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The Puerto Rico Army National Guard clearing the roads after Hurricane Maria

Pendapat / Tenaga

Why solar 'microgrids' are not a cure-all for Puerto Rico's power woes

...renewables contracts and purchase more renewable energy. In April 2017 PREPA issued a new financial plan with starkly grim prospects: a $4 billion maintenance backlog, the loss of fully one-quarter of...

9 Nov 2017

Why solar 'microgrids' are not a cure-all for Puerto Rico's power woes

Berita / Tenaga

New plane can show geoengineering works

Nobody knows for sure whether we shall ever see if geoengineering works. But now somebody knows how to do it. Engineers have designed an aircraft that could lift a cargo of sulphur dioxide to an altit...

27 Nov 2018

New plane can show geoengineering works

Berita / Air

Thirsty Singapore taps into innovation to secure its water future

...renewable energy mean PUB thinks it can halve its desalination power needs and make sure more of the energy is clean. Water independence? Today, the possibility that Singapore could become totally se...

10 Jun 2019

Thirsty Singapore taps into innovation to secure its water future

Berita / Tenaga

Cities can go completely renewable — and here’s how

...renewable energy feels even more distant to many US municipal leaders following President Donald Trump’s controversial decision to pull out of the Paris climate agreement. Enter the Global 100% Renewa...

3 Jul 2017

Cities can go completely renewable — and here’s how

Berita / Bandar-bandar

The top 5 cities stories in 2017

...renewable energy 3. Tackling air pollution Air pollution climbed to 12 times the normal levels in New Delhi in November, one of the worst levels recorded since 1999. The Indian Medical Association de...

28 Dis 2017

The top 5 cities stories in 2017

Berita / Karbon & Cuaca

From Asia to Antarctica: Eco-Business joins expedition to uncover climate change threats

...renewable energy, sustainable infrastructure to more sustainable diets and consumption—but these solutions are not being scaled up fast enough… In Antarctica, I hope to chronicle the impact of climate...

24 Feb 2018

From Asia to Antarctica: Eco-Business joins expedition to uncover climate change threats

Pendapat / Air

Water stress threatens nearly half the world’s thermal power plant capacity

...renewable energy as the greatest threat facing fossil fuel power plants. New WRI research finds that the real threat may be water. When we overlaid areas of current water scarcity with existing power ...

17 Apr 2018

Water stress threatens nearly half the world’s thermal power plant capacity

Pendapat / Polisi & Kewangan

The rising tide of regulations on business and human rights: Could Asia be next?

The growing movement on business and human rights is hard to miss. We’ve come a long way since 2010, when the voluntary United Nations Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights (UNGPs) ended yea...

13 Feb 2019

The rising tide of regulations on business and human rights: Could Asia be next?

Berita / Sisa Kumbahan

Are bioplastics better for the environment than conventional plastics?

...renewable sources. The resulting bioplastics are chemically identical to their fossil counterparts. PET, for example — short for polyethylene terephthalate, which is the stuff most bottles are made of...

17 Jul 2019

Are bioplastics better for the environment than conventional plastics?

Rabobank Asia Pacific headquarters in Singapore

Berita / Polisi & Kewangan

Rabobank sustainability chief: We need to weed out green bonds greenwash

...renewables. Others are not. In the short term, coal may be very profitable. But we do not think that coal is a winning game in the long run. This may be a cliché, but we want to be part of the solutio...

23 Apr 2019

Rabobank sustainability chief: We need to weed out green bonds greenwash

Pendapat / Karbon & Cuaca

How to build a climate resilient Asia beyond COP23

...renewable energy, with China, Japan and India ramping up investments in electric vehicles. The rapidly decreasing costs of wind and solar power generation, for example, suggests that regional consumpt...

28 Nov 2017

How to build a climate resilient Asia beyond COP23

Berita / Tenaga

Record 'green' energy capacity added in 2016 as cost for renewables plunges

...renewables. [The] withdrawal of the United States from the Paris Agreement is unfortunate. But the renewables train has already left the station and those who ignore renewables' central role in climat...

