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Following a revision to significantly tighten the energy efficiency requirements for a Green Mark certification scheme from November, almost 73 per cent of currently certified office buildings in Singapore could now be 'off the mark'.

17 Dec 2021

International Criminal Court

As proliferating disasters starkly demonstrate, severe damage to the environment is a crime against everyone. Rather than leave it to regulation by individual states, the International Criminal Court should recognise “ecocide” as an international crime.

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Bamboo is a surprisingly effective carbon sink and is being promoted by the government as a uniquely Chinese solution to climate change.

Sekisui House

A Japanese home builder and an Italian seafood company show what it means to make real progress towards sustainability, and offer lessons on how corporations can manage the gargantuan task.

17 August 2020

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15 June 2020

labourers in Nepal river

8 May 2020

sand mining in Tapti

22 April 2020

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9 March 2020

6 February 2020

London Heathrow Airport

4 February 2020

24 January 2020

hotel carbon footprint

7 January 2020

typhoon Philippines

5 November 2019

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22 August 2019

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6 August 2019

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12 April 2019

31 January 2019

Sunny Bangchak solar farm in Thailand

7 November 2018

Coal fired power plant along the Chambal River in Rajasthan

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