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Sophia the robot unveiled as the UNDP's Innovation Champion at the Responsible Business Forum in Singapore, 2017

Berita / Polisi & Kewangan

What does a lipstick-wearing robot mean for the SDGs?

...the SDGs is the role of the government, businesses could align themselves with the Goals to accelerate their progress. “To achieve the SDGs, business will have to implement change at scale. I don’t w...

24 Nov 2017

What does a lipstick-wearing robot mean for the SDGs?

Pendapat / Pembuatan

Modern slavery and exploitation: Who pays the price?

...these goods and services. These stay well-hidden to most of us on the consumer end. We need to wake up to horrors of modern-day slavery, says UK Prime Minister Theresa May recently. When we hear the w...

24 Nov 2017

Modern slavery and exploitation: Who pays the price?

Berita / Tenaga

Oil’s methane emissions higher than feared

...the amount previously estimated, according to a new scientific study. The reason for the discrepancy is simple. The author of the study − which also includes emissions of another gas, ethane − says it...

7 Feb 2017

Oil’s methane emissions higher than feared

Pendapat / Bandar-bandar

Making India's urban boom inclusive and sustainable

When the United Kingdom became the first country in the world to undergo large-scale urbanization in the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, the process transformed its economy and society. Toda...

22 Jan 2018

Making India's urban boom inclusive and sustainable

Berita / Pembuatan

Should we really be aiming for a circular economy?

...the extent to which the digesters are used depends on how convinced stallholders are that they should use them, and there are varying degrees of success across the different hawker centres. “The gover...

14 Jun 2017

Should we really be aiming for a circular economy?

Berita / Polisi & Kewangan

Experts explore sustainable infrastructure amid rapid development in Asia-Pacific

...the Asia-Pacific region. “When you look at the Asia-Pacific, what you see is that the vulnerability of the ecosystems and the biological diversity here is really higher than it is in any other major r...

24 Mei 2017

Experts explore sustainable infrastructure amid rapid development in Asia-Pacific

Solar panel on used for lighting village homes. Sri Lanka.

Pendapat / Tenaga

Meet the energy 'prosumer'

...the net amount of energy created or used by the customer determines whether they must pay the supplier or the supplier must pay them. Net metering, already commonplace around the world, represents the...

22 Nov 2017

Meet the energy 'prosumer'

Berita / Polisi & Kewangan

HSBC accused of breaking EU sanctions rules by co-financing Vietnam coal plant

...The first phase of the LongPhu1 coal plant is scheduled to be up and running next month, with a second phase, another 600 MW capacity, to be completed by May 2018. The plant, along with others in the ...

22 Nov 2017

HSBC accused of breaking EU sanctions rules by co-financing Vietnam coal plant

Pendapat / Karbon & Cuaca

Thank you for not driving: Climate change requires anti-smoking tactic

...when they inhale second-hand smoke. Now there are health hazards from another form of combustion. The health impacts of climate change are clear. So, perhaps it’s time to adapt the success of the camp...

21 Nov 2017

Thank you for not driving: Climate change requires anti-smoking tactic

Berita / Makanan & Pertanian

Protein risk for millions from rising CO2 emissions - study

...The effects of CO2 on protein levels are less pronounced in maize, sorghum and beans, the authors said. High CO2 levels in the atmosphere are also likely to cut the amount of iron in plants, Harvard r...

11 Ogo 2017

Protein risk for millions from rising CO2 emissions - study

Pendapat / Polisi & Kewangan

Poverty reduction efforts need to look beyond income and education

...the manifestations and causes of poverty differ, the humiliation that accompanies it is universal. Recent research conducted at the University of Oxford found that from China to the United Kingdom, pe...

21 Nov 2017

Poverty reduction efforts need to look beyond income and education

Pendapat / Karbon & Cuaca

6 ways to remove carbon pollution from the sky

...the power of photosynthesis to convert carbon dioxide in the air into carbon stored in wood and soils. Scientists say the carbon-removal potential for these measures in the United States alone is hund...

