https://www.eco-business.com/category/transport-logistics/Asia Pacific news, jobs, events for the cleantech & green enCopyright (c) 2016, Eco-BusinessFri, 13 Jun 2025 08:52:00 +0000https://www.eco-business.com/news/shein-earns-sbti-validation-for-decarbonisation-targets-but-scrutiny-of-its-core-business-model-persists/The fast fashion giant’s recent efforts to boost its green credentials, including in making new sustainability hires, could be linked to its ambitions to go public, say experts.Fri, 13 Jun 2025 08:52:00 +0000https://www.eco-business.com/news/shein-earns-sbti-validation-for-decarbonisation-targets-but-scrutiny-of-its-core-business-model-persists/https://www.eco-business.com/news/explainer-how-human-caused-aerosols-are-masking-global-warming/Human-caused emissions of aerosols – tiny, light‑scattering particles produced mainly by burning fossil fuels – have long acted as an invisible brake on global warming.Fri, 13 Jun 2025 06:24:00 +0000https://www.eco-business.com/news/explainer-how-human-caused-aerosols-are-masking-global-warming/https://www.eco-business.com/news/ive-seen-hell-inside-the-global-crisis-of-seafarer-exploitation/Seafarers are the backbone of the global maritime industry, but they're often illegally recruited, scammed into dangerous work and then abandoned at sea.Thu, 12 Jun 2025 14:50:00 +0000https://www.eco-business.com/news/ive-seen-hell-inside-the-global-crisis-of-seafarer-exploitation/https://www.eco-business.com/news/what-is-bottom-trawling-and-how-does-it-harm-oceans/Governments are meeting in France to discuss how to protect oceans from harmful fishing practices, like bottom trawling.Mon, 09 Jun 2025 22:33:00 +0000https://www.eco-business.com/news/what-is-bottom-trawling-and-how-does-it-harm-oceans/https://www.eco-business.com/news/explainer-what-is-chinas-shenzen-model-for-low-carbon-transition-in-cities/Wandering the streets of Shenzhen, a city which has earned the title of China’s “first city of ‘new-energy vehicles’” (NEVs), you will not miss the scene of numerous NEVs parking under slogans promoting “green and low carbon” lifestyles.Wed, 04 Jun 2025 06:41:00 +0000https://www.eco-business.com/news/explainer-what-is-chinas-shenzen-model-for-low-carbon-transition-in-cities/https://www.eco-business.com/news/brazils-cerrado-amazon-may-be-next-victims-of-us-china-trade-war/US-China trade dispute could fuel farm expansion and deforestation in Brazil's Cerrado savannah and Amazon rainforest.Tue, 03 Jun 2025 02:45:00 +0000https://www.eco-business.com/news/brazils-cerrado-amazon-may-be-next-victims-of-us-china-trade-war/https://www.eco-business.com/news/can-chinas-new-pledge-to-curb-illegal-fishing-drive-change/Ocean sustainability experts from across the world reflect on China’s landmark move to join the Port State Measures Agreement.Sun, 25 May 2025 23:30:00 +0000https://www.eco-business.com/news/can-chinas-new-pledge-to-curb-illegal-fishing-drive-change/https://www.eco-business.com/opinion/carbon-pricing-is-advancing-despite-trump/While many fear that Donald Trump’s re-election to office in the United States will undermine efforts to combat climate change, there have been two major steps toward widespread carbon pricing where it is needed most since March.Mon, 19 May 2025 03:50:00 +0000https://www.eco-business.com/opinion/carbon-pricing-is-advancing-despite-trump/https://www.eco-business.com/news/innovations-in-passive-cooling-and-hydrogen-storage-win-the-liveability-challenge-2025/Startups from Singapore and Canada claimed the top prizes in a record-breaking year for entries at the global sustainability innovation competition.Wed, 07 May 2025 11:11:00 +0000https://www.eco-business.com/news/innovations-in-passive-cooling-and-hydrogen-storage-win-the-liveability-challenge-2025/https://www.eco-business.com/news/industry-alliance-launches-in-singapore-to-spur-asias-green-jet-fuel-uptake/Despite ramped-up production, regional demand for sustainable aviation fuel has lagged. A new initiative by Temasek-owned GenZero aims to rally Asia’s top industry players to close the gap through the use of a novel class of carbon credits.Mon, 05 May 2025 07:50:00 +0000https://www.eco-business.com/news/industry-alliance-launches-in-singapore-to-spur-asias-green-jet-fuel-uptake/https://www.eco-business.com/news/can-electric-vehicles-steer-hong-kong-towards-better-air-quality/Across the border, neighbour Shenzhen has the world's largest fully electric bus fleets. But Hong Kong has not been able to ramp up EV deployment for its public transport system fast enough to solve the city's air pollution problem.Wed, 30 Apr 2025 09:38:00 +0000https://www.eco-business.com/news/can-electric-vehicles-steer-hong-kong-towards-better-air-quality/https://www.eco-business.com/news/global-offshore-oil-platforms-are-among-top-ocean-polluters-report/Most offshore oil and gas projects in 2024 were linked to widespread pollution, with satellite data revealing frequent oil slicks, high transportation emissions and extensive methane flaring.Tue, 29 Apr 2025 13:36:00 +0000https://www.eco-business.com/news/global-offshore-oil-platforms-are-among-top-ocean-polluters-report/https://www.eco-business.com/news/new-eu-plastic-pellet-regulations-met-with-caution/The EU has agreed binding rules to reduce plastic pellet pollution, aiming to tackle up to 184,000 metric tons of annual leakage into the environment.Sun, 27 Apr 2025 14:36:00 +0000https://www.eco-business.com/news/new-eu-plastic-pellet-regulations-met-with-caution/https://www.eco-business.com/news/myanmar-quake-relief-slowed-by-info-blackout-red-tape/More than 3,000 dead and thousands injured as Myanmar earthquake strikes, with aid efforts hindered by an information blackout and urgent need for medical supplies including blood transfusions.Wed, 23 Apr 2025 03:00:00 +0000https://www.eco-business.com/news/myanmar-quake-relief-slowed-by-info-blackout-red-tape/https://www.eco-business.com/news/china-releases-its-first-green-sovereign-bonds-in-london/Experts say the bonds will attract international investment in China’s green transition, bringing private funding and boosting international climate cooperation.Fri, 11 Apr 2025 06:00:00 +0000https://www.eco-business.com/news/china-releases-its-first-green-sovereign-bonds-in-london/https://www.eco-business.com/opinion/autonomous-driving-and-southeast-asia-will-it-hit-the-road/Chinese and American firms are seeking to export their autonomous driving technologies to Southeast Asia. The signal lesson is that their data-driven models require sensitivity and adaptation to the region’s diverse markets.Tue, 08 Apr 2025 12:57:00 +0000https://www.eco-business.com/opinion/autonomous-driving-and-southeast-asia-will-it-hit-the-road/https://www.eco-business.com/podcasts/esg-in-retreat-in-india-more-companies-see-climate-action-as-strategic-mahindra-cso-ankit-todi/In a new series 'On the frontlines' that spotlights the challenges facing corporate changemakers, the sustainability chief for the Indian conglomerate argues that while language around ESG has become muddled, this should not prevent action.Tue, 08 Apr 2025 11:17:00 +0000https://www.eco-business.com/podcasts/esg-in-retreat-in-india-more-companies-see-climate-action-as-strategic-mahindra-cso-ankit-todi/https://www.eco-business.com/news/indias-patchy-heatwave-preparedness-sparks-fears-of-rising-death-toll/Heat-related casualties are set to become one of the Indian government's most pressing challenges in the coming months as millions of people are exposed to dangerously high temperatures.Tue, 08 Apr 2025 07:47:00 +0000https://www.eco-business.com/news/indias-patchy-heatwave-preparedness-sparks-fears-of-rising-death-toll/https://www.eco-business.com/news/how-scrubbers-became-a-huge-ocean-problem/Designed to clean up shipping exhaust, scrubbers are now attracting prohibition efforts as evidence of ecosystem damage grows.Thu, 03 Apr 2025 23:00:00 +0000https://www.eco-business.com/news/how-scrubbers-became-a-huge-ocean-problem/https://www.eco-business.com/news/qa-greater-transparency-can-make-fisheries-fairer/Enhancing transparency in fisheries governance can curb illegal practices, protect fish stocks and support coastal communities, argues Maisie Pigeon of the Coalition for Fisheries Transparency.Fri, 28 Mar 2025 21:36:00 +0000https://www.eco-business.com/news/qa-greater-transparency-can-make-fisheries-fairer/