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Open burning of plastic poses rising risks to public health, experts say

...carbon, 23.6 per cent of PM2.5 fine particulates, and 2.4 per cent of CO2 to the nation’s total emissions. Extrapolating those findings across Latin America, Asia and Africa, where plastic burning is ...

21 Jul 2025

Open burning of plastic poses rising risks to public health, experts say

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How cleaner production bolsters economic resilience in developing countries

On International Mother Earth Day, 22 April, the United Nations is renewing calls for a shift to a more sustainable economy that works better for both people and the planet. Echoi...

12 May 2025

How cleaner production bolsters economic resilience in developing countries

News / Energy

Analysis: South Asian cross-border energy trade ignores climate risk

...carbon-intensive economic growth.” One way to way to deal with the issue is engineering, non-engineering and nature-based solutions to make hydropower infrastructure climate-resilient, adds Shreshta. ...

9 Dec 2024

Analysis: South Asian cross-border energy trade ignores climate risk

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Q&A: What the Draghi report says about EU climate action and energy

...carbon border adjustment mechanism (CBAM), which can help mitigate trade risks by protecting businesses from carbon-related tariffs and penalties. It must be implemented consistently, and its design c...

20 Sep 2024

Q&A: What the Draghi report says about EU climate action and energy

News / Carbon & Climate

ClientEarth names Joyce Melcar Tan as Japan and Southeast Asia director

...carbon polluters are rapidly increasing as climate impacts worsen, with climate-vulnerable nations in the Global South accounting for a small but growing proportion of climate lawsuits globally.

4 Jun 2024

ClientEarth names Joyce Melcar Tan as Japan and Southeast Asia director

News / Policy & Finance

Four lessons from 30 years of US-China climate cooperation

...carbon market. These efforts were bolstered by extensive engagement between presidents Obama and Xi, culminating in the joint statements on climate change of 2014 and 2015. The 2014 joint statement wa...

23 Oct 2024

Four lessons from 30 years of US-China climate cooperation

Opinion / Waste

What will it take to break the global plastic treaty deadlock?

Once again, we left the negotiations without a global plastic treaty. Beneath this blank sheet lies a messy script. I’d heard of friends who stayed up overnight at the conference venue, waiting and w...

23 Sep 2025

What will it take to break the global plastic treaty deadlock?

News / Carbon & Climate

GIC appoints a new sustainability head nearly a year after the role was vacated

...carbon transition. Meanwhile, the Net Zero scenario appeared to be highly unlikely. Teo, who spent 18 years at GIC, concurrently headed its economics and investment strategy department’s total portfol...

11 Jul 2024

GIC appoints a new sustainability head nearly a year after the role was vacated

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Focus on rainforest conservation can neglect other key ecosystems

...carbon emissions, the critical minerals market value, now worth around US$325 billion, should increase by 55 per cent by 2030, according to a report from the International Energy Agency, an intergover...

19 Nov 2024

Focus on rainforest conservation can neglect other key ecosystems

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Environmental commodities trader STX Group appoints Asia Pacific head in business expansion

...carbon tax. Singapore is an “optimal marketplace” as it is the first in Southeast Asia to institute a carbon tax, and businesses in the country are buying more energy certificates, STX Group said. Suc...

17 Jan 2024

Environmental commodities trader STX Group appoints Asia Pacific head in business expansion

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In dry regions, waterless cleaning could make solar panels more efficient

As the world grapples with the challenges of meeting rising electricity demand, particularly in developing countries, solar energy has emerged as a beacon of hope. In sub-Saharan Africa, where energy ...

8 Nov 2025

In dry regions, waterless cleaning could make solar panels more efficient

Press Releases / ERM

ERM expands Singapore hub to accelerate growth in the region

...carbon services companies shaping decarbonisation efforts in Southeast Asia. We welcome the expansion of ERM’s regional hub in Singapore, which will deepen our capabilities in areas such as carb...

20 May 2024

ERM expands Singapore hub to accelerate growth in the region

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How leveraging software can green energy-intensive data centres

...carbon footprint A data centre’s carbon footprint is influenced by three main factors: electricity consumption, cooling, and IT equipment use. Because of how much electricity they consume, data centre...

8 Apr 2024

How leveraging software can green energy-intensive data centres

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Henry Barlow appointed chair of Climate Governance Malaysia's independent board formed to strengthen governance

In a move to strengthen its governance structure, Climate Governance Malaysia (CGM) has appointed palm oil industry veteran Henry Barlow the new chairperson of its newly-established independent, non-e...

15 Jan 2025

Henry Barlow appointed chair of Climate Governance Malaysia's independent board formed to strengthen governance

News / Carbon & Climate

Emissions intensity of largest Asian utilities are 'well above' net-zero pathway: MSCI

...carbon capture and storage (CCS) to slash emissions, it said. To qualify as a "transition" activity under the Asean taxonomy's "amber" tier, existing power plants must not emit more than 285 of carbon...

29 May 2024

Emissions intensity of largest Asian utilities are 'well above' net-zero pathway: MSCI

News / Energy

Is Southeast Asia on track to meet global clean energy targets?

...carbonisation pledges, being voluntary, lack enforceability and have limited impact. "While these pledges provide a foundation for progress, their content has been, at best, loosely integrated into na...

23 Apr 2025

Is Southeast Asia on track to meet global clean energy targets?

News / Carbon & Climate

COP29 president: ‘COP is the best system we have, we cannot lose faith in it’

When Azerbaijan hosted the United Nations’ climate summit, COP29, last year, hopes were high that it could deliver a breakthrough on climate finance, one of the most contentious issues in the global c...

15 Oct 2025

COP29 president: ‘COP is the best system we have, we cannot lose faith in it’

News / Carbon & Climate

Natural capital went mainstream in 2024 – what’s next for 2025?

...carbon offsetting has delayed ambitious climate action. "As we've seen with carbon credits, unless you are careful about how you design them and put proper safeguards in place, you can easily get bad ...

21 Jan 2025

Natural capital went mainstream in 2024 – what’s next for 2025?

News / Energy

Trade-offs: Working with China on the energy transition

A workshop in Stockholm, Sweden has explored the trade-offs of working with China on just transitions towards clean energy. “Global China and Just Transitions” was the fourth and final workshop in a s...

15 Oct 2025

Trade-offs: Working with China on the energy transition

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Opinion / Energy

Make hydrogen, not war

...carbon credits, and even renewables. Most people that care about decarbonisation, however, should be willing hydrogen solutions to succeed. Here's why. Decarbonising our economies and societies is on...

31 May 2024

Make hydrogen, not war

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