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News / Food & Agriculture

US approves first biotech apple that resists browning

...to have a significant impact on the human environment." The law only allows the agency's decision to be based on its analysis of the plant pest risk to agriculture or other plants in the United States...

16 Feb 2015

US approves first biotech apple that resists browning

News / Transport

Hai Phong turns green with electric-bus project

...t concentration level, measured at some transport intersections in Hai Phong at 3-5 times higher than permitted levels. The CO and NO2 concentrations are 1.2-1.5 times higher than permitted levels. Th...

6 Mar 2015

Hai Phong turns green with electric-bus project

Press Releases / Impact Investment Exchange (Asia) Pte Ltd

6 winning enterprises celebrated for building peace across Asia

...ty and connected with its network of +400 Impact Investors to help them raise capital to reach the next stage of growth. The IIX-N-Peace Innovation Challenge is a joint initiative by the N-Peace Netw...

26 Oct 2015

6 winning enterprises celebrated for building peace across Asia

News / Food & Agriculture

Family farms produce 80 per cent of world's food, speculators seek land

...tare than poor countries, as they have better access to capital and technology and use labour more productively. Global food production needs to grow by 60 per cent before 2050 to meet the anticipated...

17 Oct 2014

Family farms produce 80 per cent of world's food, speculators seek land

News / Manufacturing

NE China plastic bag ban drives green industry

...tic bag use in the province decreased by almost half during the first six months of the national ban, but it later rose to previous levels. "The ban had a limited deterrent effect on consumers, but it...

12 Jun 2015

NE China plastic bag ban drives green industry

News / Carbon & Climate

Hotter and larger tropics more vulnerable to climate change

...that tropical countries -- in particular those in Southeast Asia -- are the most vulnerable to climate change. The three-year study by scientists worldwide also found that the tropics is getting hotte...

1 Jul 2014

Hotter and larger tropics more vulnerable to climate change

Press Releases / Wasteconsult International

How to recover energy and resources from MSW and organic waste

...te treatment specialists Wasteconsult International. This year, in cooperation with Germany’s association of MBT operators (ASA), the event will gather experts from 17 countries to present thei...

15 Apr 2015

How to recover energy and resources from MSW and organic waste

News / Food & Agriculture

Lao farmers devastated by severe drought

...the next two weeks, rain will cover the majority of the country, according to the forecast. It will begin raining from the south to the center of the country, though it is not expected to rain in the ...

20 Jul 2015

Lao farmers devastated by severe drought

News / Policy & Finance

China launches new air quality inspections

...that haven't met state standards and the enforcement of various environmental rules in government departments and service industries. Drone inspections in Tianjin Municipality and the provinces of Heb...

16 Oct 2014

China launches new air quality inspections

Press Releases / Conservation International - Singapore

COP21 agreement in Paris recognises power of nature to address climate

...ties also indicated that they intend to meet at least part of their national commitments to reduce emissions by cooperating with other countries through investment in mitigation activities abroad. The...

21 Dec 2015

COP21 agreement in Paris recognises power of nature to address climate

News / Carbon & Climate

Severe La Nina weather events in Pacific may double due to warming

...that extreme El Nino will double in frequency. We don't find evidence that the intensity will increase. The extreme events just occur more frequently," he told Reuters. The study also indicated that L...

27 Jan 2015

Severe La Nina weather events in Pacific may double due to warming

News / Carbon & Climate

Row erupts over magic number that could save forests from palm oil

...they can't afford to lose market share. It's in everyone's interest to find accommodation," he said. "It will discredit the sector more if it turns into an open fight." The SPOM secretariat told Thoms...

8 Aug 2014

Row erupts over magic number that could save forests from palm oil

News / Food & Agriculture

Silicon to spinach: Japan tech helps farmers cope with climate shifts

...the competitive edge they will need if the country joins the TPP, the free trade agreement it's negotiating with 11 other countries. "It's like semiconductors ... the low-cost ones have to be sold at ...

20 Aug 2014

Silicon to spinach: Japan tech helps farmers cope with climate shifts

Press Releases / TUV Rheinland Hong Kong Ltd

TÜV Rheinalnd issues the first ISCC certificate to ASB Bio-Diesel

...ts first International Sustainability and Carbon Certification (ISCC) certificate to one of the largest bio-diesel suppliers and producers in Asia, ASB Bio-Diesel Hong Kong Ltd. The audit was conduct...

10 Jun 2014

TÜV Rheinalnd issues the first ISCC certificate to ASB Bio-Diesel

Videos / Carbon & Climate

New film on China's pollution sparks debate, seen as milestone

...te it has generated could help the environmental ministry garner the resources it needs to implement a new, tougher environmental protection law that raises penalties for polluters. But obstacles to c...

3 Mar 2015

New film on China's pollution sparks debate, seen as milestone

Press Releases / Hydro Tasmania

World-leading technology to power small Australian island

...to 60 per cent of the annual diesel fuel used on the island to generate electricity. It involves integration of wind and solar generation with the existing diesel power station, and installation of e...

23 Apr 2015

World-leading technology to power small Australian island

News / Carbon & Climate

Actress Emma Thompson targets Tony Abbott on climate change

...ter Tony Abbott as part of a campaign to protect the Arctic from global warming. The Academy Award winner is pictured atop the Smeerenburg glacier holding a placard that reads: "Tony Abbott climate ch...

11 Aug 2014

Actress Emma Thompson targets Tony Abbott on climate change

Press Releases / Expotrade

Sustainable skyscrapers in focus at Smart Skyscrapers Summit next week

...t the latest advancements in skyscraper technology. At the heart of the summit is sustainability, with topics on the agenda shedding new light on issues such as construction challenges, intelligent tr...

7 May 2015

Sustainable skyscrapers in focus at Smart Skyscrapers Summit next week

News / Carbon & Climate

Govt begins giving out daily air quality bulletin for 11 cities

...to contain it". The Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) had, in fact, started compiling city-wise comparative index from May 1 but decided not to announce it till the time it tests and re-tests it...

7 May 2015

Govt begins giving out daily air quality bulletin for 11 cities

News / Green Buildings

From green buildings to smart cities: Putting the pieces together

...t the forefront of the smart city movement. The city-state, which last November declared an ambition to be the world's first Smart Nation, has invested billions of dollars into adopting smart technolo...

3 Sep 2015

From green buildings to smart cities: Putting the pieces together

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