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'Global boiling': Billions already suffer in heat over 1.5°C limit

...the ocean 0.93C warmer. But there are big differences even on land. Countries such as India - the world's most populous - and much of the southern hemisphere are warming less quickly than the land ave...

28 Aug 2023

'Global boiling': Billions already suffer in heat over 1.5°C limit

News / Water

Scientists are becoming ocean hitchhikers to fill data gaps

...the ability to gather data on the same patch of sea over and over. “These ships go back and forth and back and forth and back and forth on the same line. They revisit the same ocean over and over and ...

9 Oct 2024

Scientists are becoming ocean hitchhikers to fill data gaps

News / Carbon & Climate

SBTi approves carbon credits for Scope 3 emissions offsetting to dismay of NGOs, own staff

...their emissions. The organisation clarified that it would not get involved in the controversial process of validating the quality of carbon credits, which have faced intense scrutiny over the last 12 ...

11 Apr 2024

SBTi approves carbon credits for Scope 3 emissions offsetting to dismay of NGOs, own staff

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News / Carbon & Climate

Four Asean countries among the world's top emitters at high risk of climate disaster

...the study. The world’s two largest emitters, the United States and China however, “should, for the most part, escape the very worst of outcomes,” Verisk Maplecroft said. Its data identifies “carbon-he...

10 May 2024

Four Asean countries among the world's top emitters at high risk of climate disaster

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News / Energy

Will foreign ownership of renewables lead to energy stability in the Philippines?

...ther these reforms will be enough to address the existing bottlenecks. The promise of renewable energy Despite these challenges, there is optimism about the potential of renewable energy to transform ...

8 Oct 2024

Will foreign ownership of renewables lead to energy stability in the Philippines?

News / Energy

Power-purchase agreements are good news for China’s energy transition

...when they knew the grid would buy it. Going forward, developers will need to consider whether there will be a buyer for their electricity, and whether their project will perform well economically. Fis...

7 Oct 2024

Power-purchase agreements are good news for China’s energy transition

News / Carbon & Climate

Filipino typhoon survivors join 'david and goliath' climate fight

...then it begs the question: Why are we in this situation in the first place? Yeb Sano, executive director, Greenpeace Southeast Asia At the same time, the group is calling for Congress to approve new ...

8 Nov 2023

Filipino typhoon survivors join 'david and goliath' climate fight

News / Policy & Finance

How microloans exacerbate deforestation in Cambodia

...the potential consequences: penalised by the law, yet abandoned by the companies that profit from their plight. “The company hired my son to do the work, but when he was arrested, they didn’t try to h...

22 Apr 2024

How microloans exacerbate deforestation in Cambodia

Opinion / Food & Agriculture

Fasting is a key part of Ramadan, but for many Muslims, climate change is making food scarce all year

...the year. Food insecurity is made worse in the Middle East and North Africa by the aridity of the region, which contains 12 of the world’s driest countries. These include Algeria, Bahrain, Qatar, the ...

8 Apr 2024

Fasting is a key part of Ramadan, but for many Muslims, climate change is making food scarce all year

News / Cities

Why are LGBTQ+ people more at risk from climate change?

...The report by the Williams Institute at the UCLA School of Law found that same-sex couples in the United States run a greater risk of being negatively affected by climate change than their heterosexua...

7 May 2024

Why are LGBTQ+ people more at risk from climate change?

News / Manufacturing

Bangladeshi garment workers fall ill as temperatures soar

...the hottest months due to the effects of heat, and 32 per cent said their working abilities sank due to the sweltering conditions. “ The government should up its game and set down a national strategy...

4 Jun 2024

Bangladeshi garment workers fall ill as temperatures soar

Opinion / Carbon & Climate

How to tell moving climate stories

...ther than dull facts. Identify the audience and tailor the story accordingly. Use language relevant to the audience to establish the setting, the problems, and their causes. Chose characters the audie...

15 May 2023

How to tell moving climate stories

News / Policy & Finance

What is COP28, and what does it mean for South Asia?

...the 28th Conference of the Parties (COP) to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC). The meeting will bring together the 198 signatories to the convention, which meet every year to disc...

18 Oct 2023

What is COP28, and what does it mean for South Asia?

News / Energy

Do you believe in life after oil?

...they have a competitive advantage that puts them in the best position to continue meeting demand as it declines. "They can do it cheaply, they can do it effectively, they believe," she said. She cited...

13 Dec 2023

Do you believe in life after oil?

News / Carbon & Climate

Climate disinformation campaigns that tried to block climate action in Asia Pacific

...the claims: "The first day of astronomical spring in the northern hemisphere was on 20 March. This is when day and night is almost of the same duration. It typically happens on 19, 20 or 21 March ever...

23 Aug 2023

Climate disinformation campaigns that tried to block climate action in Asia Pacific

News / Policy & Finance

Conflict-hit countries left to face climate change alone

...ther buildings in the Baidoa area, leaving families exposed to the elements. "These people, they are vulnerable - these people have no houses, (they) need shelter," Sirat said. But, he added, the auth...

12 Dec 2023

Conflict-hit countries left to face climate change alone

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News / Policy & Finance

New Philippine sovereign wealth fund to support clean energy push has corruption safeguards, says government rep

...the Philippines. Image: Eco-Business "If the (mention of) corruption stems from the creation of the Maharlika Investment Fund, I believe the context is derived from a recent scandal involving another...

19 Sep 2023

New Philippine sovereign wealth fund to support clean energy push has corruption safeguards, says government rep

News / Cities

Migration: Ties to ‘home’ are key for Himalayan communities that stay despite climate risks

...the land, but until recently, they don’t own the land. [If] there is a disaster, then the compensation is paid to the [owner], often men.” The authors say that their findings have wider relevance to s...

25 Aug 2023

Migration: Ties to ‘home’ are key for Himalayan communities that stay despite climate risks

News / Waste

Waste-to-energy plants should be last resort for Malaysia: Penang Green Council rep

...the Wasted team filmed in. “They make up the unseen workforce that we often take for granted. I think it is crucial that we bring that up in the documentary,” Cheam told the audience. The Malaysian go...

24 Jul 2024

Waste-to-energy plants should be last resort for Malaysia: Penang Green Council rep

News / Waste

Climate action through circularity and waste management: Malaysian palm oil company IOI’s approach

...The group practices the final two ‘R’s, ‘repair’ and ‘recover’, by repairing the machineries in its mills and factories, as well as recovering the parts for other uses. On the social front, IOI recove...

10 Sep 2024

Climate action through circularity and waste management: Malaysian palm oil company IOI’s approach

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