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Producers must register their products for the Beverage Container Return Scheme from 1 April

Waste

Singapore offers grants to drinks producers to offset polluter-pays scheme costs

But some producers question whether the S$2,500 grant will be sufficient to offset the costs of the scheme, which a minister said on Tuesday would not be subject to further delays and go live on 1 April.
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Cities

How is the Chinese public engaging in climate adaptation?

While government message boards and NGOs are growing in importance, community self-organising remains crucial.
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Energy

High costs, higher risks: Can the Philippines power its data centre hub ambitions?

The Philippines’ ambition to become a data centre hub is running up against high electricity prices and a coal-heavy grid.
Chao Praya River, Bangkok, Thailand

Cities

Bangkok, Vientiane choke as hazardous haze pushes air pollution beyond health limits

PM2.5 levels in Thailand’s capital and Laos’ largest city climb to unhealthy and hazardous ranges, prompting emergency measures and renewed calls for regional action on seasonal haze.

All Cities News

15 January 2026

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Carbon & Climate

Why developing countries oppose the EU's carbon border tax

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Energy

Toyota Tsusho to build Japan’s first wind-powered data centre in Hokkaido

14 January 2026

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Transport

Malaysia to procure over 1,000 electric buses nationwide in green push

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Energy

Analysis: Coal power drops in China and India for first time in 52 years after clean-energy records

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Cities

LGBTQ+ rights in 2026: What to expect around the world

12 January 2026

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Waste

Cebu landfill collapse underscores Philippines’ failed waste management system, say environmentalists

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Manufacturing

China’s clean tech charm offensive wins Global South hearts and minds

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Energy

Floating solar has large-scale renewable potential in Malaysia, but challenges remain

9 January 2026

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Carbon & Climate

El Niño will cost $35 trillion by 2100 as planet warms, study warns

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Carbon & Climate

Singapore’s 2025 marked by climate extremes as heat stress days rose

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Carbon & Climate

Analysis: World’s biggest historic polluter – the US – is pulling out of UN climate treaty

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Energy

China’s wind farms can protect migratory birds, if well placed

7 January 2026

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Policy & Finance

Q&A: Five key climate questions for China’s next ‘five-year plan’

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Energy

Robin Pho joins Tsao Pao Chee Group to lead new energy transition business

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Carbon & Climate

Explainer: The latest science on ocean acidification

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Carbon & Climate

Analysis: What are the causes of recent record-high global temperatures?

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