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UN Environment Programme (UNEP)
UNEP, partners ramp up efforts to address major methane leaks as UN chief urges rapid cuts
The UN Environment Programme (UNEP) and Bloomberg Philanthropies today announced efforts to help countries raise their response rate to major methane leaks around the world to 80 per cent by …
Changi General Hospital
Changi General Hospital becomes Singapore’s first desflurane-free hospital
The milestone elimination of desflurane is part of CGH’s coordinated hospital-wide journey to embed sustainability practices into everyday …
United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP)
Why ‘good’ energy transition reforms do not succeed, and how behavioural insights can help
Launched in Thailand in 2019, the People’s Solar Power Campaign set an ambitious goal: generating 100 MWh from …
Climate Finance Asia
New report identifies real barriers to coal retirement in Indonesia
Study finds that PPA lock-in, audit risk, and fragmented authority, not just financing, are blocking early coal-fired power …
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24 May 2026
UN Environment Programme
Climate action key to affordable housing, but buildings decarbonisation stalls
21 May 2026
The Institute for Environment and Sustainability, Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy, NUS
Powering Asean: Why grid ambition needs bankable transmission
5 May 2026
UN Environment Programme (UNEP)
New regional partnerships to drive joint environmental action in Central Asia
UN Environment Programme (UNEP)
Satellite methane alerts expanded to coal and waste sectors, UNEP announces
21 April 2026
15 April 2026
Asian Clean Fuels Association (ACFA)
Cleaner air now starts with fuel
12 April 2026
31 March 2026
UN Environment Programme (UNEP)
Food waste in focus as the world marks the International Day of Zero Waste
26 February 2026
United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP)
United Nations launches Energy Transition for Green Growth and Prosperity initiative to accelerate just, country-led transitions in Southeast Asia
19 February 2026
British International Investment
British International Investment exceeds US$1 billion climate commitment in India
16 February 2026
UN Environment Programme (UNEP)
Global cooperation delivered environmental gains in 2025: UNEP report
12 February 2026
Institute for Environment and Sustainability, Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy, NUS
Bankable pathways to scale Asean power integration
5 January 2026
UN Environment Programme (UNEP)
US$52.8 million in new GEF support to boost UNEP-led environmental initiatives worldwide
3 December 2025
Plastics Industry Development Center
Breaking tradition, SECAO cacao shell fabric leads the way in sustainable circular economy
19 November 2025
UN Environment Programme (UNEP)
Ministers urge decisive methane action as global report shows progress, warns of gaps
15 November 2025
UN Environment Programme (UNEP)
Amid rising heat, sustainable cooling can slash emissions and save trillions of dollars
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