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...carbonisation priorities" of different countries, she said. While acknowledging the importance of exploring a range of solutions to decarbonise the industry, she said that it is important to prioriti...

27 Feb 2024

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...carbonisation and energy transition.” “It is important to emphasise that the quality of these [NBSAP] plans is paramount,” said WWF-Malaysia’s Lavanya. “Clear, actionable steps and a transparent imple...

23 Oct 2024

Cities across Asia are being battered by a new kind of climate chaos – one that swings violently between extremes. Scientists call it “climate whiplash”, the rapid shift from one weather extreme to a...

10 Nov 2025

Small island nations: How oceans offer solutions to climate change

Oceans, which have absorbed 90 per cent of the excess heat from greenhouse gas emissions over the past 50 years, are pivotal in the global fight against climate change. This i...

16 Feb 2025

The devastating Los Angeles area wildfires are among the most destructive blazes in US history, killing at least 10 people, damaging or destroying some 10,000 structures and causing astronomical dama...

16 Jan 2025

...carbon emitters in Asean in 2020 – contributing to 11 per cent of total emissions in the region. Asean’s total GHG emissions reached 668 million tonnes of CO2e (carbon dioxide equivalent) in 2020, wit...

21 Nov 2023

Calls for increased private investments to help Thailand meet net zero goals amid climate financing deal shortfall at COP29

...carbon, sustainable future,” Chow said. Jessica Cheam, Founder and Managing Director, Eco-Business highlighted that as a major Southeast Asian economy with a growing middle class driving ...

26 Nov 2024

...carbon footprint per capita, and 40 per cent less water consumption compared to regional averages. Every ‘Sustainable City’ has a green spine lined with vegetable gardens and integrated with a wastewa...

23 Sep 2024

Mini-grids provide local communities in remote areas with reliable power. Image: Gram Oorja

...carbon dioxide emissions annually. “Our MSME customers see a 30 per cent reduction in energy costs by switching from diesel,” says William Brent, chief marketing officer at Husk. “We estimate that ou...

25 Nov 2024

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The devastating effects of global warming are unfolding before our eyes. Uncontrollable fires ravage the Amazon. Rising sea levels threaten to submerge Pacific islands. Droughts and floods in Africa...

14 Feb 2025

Trillions to be unlocked in sustainable investment opportunities in Asia even amid geopolitical headwinds

...carbon markets to connect capital with carbon projects worldwide, developing its FinTech ecosystem to finance underfunded and impactful green projects, and building the capacity of its workforce to me...

28 Mar 2025

Civil society groups have urged the governments of Asean member states to enact stronger laws to hold businesses accountable for the negative impacts they have on the environment and people. Campaigne...

3 Jun 2025

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...carbonisation-focused companies. Similarly, many established players are re-aligning their strategies with climate adaptation and resilience as a growth vector." The writers also pointed out that the ...

8 May 2025

...carbon production, and the vice president has said she would not ban fracking on federal lands if elected president, despite having previously supported a ban. Fracking, or hydraulic fracturing, is us...

12 Sep 2024

The global health community is still coming to terms with the potential fallout from the United States’ decision to withdraw from the World Health Organization (WHO), with many experts fixated on the ...

13 Aug 2025

...carbon pollution that is rapidly warming our planet. Many corporations have been voluntarily disclosing their emissions using the Greenhouse Gas Protocol Corporate Standard, which in 2001 created a gl...

2 Feb 2024

Luanne Sieh has been group chief sustainability officer at CIMB Bank for the last eight and a half years

One of the hardest things about being a chief sustainability officer (CSO) is becoming a lightning rod for criticism. When a company is accused of greenwashing or linked to environmental destruction, ...

25 May 2026

To counter climate change, Colombian cities weave nature back into their urban fabric

...carbon dioxide emissions and 75 per cent of resource use, while producing about 60 per cent of global waste. Given their outsized impact, urban areas are key to solving many of the world&r...

18 Oct 2024

Women farmers, land defenders and critical mineral miners are disproportionately exposed to effects of a warming world, but a growing body of evidence has also linked climate change to an increase in...

11 Feb 2025

Plastic trash litters a beach in Balikpapan, Kalimantan.

The trade war initiated by the United States' Trump administration has led to a drop in the price of virgin plastic, hurting the market for plastic collected from the environment for recycling. Crude ...

11 Feb 2025

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