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News / Carbon & Climate

Scientists launch contest to 'eggsplain' climate change to Trump

...ts website—though the administration later backed down from this order—and vowed to pull the United States out of the Paris climate treaty. This is in addition to his pre-election claims that climate...

31 Jan 2017

Scientists launch contest to 'eggsplain' climate change to Trump

News / Carbon & Climate

Armed with wet sacks, India's poorest try to beat extreme heat

...ty assessment early this year, the institute helped develop a heat action plan for Odisha state, working with its disaster management authority. One problem that needs more attention, Nanda said, is h...

26 Sep 2017

Armed with wet sacks, India's poorest try to beat extreme heat

Baby of unspecified gender cools off in Bishan Park

News / Water

How reconnecting with nature can help us cope with floods

...t Obbard said he remains optimistic, pointing out that there has been a "sea change" in climate change protection, mitigation and adaptation investment. "That gives me a lot of hope and interest in t...

28 Aug 2017

How reconnecting with nature can help us cope with floods

Opinion / Water

7 reasons we're facing a global water crisis

...t reflect the true, total cost of service, from its transport via infrastructure to its treatment and disposal. This has led to misallocation of water, and a lack of investments in infrastructure and ...

28 Aug 2017

7 reasons we're facing a global water crisis

News / Food & Agriculture

South India's scorching drought forces farmers into debt bondage

...t puts them at great risk of exploitation," she said. This story was published with permission from Thomson Reuters Foundation, the charitable arm of Thomson Reuters, that covers humanitarian news, wo...

20 Apr 2017

South India's scorching drought forces farmers into debt bondage

News / Waste

"Halve food waste by 2030": EU lawmakers urge member states

...Tuesday to halve food waste by 2030 but lawmakers stopped short of making the target binding - to the disappointment of environmental activists. The European Parliament's environment committee in Brus...

25 Jan 2017

"Halve food waste by 2030": EU lawmakers urge member states

News / Manufacturing

Young people are key to ending fashion labour abuses, says British lawmaker

...them to fight for better conditions. Yet she emphasised the urgency of tackling these issues. "Time is running out in relation to the environment, time is running in terms of the dreadful impact that ...

19 Apr 2017

Young people are key to ending fashion labour abuses, says British lawmaker

News / Carbon & Climate

Egypt produces jet biofuel from jatropha

...ttributes to the use of additives to lower the freezing point. “Globally, the lowest price of biofuel is 90 per cent higher than that of the average fuel; this is due to the high cost of the materials...

27 Feb 2017

Egypt produces jet biofuel from jatropha

Jan Peter Balkenende in Singapore - September 2017

News / Corporate Responsibility

Is your business part of the problem or solution, asks the former Netherlands PM

...these are the expectations of people so I think it is better to be proactive as a financial institution, than be reactive, because you'll be too late. Institutions like Singapore's state investment fi...

27 Nov 2017

Is your business part of the problem or solution, asks the former Netherlands PM

News / Food & Agriculture

Greenpeace calls HSBC out on financing deforestation

...theast Asia, said in a statement that "HSBC claims it is a respectable bank with responsible policies on deforestation." "But somehow these fine words get forgotten when it's time to sign the contract...

17 Jan 2017

Greenpeace calls HSBC out on financing deforestation

Press Releases / CAREL

Natural, energy-efficient refrigerants now available

...ts that are totally natural or compatible with the most recent international rules, low GWP solutions, high efficiency and remote connectivity, will be in the spotlight at the CAREL stand through our ...

7 Feb 2017

Natural, energy-efficient refrigerants now available

News / Energy

Loans for solar systems make power affordable in rural Kenya

...t so that as each loan instalment is paid, the customer receives an activation code that allows them to use the system for the coming month. If the customer defaults on a payment, the system deactivat...

22 Aug 2017

Loans for solar systems make power affordable in rural Kenya

News / Energy

Cities must control their energy futures, new report says

...tails about the report are here. Make sure to check out the interactive map with pop-ups about energy in cities. This story was published with permission from Citiscope, a nonprofit news outlet that c...

13 Oct 2016

Cities must control their energy futures, new report says

Indian garment workers during lunch time break

News / Manufacturing

India's low-paid garment workers seek $7.6 mln compensation

...to data requested by the Thomson Reuters Foundation under the Right to Information Act. The claims, which would benefit at least 80,000 workers at factories around the port city, add up to more than 4...

25 Jul 2017

India's low-paid garment workers seek $7.6 mln compensation

News / Cities

Urban design shapes mental health, researchers say

...t public transport ensures that even the most isolated residents have human interaction and mobility. Click here for more information on how to participate in the Urban Mind Project, a pilot study on ...

21 Sep 2016

Urban design shapes mental health, researchers say

News / Carbon & Climate

Sri Lanka struggles to adapt as disasters become a new "normal"

...the Department of Meteorology, is that disasters usually lead to a flurry of government activity that then peters out as the disaster situation eases. The cycle then begins again with the next disaste...

21 Jul 2017

Sri Lanka struggles to adapt as disasters become a new "normal"

News / Food & Agriculture

Fashion industry coalition aims for 30 per cent sustainable cotton from 2020

...try initiative launched last week aims to make sustainable cotton a clothing industry staple. The coalition, called Cotton 2040, brings together existing sustainable cotton initiatives, industry stake...

22 May 2017

Fashion industry coalition aims for 30 per cent sustainable cotton from 2020

News / Policy & Finance

UN science report to guide countries on the SDGs

...tre for Environmental Policy at the Finnish Environment Institute and one of the scientists elected to the group behind the report. That independence is important ‒ as is simply having a report that r...

7 Sep 2017

UN science report to guide countries on the SDGs

News / Manufacturing

Indian apparel makers try on ethical supply chains for size

...tton. Tens of thousands of indebted cotton farmers in the western state of Maharashtra have killed themselves in the past two decades. Happy surprise It was the plight of these farmers that drove Apur...

8 Aug 2016

Indian apparel makers try on ethical supply chains for size

Press Releases / Spintelligent

African Utility Week to showcase community scale power projects in May

...te visits: 19 May 2016 Location: CTICC, Cape Town, South Africa Websites: http://www.african-utility-week.com Twitter: https://twitter.com/AfricaUtilities Linkedin: African Power Forum Contact: Se...

24 Jan 2017

African Utility Week to showcase community scale power projects in May

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