Eco-Business

Thailand and Malaysia face losing direct access to EU metal waste as Brussels seeks to retain more recyclable material at home.

Ahead of COP31, experts say ocean solutions and capital exist, but better financial architecture is needed to prepare and bundle projects, then match them with the right mix of grants, concessional funding and commercial investment.

Southeast Asian governments should focus on the interests of their own people, rather than on how Washington or Beijing might respond to their climate and energy policies, former United States vice-president Al Gore and Nobel Peace Prize winner has said.

As Germany tries to find workers for its renewable energy expansion, private recruiters are building new migration pipelines from India.

Speaking at Unlocking Capital for Sustainability Singapore 2026, Minister for Transport and Second Minister for Finance Jeffrey Siow said Singapore remains committed to its climate targets even as geopolitics fractures the rules-based order.