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14 September 2017

Dr Tiun Ling Ta, Seberang Perai Municipal Council Councillor (far left) moderates a panel discussion with Phee Boon Poh, chairman of Penang’s State Welfare, Caring Society and Environment Committee, Dato Maimunah bt. Mohd Sharif, Penang Island city council mayor and Dato Sr Haji Rozali bin Haji Mohamud, Seberang Perai Municipal Council president

Energy

Are vested interests slowing Malaysia’s shift to renewables?

tearing forests in tanjung puting national park borneo

Food & Agriculture

Palm oil giant FGV: We will ‘endeavor to rehabilitate’ peatlands in Borneo

Mickey and Minnie

Carbon & Climate

Microsoft, Disney among companies calculating carbon footprints - report

13 September 2017

young farmer with his father

Food & Agriculture

Much of the planet’s land severely degraded owing to increased consumption, UN warns

wind power in Xinjiang

Energy

Sci-tech innovation key to regional low-carbon growth

Leadership plenary at the International Green Building Conference 2017 held in Singapore

Green Buildings

When sustainability saved the city

solar plant in india

Policy & Finance

As climate threats grow clearer, risk-lowering investment is crucial - bankers

12 September 2017

Antarctic tern on an ice floe

Carbon & Climate

1°C rise has massive polar impact

singapore skyline

Green Buildings

People are less likely to fall sick in green buildings, study finds

coffee plants

Carbon & Climate

Coffee lovers and farmers will be hurt by warming planet - researchers

11 September 2017

tea deforestation in malaysia

Carbon & Climate

A lingering ‘legacy’: Deforestation warms climate more than expected

UN programme supports Mongolian herders

Policy & Finance

Hasten efforts to achieve sustainable global goals, urge UN officials

BYD Taxi

Transport

China on the road to eliminating fossil fuel vehicles

silicon can help store wind energy

Energy

Silicon fires up renewable energy revolution

8 September 2017

wind farm in remote city in China

Policy & Finance

Here's a tool to help companies stay ahead in changing carbon markets

markets for change campaigners

Manufacturing

Rupert Murdoch's Aussie papers linked to deforestation in Indonesia

ocean plastic

Waste

Binning the bag: Queensland gets tough on waste

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

Energy

For city economies to prosper, poor need clean power

7 September 2017

mumbai flooding

Carbon & Climate

Mumbai floods prompt calls for crackdown on India's urban sprawl

shanties in Dhaka

Policy & Finance

How developing cities can improve their finances and attract investment

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