When Jessica Cheam first started Eco-Business back in 2009, she felt a bit like the scientists in the 2021 Netflix apocalyptic satire, Don’t Look Up. In the film, the two characters played by Leonardo DiCaprio and Jennifer Lawrence warn authorities about a comet heading towards Earth but no one took them seriously.
“I felt that way about climate change and sustainability when I was reporting about energy as a journalist. Why was no one talking about such important issues, especially in Asia, the most rapidly developing region bearing the brunt of climate change? I felt that