News
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Disease hotspots flourish when the city meets the countryWith global cities grinding to a halt in the Covid-19 pandemic, the ability of urban centres to cope with sudden infectious disease outbreaks has been brought under the microscope. -
Indonesian lawmakers to probe pulpwood firm’s dispute with indigenous groupMembers of the Indonesian parliament want to question pulp and paper company PT Arara Abadi about its dispute with an Indigenous community in Sumatra that resulted in a member of the community being jailed on dubious charges.
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As fog clears on benefits of forest protection, excuses for failure wear thinScientists are producing stronger evidence on the economic and environmental value of keeping tropic forests standing. -
Widespread air quality data gaps threaten global pollution fight, study findsDespite data being critical to enabling society to improve the air it breathes, most nations around the world do not measure pollution levels, while some choose not to make information publicly available.
Opinion
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Envisioning a blue recovery– The impact of the Covid-19 crisis is global, and national recovery efforts must be globally focused to seize shared opportunities. Nowhere is this more evident than in the global domain that unites us – the ocean. -
How to replace coal power with renewables in developing countries– Using a coal retirement mechanism, nations could phase out coal power and replace it with renewables more quickly while creating new jobs, improving public health, and changing the trajectory of carbon emissions. -
Indonesia’s new rice cultivation plan will undermine peatland restoration effortsFood & Agriculture
Indonesia’s new rice cultivation plan will undermine peatland restoration efforts
– The government of Indonesia does not fully utilise knowledge about sustainable peatland management. The new rice plan will not support the restoration of degraded peatlands as rice as a dryland species does not support peat soil formation.
Videos
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Energy efficiency: Southeast Asia's decarbonisation quick fix?– Improving energy efficiency could meet a quarter of Southeast Asia’s emissions reduction targets. Here is how efficiency could drive Southeast Asia's energy transition.
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Which is Southeast Asia's most advanced clean energy nation?– Southeast Asian nations are racing to bring clean, affordable power to their people, but one country is outrunning them all. How can states make their renewable energy transition a success?
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From flying taxis to e-jeepneys: transport in Southeast Asia is going electric– In gridlocked, smoggy Southeast Asian cities, change is afoot to electrify transport and clear some of the world's most polluted skies. This video documents the pockets of hope for e-mobility around the most climate-vulnerable region.
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Sun, waves and steam: How is Indonesia winning with renewables?– Southeast Asia's largest energy consumer has been slow to transition to renewables, but recent policies point to greater expansion of the country's solar, tidal and geothermal energy production.
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