https://www.eco-business.com/news/Asia Pacific news from Eco-Business for the cleantech and green business community.enCopyright (c) 2021, Eco-BusinessFri, 05 Jun 2026 07:23:00 +0000https://www.eco-business.com/news/asian-leaders-urge-climate-action-as-world-environment-day-marked-across-region/South Korea, Vietnam and China highlight climate action as region grapples with rising temperatures and extreme weather.Fri, 05 Jun 2026 07:23:00 +0000https://www.eco-business.com/news/asian-leaders-urge-climate-action-as-world-environment-day-marked-across-region/https://www.eco-business.com/news/indonesia-intercepts-mercury-shipment-bound-for-illegal-philippine-mines/Inspectors at Jakarta’s Tanjung Priok Port found hundreds of individual containers of mercury hidden in carpets in a shipment bound for the Philippines in late April.Thu, 04 Jun 2026 22:20:00 +0000https://www.eco-business.com/news/indonesia-intercepts-mercury-shipment-bound-for-illegal-philippine-mines/https://www.eco-business.com/news/fisheries-and-climate-research-face-deep-cuts-under-trump-budget-plan/In April, the Trump administration released its proposed fiscal year 2027 budget for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).Thu, 04 Jun 2026 09:06:00 +0000https://www.eco-business.com/news/fisheries-and-climate-research-face-deep-cuts-under-trump-budget-plan/https://www.eco-business.com/news/philippines-updated-ndc-delayed-amid-middle-east-driven-energy-shock-says-climate-official/As the Philippines prepared to release its updated nationally determined contributions in April, officials ordered further consultations after the Middle East crisis severely disrupted the country’s oil and gas supply, said Romell Cuenca, deputy executive director of the Climate Change Commission.Thu, 04 Jun 2026 09:00:00 +0000https://www.eco-business.com/news/philippines-updated-ndc-delayed-amid-middle-east-driven-energy-shock-says-climate-official/https://www.eco-business.com/news/stranded-solar-a-growing-risk-as-capital-costs-rise-says-malaysias-largest-independent-power-producer/There is a mismatch in tenures due to the different expectations of bankers and data centre operators, say renewable energy project developers. Price volatility, low tariffs and high system access charges have added to their concerns.Thu, 04 Jun 2026 06:59:00 +0000https://www.eco-business.com/news/stranded-solar-a-growing-risk-as-capital-costs-rise-says-malaysias-largest-independent-power-producer/https://www.eco-business.com/news/ngo-launches-to-support-bintan-marine-protected-area/The organisation launches with startup funding from private island resorts in Indonesia's Riau archipelago. It aims to raise awareness of the benefits of a protected marine park in an area impacted by industrial activity.Thu, 04 Jun 2026 02:22:00 +0000https://www.eco-business.com/news/ngo-launches-to-support-bintan-marine-protected-area/https://www.eco-business.com/news/government-changes-in-bangladesh-and-west-bengal-could-impact-river-treaties/As India’s ruling party wins West Bengal, the state that stood against sharing more water with Bangladesh, new possibilities for water cooperation emerge.Thu, 04 Jun 2026 00:15:00 +0000https://www.eco-business.com/news/government-changes-in-bangladesh-and-west-bengal-could-impact-river-treaties/https://www.eco-business.com/news/leaving-home-when-home-is-no-longer-home/Millions of people move through overlapping pressures. What does the term ‘climate migrant’ mean – and what does it leave out?Wed, 03 Jun 2026 23:56:00 +0000https://www.eco-business.com/news/leaving-home-when-home-is-no-longer-home/https://www.eco-business.com/news/south-korean-local-election-candidates-lack-detailed-climate-plans-group-says/The assessment found development projects dominate campaigns while climate policies remain vague.Wed, 03 Jun 2026 11:31:00 +0000https://www.eco-business.com/news/south-korean-local-election-candidates-lack-detailed-climate-plans-group-says/https://www.eco-business.com/news/vietnam-indonesia-launch-new-regulations-for-forest-carbon-projects/Vietnam's rules say that revenue from forest-based carbon credits will be prioritised for forest protection and development, as well as community livelihoods. Indonesia has introduced a nesting framework to avoid double counting.Wed, 03 Jun 2026 02:02:00 +0000https://www.eco-business.com/news/vietnam-indonesia-launch-new-regulations-for-forest-carbon-projects/https://www.eco-business.com/news/millions-of-hajj-pilgrims-face-heat-threat-in-meccas-spring-season/A