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Second panel at Unlocking capital for sustainability

...carbon economy, but are not yet themselves low-carbon] as a lighter shade of green,” said Martijn Hoogerwerf, director of sustainable finance at ING Bank Asia Pacific. Though promising, “the taxonomy ...

11 Dis 2019

An e-jeepney in the Philippines. A growing movement is underway to electrify Southeast Asia's transport. Image: Eco-Business

Southeast Asian cities are among the most congested and polluted in the world. Hanoi and Jakarta have overtaken Beijing in a global ranking of the world's most polluted cities, as the Southeast Asia's...

2 Apr 2020

Be part of a user-generated time capsule documentary addressed to the future

New multimedia documentary asks you to imagine and predict the future using AI. Everyone wants to know what our post-pandemic world will look like — and if we will use this moment to reset our ...

1 Sep 2020

Singaporeans protest against government inaction on climate change

...carbon emissions target—to reduce its carbon intensity by 36 per cent from 2005 levels by 2030, and reach peak emissions by 2030—as insufficient. Singapore’s climate policies have been rated as “highl...

23 Sep 2019

...carbonise its transport sector, Singapore will need to roll out charging stations much faster than it currently does. Edgare Kerkwijk, managing director, Urban Renewables “Nobody is going to buy an E...

15 Jan 2021

...carbon emissions. "Previously, we used to survive on rainwater," said Shah, a teacher and secretary of a local women's development group. "The land used to be barren, as water couldn't be lifted from ...

30 Mar 2020

...carbonising freight and passenger shipping could keep 1.8 GtCO2e out of the atmosphere annually by 2050. Increasing the protection and restoration of “blue carbon” ecosystems – mangroves, seagrasses a...

24 Sep 2019

...carbon footprint. The new trading platform, which is to kick off this year, builds on Power Ledger’s existing partnership with BCPG. In the first phase, RECs will be generated by four parties already ...

31 Ogo 2020

A coal-fired power station on Lamma Island, Hong Kong. Image: Robin Hicks/Eco-Business

...carbon economies, market forces will drive finance towards sustainable investments. Regula Schegg, managing director, Asia, Circulate Capital Regula Schegg, MD, Asia, Circulate Capital Particularly ...

6 Mar 2020

The Atlantic: the driving force behind ocean circulation and our taste for cod

...carbon dioxide levels and resulting ocean acidification disrupt marine food chains? How will a warmer ocean affect circulation and hurricane intensity? What we do know is that the Atlantic’s winds, cu...

29 Dis 2020

...carbon, the University of London (UOL) noted in its first version of the Zero Carbon Estates Handbook released on July 15. The guidebook aims to help its counterparts across the United Kingdom and Ire...

6 Ogo 2019

Civic society campaign protests against Samsung's proposed construction of the Vung Ang 2 coal-fired power station in Vietnam.

News that electronics giant Samsung's construction arm could be building a controversial coal-fired power station in Vietnam has surprised environmentalists, and prompted a campaign that highlights th...

12 Ogo 2020

...carbon economy, said Hailin Pek, director of Singapore-based non-profit Zero Waste SG. This is because imparting knowledge about environmental ills sensitises students to the need to address them thro...

3 Mar 2020

New WWF analysis reveals the possibility of freeing at least 7800 km of rivers in the region from unnecessary and environmentally harmful barriers

The study demonstrates the massive potential of barrier removal to restore free-flowing rivers and nature in the Green Heart of Europe. WWF’s new Potential of Barrier Removal to Reconnect Europ...

21 Apr 2021

The National University of Singapore School of Design & Environment's new Net Zero Energy Building in Kent Ridge

...carbon energy system works; while social sciences (soft science) provide the knowledge on how the policies and human behaviours can drive the transition into a low-carbon society. The present curricu...

26 Nov 2019

Dr Wai-Chan Chan, MD, Consumer Goods Forum

The Consumer Goods Forum, an industry body that aims to drive sustainability through the consumer goods industry, has appointed an Asia Pacific specialist as its new managing director. Dr Wai-Chan Cha...

17 Apr 2020

K-pop for the planet: Fans of South Korean stars take up climate activism

From petitioning to save forests to raising cash for disaster victims, a growing army of K-pop fans worldwide has emerged as the latest force in the global fight against climate change. Young and tech...

5 Feb 2021

In 1939, a population of orangutans was found in the Batang Toru jungle in South Tapanuli on the Indonesian island of Sumatra. They were thought to be Sumatran orangutangs, but in 2017 scientists disc...

27 Okt 2020

...carbon emissions would help push the global temperature rise to well beyond 2C. Trump has made a name for himself as a vigorous opponent to environmental protection, steadily rolling back conservation...

4 Dis 2019

More people around the world are game for greener products and services, but only if the switch doesn’t hit their pockets or require too much time and effort, new public opinion research shows. This c...

13 Okt 2020

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