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Petrochemicals lobby ‘spreading misinformation, false solutions’ as plastic treaty talks begin
The number of plastics industry participants at the latest round of negotiations has increased by 37 per cent. Lobbyists are pushing recycling as a remedy to the plastic crisis, which NGOs decry as a "false solution" and demand deep cuts in polymer production to meet climate goals. Some fear that a legally binding treaty is unlikely.
Fred Puckle Hobbs teams up with former Sea Green colleague Shreya Mallabadi to launch blue economy-focused sustainability communications consultancy Tathva.
Karbon & Iklim
New UN data platform highlights impacts of sand mining
The first-ever global data platform to map out dredging activities finds that the growing pace of marine sand extraction, driven by Asia, is nearing the natural sand replenishment rate needed to maintain vital marine ecosystems.
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Deep-sea mining not essential for the energy transition, say activists as extraction talks stall
Industrial-scale deep-sea mining has not been green-lit after negotiations over the rules for extraction stalled. A new study finds that repairing the seabed after mining it could cost up to US$5.7 million per square kilometre.
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The Nature Conservancy appoints founding Singapore director
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Kebijakan & Keuangan
Indonesia and World Economic Forum forge blue economy pact
5 Oktober 2022
Kebijakan & Keuangan
Wildlife Conservation Society appoints Pei Ya Boon to run Southeast Asia finance
15 Juli 2022
Kebijakan & Keuangan
FAO calls for ‘blue transformation’ as seafood production swells
6 Juli 2022
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Pangan & Agrikultur
Covid-19 exacerbated wage-related abuses in global fishing industry
29 April 2022
Kebijakan & Keuangan
Philippines' BDO Unibank first blue bond gets US$100 million investment from IFC
15 Februari 2022
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Berita / Manajemen Sampah
Singapore recycling firm Tay Paper set to close
The 34-year-old firm is under judicial management. It made a name for itself by recycling millions of red … -
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Berita / Energi
ADB backs Indonesia with US$600 million new coal funding despite climate pledge: report
A new study by civic society groups accuses the Asian Development Bank of indirectly financing coal power plants … -
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Berita / Kebijakan & Keuangan
Verra validated by carbon market watchdog after ‘significant’ procedural changes
The standards organisation accused of approving “worthless” credits last year got an endorsement for meeting the ICVCM's quality … -
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Berita / Manufaktur
Carbon pricing is seen as a ‘way out’ for the Malaysian steel industry to cut emissions
Investments from China are driving emissions-intensive steel production in Malaysia's steel sector. -
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Berita / Pangan & Agrikultur
Practising human rights due diligence in the palm oil industry
The United Nations Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights (UNGPs) defines HRDD as a process of identifying, … -
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Berita / Karbon & Iklim
Google appoints Spencer Low as first Asia Pacific sustainability head
The former SATS chief sustainability officer joins a company that aims to achieve net-zero emissions across its full …
