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Can ethical businesses bring a breath of fresh air to Asia's polluted cities?Air pollution kills an estimated seven million people worldwide every year. -
US$900 billion a year: China is bearing the world's highest cost of air pollution from fossil fuelsPolicy & Finance
US$900 billion a year: China is bearing the world's highest cost of air pollution from fossil fuels
A new study counts the cost of pulmonary and heart diseases, premature deaths and missed work days from fossil fuel-generated air pollution. China, the world's largest consumer of coal, is paying a hefty price.
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Food and beverage industry: No plans to totally discard plasticPlastic restrictions are sweeping Asia, but the sustainability chief of a regional food and beverage trade association says such measures are not the most effective solution. The industry cannot do without packaging, says Edwin Seah. -
Don't call me 'Greta': Young climate activists demand to be heardOver the past year, the trend of young climate activists being portrayed as their national version of Swedish teen activist Greta Thunberg has become common, a description that has been criticised to erase 'unique stories, identities, names and movements'.
Opinion
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River deltas are ‘drowning’, threatening hundreds of millions of people– Many of the world’s deltas are facing an existential crisis. Better management of river sediment is vital. For dams specifically, environmental risk assessments that fully cost the consequences for downstream regions are required. -
Death by dirty cooking– Exposure to household air pollution kills 4.3 million people a year, more than HIV and AIDS, malaria, and tuberculosis combined. Yet, the world hasn't delivered clean cooking solutions. -
In Gorakhpur, citizens use nature to prevent floods– The Indian city is experimenting with natural infrastructure as a low-tech and low-cost solution to build resilience against flooding and other climate risks.
Videos
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Eco-Business releases Arctic Awakening– Produced and directed by Eco-Business managing editor Jessica Cheam and video journalist Fraser Morton, who journeyed to Norway earlier this year, the documentary has played to thousands of visitors at Marina Bay Sands’ ArtScience museum since its premiere on 4 October.
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A social venture on the road to improve lives, reduce emissions with electric rickshaws– With a vision to end the drudgery of manual rickshaw pulling, social enterprise SMV Green is also helping restore clean air in one of India's most polluted cities through electric rickshaws.
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Watch: How an Indian professor is turning plastic trash into highways– Plastic pollution is a huge problem all over of the world. Will India's plastic roads be a solution?
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2016 was the deadliest year ever for environmental defenders– A Global Witness report has found that more than 200 people were killed for engaging in peaceful protest against corporate mining, logging, agribusiness and poaching activities last year. The trend is growing.
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