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Karbon & Iklim
Call to halt sale of synthetic refrigerants
Newly identified long-term environmental and health risks have prompted calls to immediately stop synthetic refrigerants being phased in to tackle global heating, and replace them with natural refrigerants only.
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14 billion appliances could be needed by 2050: Why cooling must be a part of post-pandemic recovery
Amid rising temperatures, cooling technologies will be needed to protect people from heatwaves and keep vaccines and food fresh. Climate-friendly cooling could help humanity avoid 0.4°C of global warming by 2100, say the United Nations and International Energy Agency.
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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 / 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 … -
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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, …