8 Jun 2017

Record 'green' energy capacity added in 2016 as cost for renewables plunges

Berita / Karbon & Cuaca

The financial case against coal power in Indonesia

...renewable energy costs have come down drastically. Renewables are forcing utility policy makers and regulators around the world to rethink the way the electricity sector is structured. Yulanda Chung, ...

7 Sep 2017

The financial case against coal power in Indonesia

Berita / Bandar-bandar

Can Qatar's low-carbon city show a greener Middle East future?

During Doha's sweltering summers, when temperatures can hit 45 degrees Celsius and steamy humidity makes the air feel even hotter, museum manager Fahad Al-Turky tends to drive a lot and stay mainly in...

4 Mar 2019

Can Qatar's low-carbon city show a greener Middle East future?

Pendapat / Polisi & Kewangan

Green finance? Why global banks are pledging billions to fight climate change

...renewable energy and to reducing its funding of coal projects. HSBC is following a growing trend among investment banks which includes a US$200 billion funding commitment from JP Morgan Chase, the acq...

13 Nov 2017

Green finance? Why global banks are pledging billions to fight climate change

solar panels for kirribilli house australia

Berita / Karbon & Cuaca

Climate inaction has cost Australia 'thousands of jobs and billions of dollars'

...renewable energy—about US$241 billion was invested in renewables last year alone, roughly double the money channelled into fossil fuels—Australia has paid a heavy price for its reluctance to encourage...

15 Sep 2017

Climate inaction has cost Australia 'thousands of jobs and billions of dollars'

Pendapat / Karbon & Cuaca

Putting a price on rainforests

...renewable energy – should be applauded. But no matter how clean and efficient renewable energy sources may be, they will never fully mitigate the climatic effects that are bringing more hurricanes lik...

10 Nov 2017

Putting a price on rainforests

Subrata Barman (far left) of International Finance Corporation fields a heated question from the audience about the criteria for awarding loans at Unlocking Solar Capital Asia. Image: Eco-Business

Berita / Polisi & Kewangan

Frustration at 'opaque' development banks boils over at solar energy event

...renewable energy investments in Asia this year have included a US$125 million stake in New Delhi-based renewable energy developer Hero Future Energies to fund the construction of solar and wind plants...

9 Okt 2017

Frustration at 'opaque' development banks boils over at solar energy event

Berita / Tenaga

Crowdfunded solar panels aim to supercharge business in Africa

...renewable energy, said Abe Cambridge, The Sun Exchange's CEO. Investors can use anything from credit cards to cryptocurrencies such as bitcoin to buy solar cells, with transactions managed via blockch...

16 Okt 2018

Crowdfunded solar panels aim to supercharge business in Africa

Berita / Tenaga

Powering ahead to solve Southeast Asia’s energy challenges

...renewable energy capabilities. Indonesia has pledged to reach 19 per cent renewable energy production by 2019, while Myanmar, a land rich in natural gas, is aiming for 15 to 20 per cent renewable ener...

18 Jul 2017

Powering ahead to solve Southeast Asia’s energy challenges

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This year’s haze is set to cost Singapore more than 2015’s S$1.83 billion. Who pays for the losses?

Economists suggest the 2026 haze will cost Singapore more than the 2015 episode, while other estimates state that …
Berita / Air

Concerns raised as data centres go underwater in China

A Chinese firm is deploying data servers to the sea for natural cooling. Experts say more information on …
Berita / Tanggugjwab Sosial Korporat

Singapore widens haze crackdown to Kalimantan, targeting 10 Indonesian firms

Singapore has targeted 10 Indonesian companies under its haze law in four days; three of them supply Asia …
Berita / Karbon & Cuaca

AI wildfire platform seeks Indonesia partnerships as regional haze worsens

Earthshot Prize finalist Satellites on Fire uses AI, satellite imagery and ground data to detect blazes earlier, and …
Berita / Polisi & Kewangan

Philippine president orders creation of carbon market framework

The framework’s contribution to Philippine climate ambition remains uncertain, as the country’s updated pledge lacks clarity on how …
Berita / Polisi & Kewangan

Asean turns to World Bank to close clean energy, climate adaptation financing gaps

Southeast Asian finance ministers seek private capital, guarantees and technical support as region faces costly energy transition and …

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