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Turning carbon-cutting pressures into growth opportunities is critical for Chinese businesses, write two researchers.

Building materials can be carbon sinks, with impressive carbon sequestration potential. Recent studies show that using carbon-storing materials could remove 1.66 billion tons of CO2 from the atmosphere each year.

To alleviate the pressure on waste landfills around Jakarta, the Indonesian government is constructing the world’s largest Refuse Derived Fuel (RDF) plant. Once completed in February, the plant is expected to process 2,500 tons of waste daily.

Suspension can temporarily contain increasing capacity, but the real issue lies in the slowing of the industry’s decarbonisation.

A total of 42 Taiwanese companies made it to the DJSI 2024, an increase of seven compared to 2023. Among them, 34 companies were selected for the World Index and 37 for the Emerging Markets Index, both numbers higher than the previous year.

Environmental defenders across Southeast Asia face threats, violence and legal hurdles in their fight for justice. Five share their struggles.

Ahead of Donald Trump’s second term as US president, a rerun of his first trade war with China is firmly on the cards – and minerals key to the energy transition may end up in the crossfire.

Independent journalism collective, Project Multatuli, traces the struggles faced by communities being threatened by mining companies – from water supply and health issues, to loss of land and livelihoods.

Global Witness warns that mining for green energy is fuelling conflict and human rights abuses in Asia and elsewhere, urging tougher standards and protections.

A global treaty on plastics, which is being touted as the most important environmental treaty since the 2015 Paris Agreement, is set to be negotiated in South Korea over the next week.