A plan is underway to enlarge the areas of the oceans that are safe havens for marine life. More than 190 countries have called for 30 per cent of the ocean to be protected by 2030. Joining the Eco-Business Podcast to talk about how target might be achieved is ‘Aulani Wilhelm, senior vice president, Center for Oceans at Conservation International. The Laysan albatross How marine protected areas work Why protecting the ocean matters The challenges of protecting the ocean Is the 30 by 30 target realistic?

With governments and companies racing towards net zero, Google has set a target to use clean energy for every location and every hour of operation by 2030. Is this possible?

The International Energy Agency was founded in 1970s to protect oil supplies. But in a bombshell report published last week, the IEA proposed an end to fossil fuels extraction if the world is to avoid the worst consequences of climate change. The Eco-Business Podcast spoke Peter Kiernan, lead energy analyst for The Economist Intelligence Unit, about: * The IEA's backstory * The changing link between energy and climate * What does no fossil fuels mean for Asia? * A turning point for decarbonisation * Net-zero targets: the devil is in the detail

The World Economic Forum – best known for its Annual Meeting in Davos since 1971 – has been a dynamic platform bringing together the best in business, politics and society to shape global industry agendas. How is WEF helping to shape China’s economic goals alongside its environmental and societal priorities?

Forget Lady Gaga and K-pop. It’s time to celebrate those working feverishly to avert climate doom, says Aaron Olivera, the man behind a proposed research ship that will gather more than a hundred scientists to study climate solutions.

The Eco-Business Podcast talks to Assaad Razzouk, renewable energy entrepreneur and host of the popular podcast, Angry Clean Energy Guy. Tune in as we talk about: Which climate solutions are most flawed? 'No time for nature-based solutions' The corporate net-zero trap The ESG bandwagon The scale of greenwashing How to communicate sustainability

In this podcast, Eco-Business talks to womentech investor Ananya Chandra about the dangers of gender bias in design and the importance of technologies that center women’s needs.

In this Eco-Business podcast, Victoria Haldane, a researcher with the Centre for Sustainable Health Systems and a PhD candidate at the Institute of Health Policy, Management & Evaluation at the University of Toronto unpacks the reasons why sustainability in the healthcare sector is an under-covered issue in the media and global healthcare forums, despite its outsized footprint.

Eco-Business talks to environmental psychologist Dr Denise Dillon about Singapore's uncomfortable relationship with nature, whether loving nature is essential for conservation, and why climate anxiety might be a good thing.

Only 9 per cent of the billions of tonnes of plastic produced is recycled, and the business of recycling is beset with challenges. Recycled plastic certification is one way to improve recycled plastic rates, but plastic certification schemes also face obstacles. Ryan Schoenike is the co-founder of recycling certification firm OceanCycle. Tune in as we talk about: Are consumer goods firms living up to their commitments? Where are the weak links in the plastic recycling chain? Protecting the people collecting plastic The impact of Covid on recyclers in Asia What is meant by "ocean plastic"? The future of plastic, recycling and the oceans