12 Sep 2018

6 ways to remove carbon pollution from the sky

Pendapat / Polisi & Kewangan

Finally, real action from big banks on deforestation

...when the marketplace is rejecting the practice. This has given rogue producers like Korindo hope that they can develop their own infrastructure to refine and export their deforestation commodities and...

12 Jun 2017

Finally, real action from big banks on deforestation

Video / Polisi & Kewangan

'Stand up for someone's rights today,' UN urges on Human Rights Day

...ther, they form the basis of resilient and cohesive societies rooted in inclusion, justice and the rule of law,” he said, noting that human rights are also at the heart of the work of the UN. The Univ...

12 Dis 2016

'Stand up for someone's rights today,' UN urges on Human Rights Day

Berita / Air

At start of World Water Week, UN Assembly President says water and sanitation goals need 'major push'

...the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) which were adopted by the 193 Members of the UN in September 2015, and which are guiding the work of the development efforts of the international community ...

29 Ogo 2017

At start of World Water Week, UN Assembly President says water and sanitation goals need 'major push'

Pendapat / Makanan & Pertanian

Peatlands matter for Indonesia, and globally

...therefore for mitigating climate change. For generations, peatlands have been the pulse and heartbeat of communities and their livelihoods. Sago, fish, latex and other goods generate income for these ...

22 Mei 2017

Peatlands matter for Indonesia, and globally

Berita / Bandar-bandar

‘Smart’ city report advises local leaders to plan ahead

...the Uraia Platform concludes in a recent report. The Impact of Smart Technologies in the Municipal Budget explores the many benefits — and potential missteps — that city leaders face when they impleme...

20 Feb 2017

‘Smart’ city report advises local leaders to plan ahead

Berita / Tenaga

Is Taiwan’s 20 per cent renewable energy target a political pipe dream?

...the private sector to increase the uptake of solar panels on rooftops in the land-scarce territory, and create a more robust market for Taiwanese renewables firms. The president told the audience of j...

19 Okt 2017

Is Taiwan’s 20 per cent renewable energy target a political pipe dream?

Dr Ma Jun, chairman of Green Finance Committee of China Society for Finance and Banking

Berita / Polisi & Kewangan

How China became a global leader in green finance

...the one hand, the government strengthens the compulsory enforcement and detailed standards for green buildings and on the other, financial regulators work with ministries and commissions to explore sp...

9 Apr 2018

How China became a global leader in green finance

Pendapat / Karbon & Cuaca

Singapore’s carbon tax – too small a step in the right direction?

...then the cost equation must make commercial sense i.e., the accelerated depreciation of the current system plus the new turbine depreciation plus the project cost less the negated cost of CO2 tax. The...

12 Sep 2017

Singapore’s carbon tax – too small a step in the right direction?

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UNEP warns of a 1.5°C overshoot. Philippine fishers are already paying the price

The world may eventually bring temperatures back below the Paris threshold, but fishers in Eastern Samar are already …
Pendapat / Karbon & Cuaca

Regional haze casts a pall on Asean’s influence

The return of smoke haze underscores a sobering reality: while Asean has policies designed to combat it, the …
Berita / Pembuatan

After EU deforestation exemption, leather industry seeks to rebuild trust

In July, the European Commission confirmed leather’s exclusion from the EU Deforestation Regulation (EUDR) — this week, the …
Berita / Tenaga

Can offshore wind protect the climate and ocean alike?

Offshore wind energy is on the rise. Many experts regard it as pivotal to building renewable energy grids …
Berita / Polisi & Kewangan

Can the Global South align the world’s carbon markets?

Brazil will chair a new body in an ambitious effort to align the world’s fragmented carbon markets – …
Berita / Gaya Hidup

Singapore’s sustainability challenge is no longer awareness, but action

Studio EB Moving Singaporeans from awareness to action will require more than information, says Singlife’s Head of Sustainability, Chia Ko …

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