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Bangladesh may suspend new power plant approvals

...13,885 MW in 2015. Yet as of June 2015, one quarter of the population still lacked access to electricity. To relieve power shortages, the government set a long-term goal of increasing capacity to 40,0...

12 Sep 2019

Bangladesh may suspend new power plant approvals

Opinion / Carbon & Climate

Japan’s government must exit coal

...12, 13 have been scrapped in the last two years. According to Yukari Takamura, a professor at the University of Tokyo’s Institute for Future Initiatives, this combination of stricter limits on coal fi...

30 May 2019

Japan’s government must exit coal

Instant noodles on sale at a supermarket in Shanghai, China

News / Food & Agriculture

Sustainable palm oil seeks breakthrough in China

...1 million tonnes a year were brought in during the 1990s, but in 2000 that started to increase rapidly, and in 2018, it stood at about 6.8 million tonnes. According to customs data obtained by the Chi...

8 Jul 2020

Sustainable palm oil seeks breakthrough in China

News / Energy

Tiny hydropower plant lights up a remote hill village in Bangladesh

...18 million (USD 2,150) to build a 10 KW plant.” This would be about BDT 18 million (USD 215,000) for 1 MW of power. In comparison, the cost of installing a 1 MW solar power plant is around BDT 28 mill...

29 Aug 2018

Tiny hydropower plant lights up a remote hill village in Bangladesh

Press Releases / Advanced Biofuel Center

Global Moringa Meet 2019 demonstrates advancements in production & application of moringa

...120,000 ha, so bringing world crop area to around 1 million ha up to 2025. The 7th Global Moringa Meet 2019 shall describe the basic techniques and good agricultural practices that can be implemented...

2 Oct 2019

Global Moringa Meet 2019 demonstrates advancements in production & application of moringa

News / Corporate Responsibility

Fast fashion: A passing trend?

...1 billion.Worldwide, the fashion industry accounts for around 10 per cent of global greenhouse gas emissions, contributing more each year than the aviation and maritime sectors combined, according to ...

6 Sep 2019

Fast fashion: A passing trend?

News / Energy

Radical changes proposed for Indonesia to meet clean energy target

...17, the installed capacity of solar was 0.01 per cent of the estimated potential while hydro was at 7 per cent, the report noted. That same year, the country invested US$1 billion in renewables, a fra...

16 Jul 2019

Radical changes proposed for Indonesia to meet clean energy target

News / Lifestyle

Social businesses take tourists off beaten path to 'spread the wealth'

...15 and then towed up the River Thames by tug boats in 2016 to its new home. Situated in East London's Royal Docks, where ships unloaded their cargo a century ago, the 148-room Good Hotel invests all o...

16 Jul 2019

Social businesses take tourists off beaten path to 'spread the wealth'

Opinion / Carbon & Climate

Three ways businesses can lead the transition to a low carbon economy

...17 Sustainable Development Goals—which include clean water, clean energy, sustainable cities, climate action, responsible consumption, reduced inequality and more—could open a market opportunity of $1...

22 May 2019

Three ways businesses can lead the transition to a low carbon economy

Opinion / Policy & Finance

What Larry Fink should say on climate change in his next letter to CEOs

...1 trillion in assets. Among these, BlackRock, Vanguard and State Street Global Advisors rank at the top with nearly 15 per cent of those assets. How these institutions choose to invest that money,...

9 Jan 2020

What Larry Fink should say on climate change in his next letter to CEOs

Press Releases / Rabobank

Rabobank announces 15 Agri-tech Start-ups and Innovators for SustainableAg Asia Challenge

...10 October 2019 for a chance to win a cash prize from a pool of US$20,000. More importantly, they will also stand to win exclusive invitations to present their innovations at Rabobank Asia’s ann...

24 Sep 2019

Rabobank announces 15 Agri-tech Start-ups and Innovators for SustainableAg Asia Challenge

News / Food & Agriculture

Is there a 'circular' solution to the world's food problems?

...1 trillion, is wasted globally every year, FAO figures show, even as 821 million people go hungry and one in eight adults are obese. Last week, scientists unveiled for the first time what they say is ...

29 Jan 2019

Is there a 'circular' solution to the world's food problems?

News / Policy & Finance

OCBC is Southeast Asia's first bank to rule out funding new coal power plants

...18, it was involved in 17 renewable energy financing deals with an estimated loan size of more than S$1.3 billion. Restrictions on coal lending introduced by over 100 financial institutions and coal p...

18 Apr 2019

OCBC is Southeast Asia's first bank to rule out funding new coal power plants

Inside what could be the office of a startup perhaps

News / Policy & Finance

Can start-ups help big business become sustainable?

...10 years there has been growing realisation, one that started in Silicon Valley, that no single entity can keep abreast of the speed of innovation, not even Google and Apple, says Sami Jaaskelainen, c...

14 Jun 2019

Can start-ups help big business become sustainable?

News / Food & Agriculture

The rise of Asia's urban farmers

...1kg of cricket, she said. In contrast, 5,000 to 20,000 litres of water are needed to produce 1kg of meat, and land clearance for livestock and their feed is a key source of deforestation. Crickets eat...

28 Nov 2019

The rise of Asia's urban farmers

News / Carbon & Climate

When rich economies cut emissions, poor ones stand to benefit, study says

...11 percent smaller than it might otherwise have been. “We were motivated to see how much of a difference we really get in temperature and precipitation and how much that reflects back into economic ou...

5 Aug 2019

When rich economies cut emissions, poor ones stand to benefit, study says

Opinion / Policy & Finance

The crisis of multilateralism is an opportunity

...18, total private-sector investment in developing-country infrastructure is lower today than it was in the same period in 2012. To meet the goal of providing universal primary education by 2030, annua...

15 Apr 2019

The crisis of multilateralism is an opportunity

Press Releases / shecco

Atmosphere Asia 2018 showcases unprecedented interest in natural refrigerants

...18 saw over 160 registered attendees from 82 organisations, including 27 end users, 23 speakers as well as 14 sponsors and partners gathering to discuss the market prospects for natural refrigerant-ba...

13 Sep 2018

Atmosphere Asia 2018 showcases unprecedented interest in natural refrigerants

Opinion / Carbon & Climate

The energy transformation is not happening fast enough

...17 to 1.9 per cent by 2050. Scientists tell us that the window of opportunity for reducing the emissions of greenhouse gases that cause global warming is closing fast. Accelerating the decarbonisation...

9 Oct 2019

The energy transformation is not happening fast enough

Press Releases / Blue Planet Environmental Solution Pte Ltd

SBI-backed Neev Fund invests in Blue Planet to advance sustainable development in Asia

...118 E-mail: investor.relations@blue-planet.com About Blue Planet Environmental Solutions: Blue Planet Environmental Solutions India Pvt. Ltd. (Blue Planet), is a wholly owned subsidiar...

27 Nov 2018

SBI-backed Neev Fund invests in Blue Planet to advance sustainable development in Asia

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