new scientific analysis warns that climate change is rapidly shrinking the safe temperature window for the Hajj pilgrimage in Mecca, raising the risk of heat-related illness for millions of pilgrims.Tue, 02 Jun 2026 11:41:00 +0000https://www.eco-business.com/news/millions-of-hajj-pilgrims-face-heat-threat-in-meccas-spring-season/https://www.eco-business.com/news/the-warming-risk-hiding-in-chemicals-needed-to-keep-cool/While refrigerants in air conditioners and heat pumps are keeping people healthy amid global warming, some experts fear a secret climate impact.Tue, 02 Jun 2026 11:37:00 +0000https://www.eco-business.com/news/the-warming-risk-hiding-in-chemicals-needed-to-keep-cool/https://www.eco-business.com/news/the-philippines-is-failing-to-include-indigenous-people-in-climate-decision-making/Gap between principle and practice risks widening if the country does not more fully include Indigenous people in its climate action plan.Tue, 02 Jun 2026 11:33:00 +0000https://www.eco-business.com/news/the-philippines-is-failing-to-include-indigenous-people-in-climate-decision-making/https://www.eco-business.com/news/middle-east-energy-shock-fuels-solar-rush-in-philippines-thailand-amid-supply-chain-issues-untrained-workforce/The Philippines saw a 170 per cent surge in weekly installations while Thailand’s demand for solar training increased three times following the energy crisis that started in late February. But workforce systems and stronger local networks are needed to allow the industry to scale sustainably, says clean energy proponents.Tue, 02 Jun 2026 07:00:00 +0000https://www.eco-business.com/news/middle-east-energy-shock-fuels-solar-rush-in-philippines-thailand-amid-supply-chain-issues-untrained-workforce/https://www.eco-business.com/news/shadow-fleet-pollution-is-burdening-under-resourced-nations/Decrepit, sanction-busting fuel tankers are flouting regulations and creating environmental consequences for poorer countries.Mon, 01 Jun 2026 16:30:00 +0000https://www.eco-business.com/news/shadow-fleet-pollution-is-burdening-under-resourced-nations/https://www.eco-business.com/news/impact-investing-in-asia-small-but-accelerating-as-iran-war-fuels-climate-and-food-resilience/After a brutal period that hurt startups and companies with exposure to the US, green shoots are emerging in Asia in some sectors.Fri, 29 May 2026 07:24:00 +0000https://www.eco-business.com/news/impact-investing-in-asia-small-but-accelerating-as-iran-war-fuels-climate-and-food-resilience/https://www.eco-business.com/news/trees-sacrificed-for-development-advocates-slam-denrs-green-light-for-mass-tree-cutting-in-philippines/The environment department has since paused the Manila operations amid public backlash but insists tree-cutting in Manila and Palawan complies with safeguards and will be offset by seedling replacement. Environmental and public transportation advocates counter that tree protection is a more sustainable approach.Fri, 29 May 2026 02:00:00 +0000https://www.eco-business.com/news/trees-sacrificed-for-development-advocates-slam-denrs-green-light-for-mass-tree-cutting-in-philippines/https://www.eco-business.com/news/chinas-solar-exports-reach-all-time-high-on-rising-africa-asia-demand/China’s solar exports hit a record high in March as rising fossil fuel prices and looming tax changes accelerated demand across Asia and Africa.Thu, 28 May 2026 20:11:00 +0000https://www.eco-business.com/news/chinas-solar-exports-reach-all-time-high-on-rising-africa-asia-demand/https://www.eco-business.com/news/same-dangerous-project-outrage-grows-after-indonesia-revives-disputed-mine/Indonesia’s environment ministry has reapproved a controversial zinc and lead mine in North Sumatra, less than a year after the Supreme Court forced it to revoke the project’s earlier environmental approval over disaster-risk concerns.Thu, 28 May 2026 17:40:00 +0000https://www.eco-business.com/news/same-dangerous-project-outrage-grows-after-indonesia-revives-disputed-mine/https://www.eco-business.com/news/how-restructuring-plns-transmission-business-could-lower-financing-costs-ieefa/PLN’s transmission business puts Indonesia’s energy transition needs at risk unless reformation occurs to change the company’s reliance on national budgets.Thu, 28 May 2026 07:50:00 +0000https://www.eco-business.com/news/how-restructuring-plns-transmission-business-could-lower-financing-costs-ieefa/