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A new recipe for instant noodles: One man’s quest to transform comfort food, and help the planetSingapore
A new recipe for instant noodles: One man’s quest to transform comfort food, and help the planet
He spent a big part of his career developing calorie-laden snacks. Now, entrepreneur Christoph Langwallner is reinventing instant noodles in his quest to promote sustainable agriculture and provide more nutritious comfort food. -
Fast pandemic response could tackle climate crisisSocieties worldwide are changing overnight to meet the coronavirus threat. The climate crisis should match the rapid pandemic response.
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As coronavirus forces lockdowns, city dwellers head to parksWith lockdown measures in cities across the world, residents are often still allowed to exercise outside as long as they keep safe distance from others. -
Covid-19: Compound growth could kill us — or make us strongerThe power of compound growth has long been recognised as essential to economic development. But in both the Covid-19 pandemic and the slower-moving climate crisis, this same mathematical force is cutting the other way, revealing dangerous shortcomings in how we manage externalities.
Lifestyle Opinion
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Who should lead the fight for global justice?– From poverty to climate change, people caused today's most pressing challenges, people are being harmed by them, and people can address them. The problem is that the people with the most power to address global problems are often not only the same people who helped to cause them, but also are among the last to be harmed by them. -
Can the coronavirus give us hope in tackling climate change?– The climate crisis is similar to the coronavirus outbreak which has disrupted lives and entire economies. But why has the reaction been different?
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Stimulating the economy sustainably after coronavirus– Government spending should incentivise consumption of public goods and services, not investment in big infrastructure and heavy industry, write Yao Zhe and Wu Yixiu.
Lifestyle Videos
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Cutting meat, food waste and plastic: The sustainability trials of Asia's biggest healthy-eating chain
CSR
Cutting meat, food waste and plastic: The sustainability trials of Asia's biggest healthy-eating chain
– As Singapore-based salad bar chain SaladStop! marks its 10th anniversary, co-owner Katherine Desbaillets talks to Eco-Business about phasing out meat, food waste and single-use packaging, and dealing with customers who refuse to pay 10 cents for a plastic bag. -
Indigenous tribe in Indonesia wins land rights amid growing recognition of their role in climate fight
Carbon & Climate
Indigenous tribe in Indonesia wins land rights amid growing recognition of their role in climate fight
– Around the world, indigenous people have historically suffered from abuse and rights violations, despite being critical to forest conservation. This tribe in West Kalimantan, Indonesia, just won rights over its land after a 40-year struggle. Are governments waking up to the reality that indigenous groups could lead the battle against climate change? -
Eco-Business releases Arctic Awakening– Produced and directed by Eco-Business managing editor Jessica Cheam and video journalist Fraser Morton, who journeyed to Norway earlier this year, the documentary has played to thousands of visitors at Marina Bay Sands’ ArtScience museum since its premiere on 4 October.
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Australian media outlet launches 'honest government ad' on climate change– We're screwed, claims a government parody ad, as politicians drag their heels on climate change. Taking a shot at the Australian government, the video exposes the absurdity of longstanding political inaction to address the climate crisis and puts out a not-so-subtle call for collective action.
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