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Carbon & Climate

Majority of Singaporeans aware of net zero concept, but less clear on national climate targets: study

Research finds that only 15 per cent of respondents know of the city-state's goal to achieve net zero emissions by 2050. Singaporeans also lack understanding of the types of action – for example, switching to a plant-based diet – that can bring about larger impact on cutting emissions.
Flooding in Mentakab Town central Pahang, Malaysia, in December 2021.

Carbon & Climate

Four Asean countries among the world’s top emitters at high risk of climate disaster

Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand and Vietnam are among 13 countries with a “clear overlap” of perpetuating global warming while also facing the harshest climate impacts, new research shows. Extreme heat is the most pervasive physical risk.
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Carbon & Climate

CO2 removal ‘gap’ shows countries ‘lack progress’ for 1.5°C warming limit

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.
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Cities

In South Asia, heat stress kills without a heatwave

Sweltering days found to increase mortality in three cities across India.

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8 May 2024

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Water

Can bottom trawling ever be sustainable?

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CSR

Eco-Business earns three finalist spots at SOPA journalism awards, including for video, infographics

7 May 2024

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Transport

Singapore Airlines purchases 1,000 tonnes of sustainable aviation fuel from Neste

6 May 2024

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Energy

ADB backs Indonesia with US$600 million new coal funding despite climate pledge: report

3 May 2024

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Manufacturing

Carbon pricing is seen as a 'way out' for the Malaysian steel industry to cut emissions

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Carbon & Climate

A decarbonising China needs to talk about justice

26 April 2024

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Carbon & Climate

Can climate lawsuits help to stop global warming?

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Waste

Philippine government split on joining coalition to cut plastic production: UN treaty participants

25 April 2024

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Carbon & Climate

Why isn’t China’s emissions growth slowing like its GDP?

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Carbon & Climate

Why does the EU want to quit the Energy Charter Treaty?

24 April 2024

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Policy & Finance

Q&A: Climate finance at World Bank and IMF spring meetings 2024

23 April 2024

Alibaba Xixi campus

Green Buildings

Cooling down urban campuses: Can AI do it in a sustainable way?

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Carbon & Climate

From gold to green: Can the Paris 2024 Olympics slash emissions?

17 April 2024

Manila Water’s Three-River System Masterplan

Policy & Finance

Indonesia and the Philippines contributed bulk of US$6.3 billion green investment hike in Southeast Asia

16 April 2024

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Carbon & Climate

Too much climate pessimism leads to people ‘lying flat’: Singapore’s president

11 April 2024

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Food & Agriculture

Recipes for sustainable food systems

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