https://www.eco-business.com/Asia Pacific news from Eco-Business for the cleantech and green business community.enCopyright (c) 2021, Eco-BusinessFri, 02 Oct 2026 12:00:00 +0000noAsia Pacific news from Eco-Business for the cleantech and green business community.https://www.eco-business.com/news/water-risks-threaten-trade-as-companies-face-us397-billion-exposure-cdp/Growing water stress is creating financial and supply chain risks for businesses, with many companies still lacking systems to assess and manage their exposure.Fri, 02 Oct 2026 12:00:00 +0000https://www.eco-business.com/news/water-risks-threaten-trade-as-companies-face-us397-billion-exposure-cdp/https://www.eco-business.com/news/climate-risks-push-businesses-to-look-beyond-reporting-compliance/Rising insurance premiums, energy costs and supply chain disruptions are strengthening the case for investment in climate resilience, executives and officials said at the launch of EY’s new Singapore centre.Fri, 02 Oct 2026 10:14:00 +0000https://www.eco-business.com/news/climate-risks-push-businesses-to-look-beyond-reporting-compliance/https://www.eco-business.com/news/malaysia-must-move-agri-tech-beyond-pilots-to-strengthen-food-security-report/AI, robotics, biotechnology and digital infrastructure could help the country boost agricultural productivity and resilience, but fragmented data, high adoption costs and uneven digital access remain barriers to scaling.Fri, 02 Oct 2026 08:31:00 +0000https://www.eco-business.com/news/malaysia-must-move-agri-tech-beyond-pilots-to-strengthen-food-security-report/https://www.eco-business.com/news/ai-speeds-thailands-clean-energy-but-grid-must-catch-up-say-industry-officials/Developers are using AI to design and manage clean-energy projects faster, but industry leaders say Thailand needs smarter grids and clearer rules to turn that capability into reliable power.Fri, 02 Oct 2026 06:00:00 +0000https://www.eco-business.com/news/ai-speeds-thailands-clean-energy-but-grid-must-catch-up-say-industry-officials/https://www.eco-business.com/opinion/breaking-southeast-asias-fire-and-haze-cycle-through-certification-and-coordinated-action/Stronger standards and fire prevention can help, but lasting progress requires action across industries, governments and communities.Fri, 02 Oct 2026 02:00:00 +0000https://www.eco-business.com/opinion/breaking-southeast-asias-fire-and-haze-cycle-through-certification-and-coordinated-action/https://www.eco-business.com/news/usaid-cuts-carry-environmental-costs-new-report-finds/The consultancy firm One Earth Partners has published an analysis of the environmental consequences of USAID’s closure.Thu, 01 Oct 2026 15:35:00 +0000https://www.eco-business.com/news/usaid-cuts-carry-environmental-costs-new-report-finds/https://www.eco-business.com/news/what-will-financial-institutions-do-to-chinas-carbon-market/They should be able to directly trade carbon allowances this year, adding liquidity but also regulatory challenges.Thu, 01 Oct 2026 15:21:00 +0000https://www.eco-business.com/news/what-will-financial-institutions-do-to-chinas-carbon-market/https://www.eco-business.com/news/greenpeace-philippines-cuts-staff-size-amid-restructuring-and-climate-funding-bottlenecks/The watchdog has downsized its 43-member team, with six hires planned, amid funding pressures. Greenpeace Southeast Asia says the move also reflects a “broader assessment of strategy, impact, capability and long-term sustainability”.Thu, 01 Oct 2026 07:00:00 +0000https://www.eco-business.com/news/greenpeace-philippines-cuts-staff-size-amid-restructuring-and-climate-funding-bottlenecks/https://www.eco-business.com/news/south-koreas-food-waste-rethink-began-with-citizens-demanding-change/The Korean Zero Waste Movement Network has spent four decades mobilising citizens, government and businesses to prevent, separate and recycle food waste across South Korea, work that has earned it a place among the 2026 Earthshot Prize finalists.Thu, 01 Oct 2026 05:55:00 +0000https://www.eco-business.com/news/south-koreas-food-waste-rethink-began-with-citizens-demanding-change/https://www.eco-business.com/news/renewable-project-location-matters-as-much-as-technology-capacity-says-clean-energy-expert/Cebu’s