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As climate change takes its toll, world leaders call for adaptationA new global initiative led by former UN secretary-general Ban Ki-moon aims to help the world adapt to the fallout from a changing climate. -
Asia’s climate arsenal: are biofuels back?Biofuels will dominate future growth in renewables and are essential for decarbonising the most difficult sectors; China and India should lead the way, argues new EIA report.
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Do Chinese people care about climate change?Recent surveys reveal that people are concerned and willing to make small lifestyle changes. -
Food delivery apps skewered for creating plastic wasteIn China, online food delivery services like Meituan and Ele Me are under increasing pressure to cut packaging waste.
Opinion
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Living with water: Embracing cultural adaptions to floods– As floods in cities become more frequent, urban designers can purposefully design landscapes to withstand flooding while maintaining a community connection to water, say Sasaki's Mary Anne Ocampo and Tao Zhang. -
Can China really lead the way to an 'ecological civilisation'?– If president Xi Jinping’s ecological vision turns out to be more than mere rhetoric, it could have a profound effect on humanity’s future. -
Three ways making a smartphone can harm the environment– Do you know what it takes to make the smartphone in your hand?
Videos
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How is China’s overseas energy investment impacting the Global South?– China has provided huge funding supposedly to help developing countries mitigate and adapt to climate impacts, but it is also financing coal projects included in the Belt & Road Initiative (BRI). What do recipient countries make of this?
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A gift of sight– To mark International Volunteer Day on 5 December, Eco-Business presents this short film which takes you to the remote villages of Yunnan, China, where elderly folk find help and friendship through an initiative supported by Keppel Land.
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Electric vehicles gain mainstream momentum– Beijing is successfully pushing consumers to adopt EVs but charging infrastructure remains a problem.
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“Less meat, less heat:” Arnold Schwarzenegger, James Cameron call for less meat consumption to combat climate change
Food & Agriculture
“Less meat, less heat:” Arnold Schwarzenegger, James Cameron call for less meat consumption to combat climate change
– The two Hollywood legends have been tapped by the 5 To Do Today campaign for the starring role in a media blitz comprised of TV PSAs and billboards aimed at reducing meat consumption.
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