Despite US rollbacks, Asia’s climate innovators push ‘hard tech’ forward

Is green living a myth? Why individual action won't save the planet

Former Yale-NUS environmental social sciences professor Michael Maniates tells the EB Podcast that individual actions like going vegetarian, using less plastic or avoiding air travel are not only insufficient in saving the planet – they are counterproductive.

'Resilience is not a buzzword': Palm oil leaders call for industry reset as global shocks test sustainability's limits

What does it mean to build a truly resilient food system? For two of the palm oil sector's leading experts, the answer lies not in ticking sustainability boxes, but in fundamentally reshaping the trust, partnerships, and long-term thinking that hold global supply chains together - especially as geopolitical and climate shocks grow more frequent and more severe.

De-risking offshore wind could put Philippines ahead in clean energy race: GWEC’s Ann Francisco

Government must call on development finance institutions to tap on risk management tools to make the capital-intensive technology more investible, Global Wind Energy Council’s Ann Margret Francisco tells the EB Podcast.

‘Comedy can say the elephant in the room’: Why climate action needs a sense of humour

On this episode of the Eco-Business Podcast, climate comedian Stuart Goldsmith talks to Robin Hicks about a career turning one of the world’s most complex and anxiety-inducing problems into something people can actually talk about – even laugh at. Tune in as we discuss: Is climate comedy getting harder? Should climate comedy now be called something else? How is comedy more effective than traditional forms of communication at changing behaviour? Are there elements of climate change that just aren’t funny? How does comedy get through to corporates? How does climate comedy persuade people to lead more environmentally aware lifestyles? Climate gags that bombed

Despite US rollbacks, Asia’s climate innovators push ‘hard tech’ forward

In the latest episode of the Climate Tech in Asia series, Eco-Business speaks to Breakthrough Energy and Green COP about what the shifting geopolitical landscape means for the climate tech ecosystem in Asia.