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21 May 2020

A sea of plastic bottles. Image: Tom Page, CC BY-SA 2.0

Waste

Singapore postpones packaging reduction deadline for companies in light of Covid-19 disruption

20 May 2020

Martyn Tickner, Alliance to End Plastic Waste. Image: supplied

Waste

From plastic producer to pollution fighter: Martyn Tickner on the dilemma facing the war on waste

18 May 2020

sample of coronavirus

Carbon & Climate

Global push urged for Covid-19 vaccine could help climate too

14 May 2020

Coal power plant, Bangladesh

Energy

Bangladesh to double fossil fuel imports in coming decade as renewables lag behind

13 May 2020

An advertisement for Dove soap.

Corporate Responsibility

Unilever has pioneered sustainable business for the last decade. But has it done enough?

Hambantota Port Sri Lanka

Carbon & Climate

China enters a new low-sulphur shipping era

Antartica meltwater drains into oceans

Waste

Plastic waste now litters Antarctic shore

12 May 2020

Budhela in Delhi, India

Cities

'No man's land': Delhi's urban villages face uncertain future

11 May 2020

ABS-CBN shutdown

Policy & Finance

Why the shutdown of the Philippines’ largest TV network is a blow to environmental journalism

7 May 2020

plastic pollution Little Andaman in the Indian Ocean

Waste

Are microplastics ending up in biodiversity hotspots in the ocean?

tortoise eats plastic bag

Waste

How satellite imagery is helping to detect plastic pollution in the ocean

5 May 2020

Sahiwal coal power plant2

Energy

Shelving of huge BRI coal plant highlights overcapacity risk in Pakistan and Bangladesh

4 May 2020

RITM waste disposal

Waste

ADB: Coronavirus could leave major Southeast Asian cities with 1,000 extra tonnes of medical waste per day

2 May 2020

A Pepsi model lies amid other debris. Could plastic-using brands save the circular economy? Image: Eco-Business

Waste

As Covid-era recycling industry wilts, investments in Asia show how plastic polluters can save circular economy

29 April 2020

arctic

Carbon & Climate

North Pole may be clear water by mid-century

21 April 2020

Now some residents in northern India say they can see the snow-capped Himalayas 200 kilometres away for the first time in 30 years.

Carbon & Climate

Delhi, Mumbai, Seoul and Wuhan see record-breaking clear skies as Covid-19 lockdowns subdue air pollution

20 April 2020

coveralls made from eco-bag material

Waste

Eco-friendly gear: Southeast Asia finds ways to minimise waste during coronavirus outbreak

13 April 2020

Suralaya coal plant indonesia

Policy & Finance

Green groups decry South Korea’s bailout of coal power plant builder

6 April 2020

china coal5

Carbon & Climate

Fossil fuels add to world’s marine dead zones

Aveda products, promoted as using post-consumer recycled plastic.

Waste

Coronavirus-induced oil price plunge is hurting the circular economy for plastic

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