APAC Weekly

APAC Weekly

Asia-Pacific's global network focuses on the key sectors driving sustainable future economies. Our fact-based storytelling showcases thought-leadership in science, innovation, technology, finance and cities.

Episodes

February 10, 2024 26 mins

In this episode: The planet is warming faster than most of us think  |  Ranking countries by their energy sustainability  |  How climate change is affecting whales  |  Why future leaders will go back to the past  | 

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In this episode: Tackling economic growth and the environmental damage it creates  |  Malaysia leading the way on ESG reporting  |  A vision for defence in space  |  How social media cut air pollution  | 

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January 9, 2024 26 mins

In this episode: New insights into the speed of global warming  |  A world-leading energy expert shares her vision  |  How whales are being impacted by our changing climate  |  How cybernetics will shape future leaders | 

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September 14, 2023 25 mins

In this episode: Global expert's opinion on the future of energy  |  What's next for  FinTech?  |  Did COVID make us more sustainability conscious?  |  Solving the social housing dilemma | 

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April 14, 2023 27 mins

In this episode:  Next-generation nanotechnology  |  The geopolitics of space  |  Brisbane 2032 already planning Olympic legacy  |  Overcoming the stigma of obesity  | 

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April 7, 2023 26 mins

In this episode:  Mining's role in a sustainable future  |  Are electric cars the answer?  |  The psychology of climate change denial  |  India's agricultural transformation  |  Indonesia's green industry megaproject  |  

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March 12, 2023 25 mins

In this episode:  Every nation ranked for its 'greenness'  |  How the pandemic redefined work  |  Insights into the lives of early South East Asians  |  Global search for Stolen Generation art  |  Bangladesh seeks first trade agreement  | 

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February 6, 2023 25 mins

In this episode:  Why urban farming is going to be essential  |  How AI will control the next pandemic  |  Ancient fossil find rewrites human evolution  |  Should we be concerned about facial recognition  |  

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January 30, 2023 26 mins

In this episode:  The World Energy Council's global sustainability report  |  Did comets smash into earth to create our continents  |  How do Asia-Pacific cities rate in the worldwide urban cycling transition  |  The true scale of achieving net zero emissions  |  

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January 14, 2023 25 mins

In this episode: Academics try to understand extremism  |  Regional tensions at sea   |  Future of healthcare in the Asia-Pacific  |   What COVID taught town planners  | 

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January 4, 2023 26 mins

In this episode: Nano satellite industry taking off  |  How cities affect our health  |  The future of fossil fuels  |   Laos electrifies its transport   |   

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December 20, 2022 26 mins

In this episode: Vietnam's strengthening trade position  |  Australia's bold energy opportunity  |  Economics of the second space  |   Rise of the virtual influencers

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November 27, 2022 26 mins

In this episode: The future of drone technology  |  Australia's diplomatic reset with Indonesia  |  The reality of what it will take to decarbonise  |  Taiwan's impact on global microchip supplies

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November 6, 2022 25 mins

In this episode: Do the economics of ESG add up?  |  Indonesia's new capital city, Nusantara  |  25 years since the Hong Kong handover  |  The 'weaponising' of space  |  How data science is transforming our world.

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October 20, 2022 12 mins

Singapore embarked on its sustainability vision by necessity and as a consequence, it has become Asia’s 2050 net zero benchmark. 
APAC Network speaks with the Nation’s Minister for Sustainability and the Environment, Grace Fu, about the journey toward Asia-Pacific’s best practice.

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October 17, 2022 13 mins

Stakeholder capitalism is becoming increasingly prevalent and investors are also prioritizing ESG metrics into their decision-making. 
We talk to two leaders in Board Advisory about the growing importance of governance in the race to net-zero.

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October 17, 2022 10 mins

As the net-zero reality takes hold, the skills required to power its momentum are in hot-demand. We speak to one of the world’s leading universities about how it is attracting, supporting and educating the leaders of tomorrow.

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October 17, 2022 11 mins

Data centers are one of the planet’s largest energy users and consequently, they face one of the toughest challenges to decarbonize as the world’s digital transformation escalates. 
Equinix executives discuss the carbon-neutral journey.

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October 9, 2022 12 mins

Almost every nation on earth signed up to the Paris agreement but how many are taking the meaningful action required to meet the UN’s sustainability goals? Esteemed universities Yale and Columbia joined forces to find out.

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October 9, 2022 15 mins

Transport of people and goods accounts for almost one-quarter of the world’s energy-related greenhouse gas emissions making change in the sector crucial to meeting global net-zero targets. How can the industry navigate its way forward?

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