recurring grid alerts expose a flaw in Philippine renewable procurement, as low cost projects in outlying islands cannot always reach the Visayas’ biggest power market, leaving Cebu reliant on costly diesel.Thu, 01 Oct 2026 04:00:00 +0000https://www.eco-business.com/news/renewable-project-location-matters-as-much-as-technology-capacity-says-clean-energy-expert/https://www.eco-business.com/videos/financing-adaptation-and-resilience-closing-asia-pacifics-investment-gap/Speakers at Unlocking Capital for Sustainability Thailand 2026 discuss how private capital and blended finance can help build climate resilience across Asia Pacific.Thu, 01 Oct 2026 00:17:00 +0000https://www.eco-business.com/videos/financing-adaptation-and-resilience-closing-asia-pacifics-investment-gap/https://www.eco-business.com/opinion/energy-security-in-an-age-of-disruption/While there is no single prescription for energy security, strengthening 'response capacity,' such as by establishing stockpiles, substituting sources, and diversifying suppliers, is essential. The point is not to eliminate vulnerabilities altogether, but to ensure that there are options when disruption arrives.Thu, 01 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://www.eco-business.com/opinion/energy-security-in-an-age-of-disruption/https://www.eco-business.com/news/thailands-high-tech-push-faces-water-security-risks-experts-say/Growing industrial demand raises questions about water supply, while financing depends on reliable revenues and stronger governance.Wed, 30 Sep 2026 07:38:00 +0000https://www.eco-business.com/news/thailands-high-tech-push-faces-water-security-risks-experts-say/https://www.eco-business.com/news/malaysia-to-launch-new-sustainability-professionals-body-by-end-2026/The professional body aims to raise standards, strengthen sustainability capabilities and provide a collective voice for practitioners across industries.Wed, 30 Sep 2026 03:22:00 +0000https://www.eco-business.com/news/malaysia-to-launch-new-sustainability-professionals-body-by-end-2026/https://www.eco-business.com/news/how-singapore-can-help-shape-asias-next-generation-of-infrastructure/As the region’s infrastructure needs grow more complex, the city-state’s financing, engineering and technology capabilities could help deliver more integrated and resilient systems.Wed, 30 Sep 2026 02:00:00 +0000https://www.eco-business.com/news/how-singapore-can-help-shape-asias-next-generation-of-infrastructure/https://www.eco-business.com/videos/pricing-the-unpriced-nature-risk-in-asias-capital-markets/As nature loss emerges as a financial risk, Southeast Asia’s capital markets face pressure to price biodiversity into investment decisions.Wed, 30 Sep 2026 01:00:00 +0000https://www.eco-business.com/videos/pricing-the-unpriced-nature-risk-in-asias-capital-markets/https://www.eco-business.com/news/singapore-urges-un-convention-on-ai-safeguards-as-global-risks-mount/Proposal calls for common safety rules and human oversight, as research highlights security threats and potential disruption to jobs.Wed, 30 Sep 2026 00:12:00 +0000https://www.eco-business.com/news/singapore-urges-un-convention-on-ai-safeguards-as-global-risks-mount/https://www.eco-business.com/opinion/warming-himalayas-nepals-climate-justice-test/Nepal’s devastating Himalayan floods have exposed the human and economic cost of a warming region, reviving demand for climate justice.Tue, 29 Sep 2026 09:29:00 +0000https://www.eco-business.com/opinion/warming-himalayas-nepals-climate-justice-test/https://www.eco-business.com/opinion/what-it-means-for-global-warming-to-exceed-15c/A sobering new report from the United Nations Environment Programme warns that even if governments deliver on all their existing climate pledges, warming could reach 1.8°C later this century. That means humanity must pivot from simply containing global warming to finding ways to reverse it.Tue, 29 Sep 2026 09:05:00 +0000https://www.eco-business.com/opinion/what-it-means-for-global-warming-to-exceed-15c/https://www.eco-business.com/videos/re-strategising-water-governance-for-resilient-economies/As water stress intensifies across Thailand, speakers at Unlocking