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A subway tunnel under Singapore's rainforest? No way, say activists

...to the Land Transport Authority (LTA) to re-route the 50 kms (31 mile) Cross Island Line around the Central Catchment Nature Reserve near the MacRitchie Reservoir, rather than through it. The city-sta...

26 Feb 2016

A subway tunnel under Singapore's rainforest? No way, say activists

News / Lifestyle

Have yourself a merry low-carbon Christmas

...that contribute to climate change. Non-governmental organisation Zero Waste SG's executive director Eugene Tay estimated the waste increase to be about 10 to 20 per cent from the usual figure due to t...

20 Dec 2016

Have yourself a merry low-carbon Christmas

News / Cities

Dying cities can be brought back to life and here's how, says World Bank

...t corporation that reclaimed 200 hectares of land on the riverfront on both sides, funding the costs of the project with the sale of about 15 per cent of the reclaimed riverfront area. The rest of the...

14 Jul 2016

Dying cities can be brought back to life and here's how, says World Bank

Opinion / Energy

Solar Impulse’s biggest legacy will be in your home – not in the skies

...t, the technology developed in the project could well make it into hybrid electric planes in the not too distant future, especially with the current rate of battery technology development. Concept im...

29 Jul 2016

Solar Impulse’s biggest legacy will be in your home – not in the skies

Opinion / Policy & Finance

It’s time to get rid of all the green crap in politics

...tiates its negotiations to leave the EU, the new Department of Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy should be initially taken at its word: that it will deliver a comprehensive industrial strategy ...

25 Jul 2016

It’s time to get rid of all the green crap in politics

Opinion / Energy

Nepal’s eternal quest for hydropower – challenges and quakes

...t as party leaders have devoted more attention to obtaining ministry appointments rather than generating megawatts. As Kathmandu-based journalist Thomas Bell has written, “The starting point to think ...

17 May 2016

Nepal’s eternal quest for hydropower – challenges and quakes

News / Green Buildings

Vietnam: Gov't to increase energy efficiency in buildings

...tment complexes in Ha Noi and HCM City. Part of the project is sponsored by the UNDP through the ODA fund from the Global Environmental Facility. The project will take four years to complete, with tot...

22 Jan 2016

Vietnam: Gov't to increase energy efficiency in buildings

Videos / Waste

Indigenous Australians fight nuclear dump plan on "sacred land"

...to the scientists". He said he would back a plebiscite of local residents to settle the issue. "There's some initial emotion out there," he said at his office in Port Pirie, seat of an electorate that...

18 Aug 2016

Indigenous Australians fight nuclear dump plan on "sacred land"

Opinion / Cities

How can cities be 'smart' if they can't think?

...thought put into the intelligence installed in cities to ensure the technology solves real-world issues that matter to residents. Beyond this – their intelligent systems are connected and the informat...

14 Jul 2016

How can cities be 'smart' if they can't think?

News / Energy

Taiwan ramps up green energy development

...tion through the development of light-emitting diode, smart grid, solar photovoltaic and wind power industries is also a goal of the government. These sectors are estimated to generate an annual produ...

25 Feb 2016

Taiwan ramps up green energy development

Press Releases / Entura

Planning a renewable energy journey in the Pacific

...tinue its journey to maintain that status through proper operation, maintenance and asset management, to secure the system for years to come. This long-term asset management challenge involves attenti...

9 Feb 2017

Planning a renewable energy journey in the Pacific

News / Food & Agriculture

Demand for coffee could threaten last remaining intact tropical forests

...tected forests. “We projected global coffee consumption into the future to better understand the potential volumes of coffee demand,” Tim Killeen, a lead author of the report, said in a statement. “[T...

20 Apr 2016

Demand for coffee could threaten last remaining intact tropical forests

Opinion / Corporate Responsibility

Uberising the Global Goals: Breakthrough business models hold the key

...training for its hosts, and has sent emails to customers saying they must agree not to discriminate in order to use the site. In India, G-Auto, a platform for auto-rickshaw drivers that utilises GPS t...

20 Mar 2017

Uberising the Global Goals: Breakthrough business models hold the key

Press Releases / GreenBlue Org

How2Recycle welcomes Wholesome! as newest member

...tem that clearly communicates recycling instructions to the public. How2Recycle is a project of the Sustainable Packaging Coalition®, a membership-based group that brings together business, educat...

15 Apr 2016

How2Recycle welcomes Wholesome! as newest member

News / Energy

Japan, S Korea stick to coal despite global climate deal

...th plans to open scores of new coal-fired power plants, casting doubt on the strength of their commitment to cutting CO2 emissions. Even as many of the world's rich nations seek to phase out the use o...

16 Dec 2015

Japan, S Korea stick to coal despite global climate deal

News / Policy & Finance

France's Hollande says risk climate talks could fail

...to avoid the worst effects of warming. Some emerging nations do not want to commit themselves until they are assured that developing nations will receive $100 billion per year from 2020 to adapt to th...

8 Sep 2015

France's Hollande says risk climate talks could fail

News / Food & Agriculture

Philippines signs new GMO rules, food industry relieved

...the plant quarantine service at the Bureau of Plant Industry, told Reuters. The new rules will now be forwarded to the Department of Agriculture, with Palacpac saying they would likely take effect by ...

8 Mar 2016

Philippines signs new GMO rules, food industry relieved

Opinion / Energy

Memo to the financial markets: Cheap oil is great

...tices of banks talking about climate risks yet financing oil, gas and coal without pricing the very same climate risks in. As in any market, it's up to investors to adapt to reality, not the other way...

26 Jan 2016

Memo to the financial markets: Cheap oil is great

News / Policy & Finance

Green Climate Fund needs ideas with low-carbon wow factor - ex-head

...that the country's democratic transition meant the time was ripe to start shifting that situation. Tunisia has set targets for raising the share of renewable energy in its electricity production to 14...

1 Sep 2016

Green Climate Fund needs ideas with low-carbon wow factor - ex-head

Press Releases / Aid and International Development Forum

AIDF Asia summit highlights role of innovation in strengthening health

...tion about the Aid & Development Asia 2016, please visit: http://asia.aidforum.orgPost event report and materials http://asia.aidforum.org/why-attend/highlights_2016Event photos https://goo.gl/pho...

30 Jun 2016

AIDF Asia summit highlights role of innovation in strengthening health

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