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Berita / Polisi & Kewangan

Indonesia calls on palm oil industry, obscured by secrecy, to remain opaque

...the government. National security pretext The issuance of the letter, from the office of the coordinating minister for the economy, is the latest apparent response by Indonesia to the European Commiss...

22 Mei 2019

Indonesia calls on palm oil industry, obscured by secrecy, to remain opaque

Berita / Makanan & Pertanian

Mounting protest over new Indonesian palm oil bill as legislators press on

...the need for the bill, since it overlaps with existing laws. Soebagyo replied that the ministers had not seen the latest draft of the bill, dated July 13, and that the House would press on. Perhaps th...

26 Jul 2017

Mounting protest over new Indonesian palm oil bill as legislators press on

Berita / Pengangkutan

Survey offers ideas for luring drivers out of their cars

...The firm recently revealed its findings in a report called “The customer experience of urban travel.” The report underscores the difficulty of weaning people who can afford to own cars away from them....

28 Jun 2017

Survey offers ideas for luring drivers out of their cars

Pendapat / Polisi & Kewangan

Sustainability starts with 'why' in Asia

...these changes—the trend is set and irreversible. Competitive advantage will be gained by proactive companies that recognize the direction of the changes and can adapt to the new legal environment. T...

9 Jul 2018

Sustainability starts with 'why' in Asia

Berita / Karbon & Cuaca

Natural gas can't help curb climate change

...ther investment in gas production is both unnecessary and damaging to the climate, they may lock themselves into emissions that they cannot afford to make. The report, Foot off the Gas, is published b...

27 Jun 2017

Natural gas can't help curb climate change

Pendapat / Sisa Kumbahan

Supermarkets tackle the waste problem

...the waste problem? We take a look at some of the main companies making changes. Tesco One of the biggest grocery stores in the UK has taken a step in the right direction to help battle the wastage pro...

12 Apr 2018

Supermarkets tackle the waste problem

Pendapat / Makanan & Pertanian

Winners and losers from the EU's proposed ban on palm oil

...ther vegetable oils could enter the market niche that the import ban would be offering, and they will most likely use that chance. And there is the danger that these new market opportunities will indu...

8 Jul 2018

Winners and losers from the EU's proposed ban on palm oil

Baby of unspecified gender cools off in Bishan Park

Berita / Air

How reconnecting with nature can help us cope with floods

...ther industry experts examining the impact, attitudes and action on climate change in Southeast Asia. The conversation was part of the launch of a whitepaper on Flood Controls in Southeast Asia by Gru...

28 Ogo 2017

How reconnecting with nature can help us cope with floods

Berita / Karbon & Cuaca

Experts seek ways to mitigate environmental impacts of infrastructure boom in Asia Pacific

...The figure is double the amount spent annually at present. “We have to engage with and talk to them,” Laurance said of backers like the ADB. “They really want to know how to avoid disasters because th...

11 Okt 2017

Experts seek ways to mitigate environmental impacts of infrastructure boom in Asia Pacific

Pike Place Public Market in Seattle, Washington

Pendapat / Makanan & Pertanian

How a tiny portion of the world's oceans could help meet global seafood demand

...the most productive areas, the oceans could theoretically produce the same amount of seafood that is currently caught by all of the world’s wild-caught fisheries, using less than 0.015 per cent of the...

11 Sep 2017

How a tiny portion of the world's oceans could help meet global seafood demand

pay-as-you-go solar powered home in Uttar Pradesh

Berita / Tenaga

For city economies to prosper, poor need clean power

...the under-served really will enhance the environment and the economy for the whole city. It's only when everyone in the city has dependable energy that the city will thrive," said the report co-author...

8 Sep 2017

For city economies to prosper, poor need clean power

Pendapat / Polisi & Kewangan

Filling the gender gap on asset ownership data

...their bargaining power is limited when it comes to selling these two types of assets. The data suggest that many women in these countries still face cultural, social, and/or legal barriers that put th...

30 Okt 2017

Filling the gender gap on asset ownership data

Pendapat / Karbon & Cuaca

Canada takes the lead on methane emissions

...When Canada hosts the G7 summit in June, its leaders will have an opportunity to advance this agenda; they must take it. If the world is to meet the temperature targets of the Paris accord and slow th...

10 Mei 2018

Canada takes the lead on methane emissions

Berita / Karbon & Cuaca

More reflectivity can cool the world

...the albedo of the land and the cities: albedo is the climate scientist’s word for the reflectivity of ocean, ice, desert or forest. What the researchers found was that the higher the temperatures, the...

20 Feb 2018

More reflectivity can cool the world

Pendapat / Polisi & Kewangan

Bringing gender equality to global public health

...the health sector. But a recent report by the advocacy and accountability group Global Health 50/50 shows otherwise. In fact, the report, which reviewed 140 organisations working in the global health ...

10 Mei 2018

Bringing gender equality to global public health

A collector sifts through plastic waste in Indonesia

Pendapat / Pembuatan

Seaweed, Indonesia's answer to the global plastic crisis

...the rise in the production of plastic now and in the future. The plastic industry is huge and is expected to continue expanding. In 2014, the plastic packaging industry was valued at US$270 billion an...

8 Jun 2018

Seaweed, Indonesia's answer to the global plastic crisis

Pendapat / Bandar-bandar

Kerala’s monsoon: Lessons from recent floods in India

...The runways of the Mumbai airport have been built over the Mithi river, and the airport is located on a reclaimed pond. One of the runways of the Chennai airport extends over the Adyar river, affectin...

27 Ogo 2018

Kerala’s monsoon: Lessons from recent floods in India