Capital for Sustainability Thailand 2026 examine how policy, finance and business can strengthen water security.Tue, 29 Sep 2026 08:32:00 +0000https://www.eco-business.com/videos/re-strategising-water-governance-for-resilient-economies/https://www.eco-business.com/news/looser-us-fishing-rules-could-put-vital-ecosystems-at-risk-experts/The US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Fisheries published a list of 34 priorities in early September that outline its intention to loosen restrictions on domestic fishing.Tue, 29 Sep 2026 02:00:00 +0000https://www.eco-business.com/news/looser-us-fishing-rules-could-put-vital-ecosystems-at-risk-experts/https://www.eco-business.com/news/china-dominates-global-green-ship-orders-can-green-fuel-keep-up/Chinese shipyards are dominating global orders for greener vessels, but uncertainty over global regulations and cost premiums of low-carbon fuels could leave new ships without enough clean fuel to run on.Tue, 29 Sep 2026 01:06:00 +0000https://www.eco-business.com/news/china-dominates-global-green-ship-orders-can-green-fuel-keep-up/https://www.eco-business.com/news/vietnams-fishers-bear-the-brunt-of-plastic-pollution-but-hold-part-of-the-solution/A new study in Vietnam found coastal plastic pollution costs small-scale fishers thousands of dollars a year in lost earning potential.Tue, 29 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://www.eco-business.com/news/vietnams-fishers-bear-the-brunt-of-plastic-pollution-but-hold-part-of-the-solution/https://www.eco-business.com/videos/strengthening-the-link-between-ai-energy-and-urban-resilience/Speakers at Unlocking Capital for Sustainability Thailand 2026 discuss how Thailand can align AI adoption, clean energy investment and climate policy to build more resilient cities and unlock long-term capital for adaptation.Mon, 28 Sep 2026 06:22:00 +0000https://www.eco-business.com/videos/strengthening-the-link-between-ai-energy-and-urban-resilience/https://www.eco-business.com/news/rooftop-sprinklers-turn-rainwater-into-a-tool-against-urban-heat/Researchers have designed a model to simulate how widely distributed rooftop rainwater collection tanks combined with smart rooftop sprinkler systems could help moderate urban heat island effects.Mon, 28 Sep 2026 03:00:00 +0000https://www.eco-business.com/news/rooftop-sprinklers-turn-rainwater-into-a-tool-against-urban-heat/https://www.eco-business.com/news/displaced-by-typhoons-taiwans-bunun-people-fight-to-preserve-their-culture/More than a hundred Bunun Indigenous people were forced to resettle in lowland areas after 2009’s typhoon Morakot destroyed the only road leading to Tengjhih, their mountain settlement, in southern Taiwan.Mon, 28 Sep 2026 03:00:00 +0000https://www.eco-business.com/news/displaced-by-typhoons-taiwans-bunun-people-fight-to-preserve-their-culture/https://www.eco-business.com/news/singapores-sustainability-challenge-is-no-longer-awareness-but-action/Moving Singaporeans from awareness to action will require more than information, says Singlife’s Head of Sustainability, Chia Ko Wen, who highlights the need to make sustainable choices easier, affordable and relevant to people.Mon, 28 Sep 2026 02:00:00 +0000https://www.eco-business.com/news/singapores-sustainability-challenge-is-no-longer-awareness-but-action/https://www.eco-business.com/news/can-offshore-wind-protect-the-climate-and-ocean-alike/Offshore wind energy is on the rise. Many experts regard it as pivotal to building renewable energy grids around the globe, while also noting that it affects the marine environment.Fri, 25 Sep 2026 03:00:00 +0000https://www.eco-business.com/news/can-offshore-wind-protect-the-climate-and-ocean-alike/https://www.eco-business.com/news/can-a-chinese-ai-weather-system-help-pakistan-manage-the-impacts-of-a-changing-climate/MAZU offers faster forecasts and supports early warning systems. But its effectiveness depends on quality of data and disaster response capacity, experts say.Fri, 25 Sep 2026 02:30:00 +0000https://www.eco-business.com/news/can-a-chinese-ai-weather-system-help-pakistan-manage-the-impacts-of-a-changing-climate/https://www.eco-business.com/opinion/can-adaptation-accelerate-climate-action/After