies in the structure of price formation, which policymakers can best address by focusing on three key priorities.Tue, 04 Aug 2026 09:26:00 +0000https://www.eco-business.com/opinion/tearing-down-the-currency-wall/https://www.eco-business.com/news/carbon-markets-alone-wont-keep-southeast-asias-forests-standing-report/About 42 million hectares of forest remain within logging, oil palm, timber, and rubber concessions across the region, a new report finds. Conserving them through carbon markets alone would require carbon prices far above current levels.Tue, 04 Aug 2026 09:00:00 +0000https://www.eco-business.com/news/carbon-markets-alone-wont-keep-southeast-asias-forests-standing-report/