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Do Asian consumers care how clean energy is - as long as its cheap?

Energy

Will Asian consumers pay for clean energy?

Will people in price-sensitive Asia only buy clean energy if it's cheap? Eco-Business spoke to clean energy entrepreneurs about why consumer behaviour is lagging behind investment trends in Asia, and what can be done to persuade more people to switch to clean electricity.
Build up Nepal

Green Buildings

Five years after the earthquake, can Nepal rebuild sustainably?

The annual Ashden Awards highlight the world's next climate champions. One of them is Build up Nepal, a social enterprise that empowers female rural entrepreneurs to create jobs and rebuild Nepal's post-disaster infrastructure.
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Energy

China’s energy law could help address the Belt and Road’s climate impact

The draft bill is a step in the right direction, but falls short on screening the export of fossil fuel technologies.
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Cities

This vertical farm idea promotes beekeeping, aquaponics and algae production. Can it take off in Asia?

Instead of salad vegetables, French designer Nicolas Abdelkader’s Superfarm would produce a wide range of food such as honey, fish, insects and algae. The structure will be sited on water so as not to compete for land in cities.

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7 April 2020

India Gate war memorial in New Delhi, India

Cities

Delhi's push to modernise threatens iconic sites, public space

5 April 2020

Tan Szue Hann is, among other roles, chairman of sustainability for Singapore Institute of Architects. He says students need to be aware that "they do have agency in contributing towards environmental sustainability." Image: Tann Szue Hann

Green Buildings

How I got here... architect and green building advocate, Tan Szue Hann

3 January 2020

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CSR

Meet the Eco-Business A-Listers: Esther An, CDL's ubiquitous partnership builder

11 October 2019

The bamboo house designed by Earl Patrick Forlales, which won the Cities of the Future competition in 2019.

Green Buildings

Mythbusting: How green are these green building solutions?

2 October 2019

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Cities

Future or fantasy: Are floating cities the next stage of Singapore's urban development?

20 June 2019

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Green Buildings

Smart and sustainable, but are these green buildings secure?

3 April 2019

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Cities

To engineer sustainable cities, engineer social behaviour

28 March 2019

The view from Crane Tower in Wuhan, China

Cities

Can China’s 'sponge cities' work in other countries?

31 January 2019

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Green Buildings

National University of Singapore welcomes its first net-zero building

2 January 2019

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The top 10 most read stories of 2018

16 November 2018

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Lifestyle

Wonderfruit 2018 to inspire sustainability through architecture

22 October 2018

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Cities

What does a sustainable city mean to Singapore's youth?

2 October 2018

Can smart technology make cities better place for the elderly?

Green Buildings

How can smart buildings help an ageing Asia?

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Green Buildings

Green bonds and green buildings—the perfect match?

1 October 2018

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Green Buildings

5 ways green buildings are good for your health

26 September 2018

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Green Buildings

Singapore puts health at the heart of green buildings

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