a summer of apocalyptic headlines, a new survey finds that people across the political spectrum are deeply concerned about preparing for the effects of global warming.Fri, 25 Sep 2026 02:00:00 +0000https://www.eco-business.com/opinion/can-adaptation-accelerate-climate-action/https://www.eco-business.com/news/sustainable-tourism-could-help-restore-coral-reefs-at-bali-hotspot-study/A new study in Bali found that coral reefs continue to decline at one of the island’s major tourism hubs, despite multiple efforts to rehabilitate them.Fri, 25 Sep 2026 02:00:00 +0000https://www.eco-business.com/news/sustainable-tourism-could-help-restore-coral-reefs-at-bali-hotspot-study/https://www.eco-business.com/news/unep-warns-of-a-15c-overshoot-philippine-fishers-are-already-paying-the-price/The world may eventually bring temperatures back below the Paris threshold, but fishers in Eastern Samar are already spending less time at sea, catching less fish and risking their health to make ends meet.Thu, 24 Sep 2026 09:00:00 +0000https://www.eco-business.com/news/unep-warns-of-a-15c-overshoot-philippine-fishers-are-already-paying-the-price/https://www.eco-business.com/opinion/regional-haze-casts-a-pall-on-aseans-influence/The return of smoke haze underscores a sobering reality: while Asean has policies designed to combat it, the problem continues to occur.Thu, 24 Sep 2026 08:00:00 +0000https://www.eco-business.com/opinion/regional-haze-casts-a-pall-on-aseans-influence/https://www.eco-business.com/opinion/for-southeast-asia-the-ai-race-is-about-access-not-supremacy/The region’s stake in AI is not simply which great power builds the most capable model. The key is to ensure that AI remains affordable, locally relevant, continuously available and politically accessible.Thu, 24 Sep 2026 07:29:00 +0000https://www.eco-business.com/opinion/for-southeast-asia-the-ai-race-is-about-access-not-supremacy/https://www.eco-business.com/news/can-the-global-south-align-the-worlds-carbon-markets/Brazil will chair a new body in an ambitious effort to align the world’s fragmented carbon markets – despite its own not launching until 2030.Thu, 24 Sep 2026 06:00:00 +0000https://www.eco-business.com/news/can-the-global-south-align-the-worlds-carbon-markets/https://www.eco-business.com/news/freediving-helps-indonesias-bajau-preserve-traditions-and-marine-life/The Bajau people of Indonesia, Malaysia and the Philippines have traditionally harvested the sea through freediving.Thu, 24 Sep 2026 06:00:00 +0000https://www.eco-business.com/news/freediving-helps-indonesias-bajau-preserve-traditions-and-marine-life/https://www.eco-business.com/news/chinese-and-us-tech-firms-drive-bulk-of-digital-power-use-and-emissions-itu-report-finds/Companies in East Asia and the Pacific used the most electricity but sourced only 18.5 per cent from renewables, versus 68 per cent in North America, the International Telecommunication Union found.Thu, 24 Sep 2026 03:00:00 +0000https://www.eco-business.com/news/chinese-and-us-tech-firms-drive-bulk-of-digital-power-use-and-emissions-itu-report-finds/https://www.eco-business.com/news/after-gujarat-win-an-emissions-trading-experiment-heads-to-rio/Participating factories emit up to 30 per cent less particulate pollution than non-market counterparts. But can the scheme work in Rio’s vastly different context?Wed, 23 Sep 2026 06:00:00 +0000https://www.eco-business.com/news/after-gujarat-win-an-emissions-trading-experiment-heads-to-rio/https://www.eco-business.com/news/pollution-weary-dhaka-residents-oppose-waste-to-energy-project/Bangladesh is building a 42.5-megawatt power plant that will burn waste from the main Dhaka landfill as fuel.Wed, 23 Sep 2026 05:00:00 +0000https://www.eco-business.com/news/pollution-weary-dhaka-residents-oppose-waste-to-energy-project/https://www.eco-business.com/news/after-eu-deforestation-exemption-leather-industry-seeks-to-rebuild-trust/In July, the European Commission confirmed leather’s exclusion from the EU Deforestation Regulation (EUDR) — this week, the change became official.Wed, 23 Sep 2026 02:00:00 +0000https://www.eco-business.com/news/after-eu-deforestation-exemption-leather-industry-seeks-to-rebuild-trust/