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7 people who stood up for our planet in 2018

...15,000 students across Australia went on strike to protest their government’s inaction on climate change. The strikes were inspired by Greta Thunberg, a 15 year-old Swedish student who misses school e...

10 Dec 2018

7 people who stood up for our planet in 2018

News / Energy

Brazilians reject Bolsonaro’s nuclear plan

...14.4bn) contract to finish the Angra 3 reactor, begun over 30 years ago by Siemens KWU, but abandoned in 1986. This is in spite of Brazil’s chequered history with nuclear power, and an abundant variet...

8 Jul 2019

Brazilians reject Bolsonaro’s nuclear plan

Opinion / Energy

Beyond renewables: How to reduce energy-related emissions by measuring what matters

...10 to 240 TWh in 2017. The total energy from additional renewables (113 TWh) since 2010 will not offset the loss of zero-carbon energy production from the retirement of Germany’s nuclear plants (140 T...

10 Jun 2019

Beyond renewables: How to reduce energy-related emissions by measuring what matters

News / Corporate Responsibility

Singapore investor pours US$500,000 into clean water in Cambodia

...10 years with entrepreneurs and investors in Asia and Africa, already met one-third of its US$6.5 million target, with US$1 million to be used for impact investment or funds that drive social and envi...

13 Feb 2019

Singapore investor pours US$500,000 into clean water in Cambodia

Press Releases / ING

ING announces Asia’s first social covered bond for Korea Housing Finance Corporation

...18”. 1 1 Sustainalytics’ “Second party opinion" report is available at https://www.sustainalytics.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/KHFC-Social-Bond-SPO-09072018-FINAL.pdf Press enqui...

15 Nov 2018

ING announces Asia’s first social covered bond for Korea Housing Finance Corporation

Opinion / Lifestyle

Yes, it's still up to you to do something about climate change

...1 per cent of greenhouse gas emissions from 1988 to 2015 came from only 100 companies. Increasingly, the message is: Stop worrying about yourself and take the fight to the corporations and policymake...

9 Dec 2019

Yes, it's still up to you to do something about climate change

News / Carbon & Climate

5 trends that will shape sustainability and business in 2020

...10 people globally worry about how digital companies such as Google and Facebook use their personal data, and though early attempts to regulate social media giants drew scorn in 2019, could 2020 be th...

2 Jan 2020

5 trends that will shape sustainability and business in 2020

Opinion / Food & Agriculture

Illicit trade in marine resources keeps billions out of Pacific economies every year

...10.8 to US$21.1 billion per year For most countries, the ﬁshing industry contributes less than 1 per cent to their gross domestic product. However, its total impact on the economy is considerably grea...

2 Jan 2020

Illicit trade in marine resources keeps billions out of Pacific economies every year

News / Cities

Indian cities urged to develop heat action plans as temperatures soar

...118 Fahrenheit), and temperatures in Churu in Rajasthan state hitting 51C. Cities experience higher temperatures because paved surfaces and the lack of tree cover cause "urban heat islands", said Saya...

17 Jun 2019

Indian cities urged to develop heat action plans as temperatures soar

Opinion / Green Buildings

Green buildings must do more in fixing climate emergency

...1℃ since the 19th century and it’s on track to rise another degree. This second degree would push stable civilization to the very brink. In its recent report, the UN Intergovernmental Panel on Climate...

7 Feb 2019

Green buildings must do more in fixing climate emergency

The bamboo house designed by Earl Patrick Forlales, which won the Cities of the Future competition in 2019.

News / Green Buildings

Mythbusting: How green are these green building solutions?

...1. Bamboo as an alternative construction material Last year, a materials engineer in the Philippines, Earl Forlales, won the 2018 Cities for our Future competition with a low-cost modular housing desi...

11 Oct 2019

Mythbusting: How green are these green building solutions?

army sanitising grounds in republic of korea

Opinion / Cities

Covid-19 could affect cities for years. Here are 4 ways they’re coping now.

The Covid-19 pandemic is laying bare two unavoidable facts about our new reality: we are more interconnected than ever, and cities are at the front lines of this crisis and will be at the front lines ...

24 Mar 2020

Covid-19 could affect cities for years. Here are 4 ways they’re coping now.

News / Energy

Can power from palm oil waste replace fossil fuels in coal-loving Asia?

...15 to 1.8 million tonnes in 2018. Lee shared demand for the shells has been growing so fast that Hanwa is looking as far as Nigeria to procure them. Greenpeace's Rosoman said any production, trade and...

9 Jun 2020

Can power from palm oil waste replace fossil fuels in coal-loving Asia?

News / Energy

The sharing economy for energy is coming to Singapore

...15 consumers, prosumers and energy generators. They include households in public housing, a penthouse, and solar firm Cleantech Solar, said Julius Tan, chief executive officer and co-founder of Electr...

28 Nov 2018

The sharing economy for energy is coming to Singapore

News / Cities

World's major cities to face 'unknown' climate conditions by 2050

...1.5C. Limiting global temperature rise to 1.5C would avoid economic losses of $12 trillion by 2050, according to the United Nations. Crowther Lab scientists said their study, published in the journal ...

11 Jul 2019

World's major cities to face 'unknown' climate conditions by 2050

Opinion / Carbon & Climate

Climate action barometer: 12 charts explain where we are today, and where we need to be in 2020

...15-2016 and 2016-2017, then leveled off last year—but not yet at a pace that puts us on a path to limit warming to 1.5°C. Investment to tackle climate change is estimated to have reached between $45...

22 Jan 2019

Climate action barometer: 12 charts explain where we are today, and where we need to be in 2020

palm oil farmer Kutai Kartanegara, East Kalimtan, Indonesia

News / Policy & Finance

Indonesia eyes sustainability certification for oil palm smallholders

...14 million acres) of land — an area greater than Switzerland. To date, only 0.21 per cent of that area, or 12,200 hectares (30,150 acres), is certified as sustainable under the ISPO. In contrast, 557 ...

29 Apr 2020

Indonesia eyes sustainability certification for oil palm smallholders

Opinion / Carbon & Climate

Three things to know for designing Indonesia's next steps on climate change

...10 provincial emitters already missed their 2020 targets As part of the National Action Plan for Reducing Greenhouse Gas Emissions in 2011, each province must submit a climate action plan at the local...

31 Oct 2019

Three things to know for designing Indonesia's next steps on climate change

Opinion / Cities

The case for inconspicuous sustainability practices: insights from the smartest city in the world

...1 in terms of smart city efforts, and I can’t agree more. From banking to choosing an electricity provider to receiving my employment pass, I couldn’t believe how easy things were. My experience in Ge...

31 Oct 2019

The case for inconspicuous sustainability practices: insights from the smartest city in the world

News / Policy & Finance

Dam that threatens orangutan habitat is ‘wholly unnecessary’, say conservationists

...10-year planning document, the 2019 RUPTL. “My report says, in essence, that PLN got it almost entirely right, and that out of the 81 power plants that PLN has proposed for construction or expansion i...

3 Feb 2020

Dam that threatens orangutan habitat is ‘wholly unnecessary’, say conservationists

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