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Eco-Business investigates burnout among sustainability leaders and asks if there is a remedy.</description><pubDate>Tue, 14 May 2024 19:41:00 +0000</pubDate><guid>https://www.eco-business.com/news/chief-sustainability-officers-are-burning-out-has-the-role-become-unsustainable/</guid></item><item><title>After decades of underinvestment, the tide might finally be turning for water innovation in Asia</title><link>https://www.eco-business.com/news/after-decades-of-underinvestment-the-tide-might-finally-be-turning-for-water-innovation-in-asia/</link><description>The water crisis is sparking more interest from private equity and start-ups are dishing out solutions that are less capital-intensive, observe industry watchers. 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The incoming Prabowo administration needs to resolve this issue before such abuse becomes even more widespread.</description><pubDate>Fri, 10 May 2024 07:05:00 +0000</pubDate><guid>https://www.eco-business.com/opinion/amid-indonesias-quest-for-development-dont-neglect-indigenous-land-rights/</guid></item><item><title>What will it take for Bangladesh and India to sign transboundary river agreements?</title><link>https://www.eco-business.com/news/what-will-it-take-for-bangladesh-and-india-to-sign-transboundary-river-agreements/</link><description>Bangladesh and India need to talk about sharing water on two major rivers, the Teesta and Ganges. But experts on both sides say much depends on political consensus and the right atmosphere for negotiations.</description><pubDate>Fri, 10 May 2024 00:53:00 +0000</pubDate><guid>https://www.eco-business.com/news/what-will-it-take-for-bangladesh-and-india-to-sign-transboundary-river-agreements/</guid></item><item><title>Environmentalists urge Philippines to back proposed US$700 billion tax on fossil fuel giants to support loss and damage fund</title><link>https://www.eco-business.com/news/environmentalists-urge-philippines-to-back-proposed-us700-billion-tax-on-fossil-fuel-giants-to-support-loss-and-damage-fund/</link><description>A levy on carbon majors is being pushed by green groups as one of the sources to operationalise the loss and damage fund in ongoing board meetings leading up to COP29.</description><pubDate>Thu, 09 May 2024 06:20:00 +0000</pubDate><guid>https://www.eco-business.com/news/environmentalists-urge-philippines-to-back-proposed-us700-billion-tax-on-fossil-fuel-giants-to-support-loss-and-damage-fund/</guid></item><item><title>Data drought: The challenge of AI weather forecasting in India</title><link>https://www.eco-business.com/news/data-drought-the-challenge-of-ai-weather-forecasting-in-india/</link><description>As the world moves towards AI-based weather forecasting, a lack of precise data spells a rough patch ahead for Indian climate scientists.</description><pubDate>Thu, 09 May 2024 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><guid>https://www.eco-business.com/news/data-drought-the-challenge-of-ai-weather-forecasting-in-india/</guid></item><item><title>CO2 removal ‘gap’ shows countries ‘lack progress’ for 1.5°C warming limit</title><link>https://www.eco-business.com/news/co2-removal-gap-shows-countries-lack-progress-for-15c-warming-limit/</link><description>Plans to 'draw down' CO2 from the atmosphere – known as carbon dioxide removal (CDR) – 'fall short' of the quantities needed to limit global warming to 1.5°C above pre-industrial levels, new research warns.</description><pubDate>Thu, 09 May 2024 03:30:00 +0000</pubDate><guid>https://www.eco-business.com/news/co2-removal-gap-shows-countries-lack-progress-for-15c-warming-limit/</guid></item><item><title>Latin America approves plan for protecting environmental defenders</title><link>https://www.eco-business.com/news/latin-america-approves-plan-for-protecting-environmental-defenders/</link><description>Latin American and Caribbean countries approved a new action plan to protect environmental defenders in April.</description><pubDate>Thu, 09 May 2024 03:00:00 +0000</pubDate><guid>https://www.eco-business.com/news/latin-america-approves-plan-for-protecting-environmental-defenders/</guid></item><item><title>Many people are feeling ecological grief. 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