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How will Frasers Property reach net-zero?The real estate sector is one of the hardest sectors to decarbonise. Eco-Business spoke to Frasers Property's Paolo Bevilacqua about the tough carbon-cutting task ahead for the Singapore-headquartered multinational. -
ADB: SDG accelerator bonds to help plug Covid funding gapsThe Asian Development Bank has proposed a sustainable development goals accelerator bond for developing countries to reduce investment risk and achieve a green recovery from the Covid-19 pandemic.
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Grab launches carbon offset featureThe ride-hailing app will enable customers to have carbon neutral journeys. The Singapore-headquartered firm also unveiled measures to increase EV adoption, in its inaugural ESG report. It plans to set a net-zero target next year. -
Bangkok's micro homes: A model for slum dwelling in Covid-19?Newly built micro homes helped residents brave a surge of the coronavirus, and could be a model for a planned redevelopment.
Opinion
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A decade on from Fukushima, it’s time for Southeast Asia to bury its nuclear dream– Other than to have mercy on soon-to-be-unemployed nuclear engineers, there is not a single reason why Southeast Asia shouldn't leapfrog nuclear energy. Dangerous and expensive, the technology simply isn't worth the hassle. -
Covid-19 and the Doomsday Clock– In 2021, the Doomsday Clock will remain at just 100 seconds to midnight, indicating an alarmingly high level of existential risk to humanity. The pandemic showed that we cannot take stability and competent governance for granted. -
Four things Asia’s energy sector must do in 2021 to meet climate goals– Renewables could spur the post-pandemic recovery in Asia. But as this year’s climate change conference approaches, the region's energy planners have a lot of catching up to do.
Videos
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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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Out at sea but not out of touch: Can technology make seafood traceable?– Fishermen are often cut off from land for weeks out at sea. But a new technology enables them to be connected with loved ones, while boosting the traceability of their catch.
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This man turned an opium field into a sustainable coffee farm in Thailand– Watch this charming video of how Thai farmer Somsak Sriphumthong got rid of a destructive opium field and helped curb deforestation and downstream flooding with his organic and sustainable coffee farm.
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Thai homes score world's first in storing sunshine– A Thai firm has built the country's first homes that runs on solar power for 24 hours a day, using a hybrid of solar PV panels and fuel cells.
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