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HCM City pulls plug on so-called electric cars

...ty even though the authorities have yet to allow them to be registered for use due to concerns about safety and suitability to traffic conditions and drivers have been told to get off the road. "The c...

27 Jan 2015

HCM City pulls plug on so-called electric cars

News / Policy & Finance

Brisbane G20: Airport vetoes #onmyagenda climate change billboard

...ts around the world. "We can't afford to sweep it under the carpet; we owe it to future generations to deal with it right here, right now," Mr O'Gorman said. "That's why it's important it's a major it...

4 Nov 2014

Brisbane G20: Airport vetoes #onmyagenda climate change billboard

News / Policy & Finance

Indonesia lax when illegal loggers clear forests for palm plantations: report

...thout the proper permits, and local authorities have failed to enforce laws protecting forests from clear-cutting for plantations, the report said. "The most depressing thing is the degree to which th...

17 Dec 2014

Indonesia lax when illegal loggers clear forests for palm plantations: report

News / Energy

Ikea, Nestle, Swiss Re show how they're seizing multiple benefits of renewable power

...t just about storms and other natural catastrophes. The impact of droughts on the agriculture sector relates to food security." One of the RE100 campaign’s institutional partners is the International ...

22 Jan 2015

Ikea, Nestle, Swiss Re show how they're seizing multiple benefits of renewable power

News / Carbon & Climate

Australians bury heads in sand to mock government climate stance

...the beach and stuck their heads in them. The ostrich is said to stick its head in the sand in futile bid to avoid danger. Ornithologists say the African bird does no such thing but that didn't spoil t...

14 Nov 2014

Australians bury heads in sand to mock government climate stance

News / Carbon & Climate

To become less damaging, target non-forest lands for palm oil, says book

...to convert forests to plantations. Hurdles like these will continue to challenge greener growth in the palm oil sector. But the authors are hopeful, concluding with an examination of potential options...

20 Oct 2014

To become less damaging, target non-forest lands for palm oil, says book

News / Policy & Finance

Don't view lightly climate change, global warming, warns Najib

...t year by the World Meteorological Organisation (WMO) and United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) had warned that mitigation measures taken were still not enough to limit temperature increase to t...

27 Feb 2015

Don't view lightly climate change, global warming, warns Najib

News / Waste

EU to ban owners from scrapping ships on South Asian beaches

...torches. Chemicals leak into the ocean when the tide comes in. There is also a human cost: the Tata Institute of Social Sciences in Mumbai estimates that some 470 workers have died in the past 20 year...

1 Apr 2015

EU to ban owners from scrapping ships on South Asian beaches

News / Food & Agriculture

Kale or steak? Change in diet key to UN plan to end hunger by 2030

...tamin A - to tackle malnutrition. Large gene banks, used to breed crops containing the best traits adapted to particular environments, together with public education to shift diets to new and more div...

11 Sep 2015

Kale or steak? Change in diet key to UN plan to end hunger by 2030

News / Policy & Finance

CEOs call for zero emissions goal in Paris climate deal

...trategies. Branson told Reuters in an interview the lofty goal - one of the options for a long-term climate goal being considered for the Paris draft negotiating text - is "doable" with private sector...

6 Feb 2015

CEOs call for zero emissions goal in Paris climate deal

News / Waste

Reaping energy and precious raw materials from rubbish

...t, a two-day introduction seminar to MBT is available. This will provide participants with an in-depth understanding of MBT technologies and allow them to benefit from the presentations at the Waste-t...

16 Apr 2015

Reaping energy and precious raw materials from rubbish

News / Water

Solar-powered ATMs to deliver clean drinking water in Pakistan

...tion was seeking $23,500 in aid from the UK Department of International Development to put the prototype into production and install more of the dispensing machines at existing water filtration plants...

18 May 2015

Solar-powered ATMs to deliver clean drinking water in Pakistan

News / Policy & Finance

Panel, suggesting changes in green laws, submits its report

...ties at this juncture. Though the government had in October given this panel one month additional time to submit its report, it urged the Committee to finish its work as early as possible so that the...

19 Nov 2014

Panel, suggesting changes in green laws, submits its report

News / Food & Agriculture

Healthy forests, zero burning, prosperous economy: Can Indonesia have it all?

...ticing what they call peat management, or maintaining the water table in plantations at 40 centimetres (cm) below the surface so that it is dry enough for acacia to thrive, but not so low that the soi...

18 Nov 2016

Healthy forests, zero burning, prosperous economy: Can Indonesia have it all?

News / Green Buildings

Solar-powered community’s gate opens

...tain the 500-watt facility on the rooftops. But residents have an option to tap the renewable energy developer should they decide to hike the capacity of their solar facility. IHC first built low-cost...

16 Jan 2015

Solar-powered community’s gate opens

News / Food & Agriculture

Rapid groundwater depletion threatens Pakistan food security: officials

...ting at 16 to 55 centimetres (6 to 21 inches) a year, according to a study carried out by the International Waterlogging and Salinity Research Institute (IWASRI), part of the Pakistani government's Wa...

16 Jun 2015

Rapid groundwater depletion threatens Pakistan food security: officials

Press Releases / Tetronics International

Tetronics supply world-leading technology to US waste management firm

...to recover the highest amount of precious metals found in catalytic converters, whilst having the smallest impact on the environment. This gives it the lowest cost per troy ounce (the unit precious me...

20 Feb 2015

Tetronics supply world-leading technology to US waste management firm

Press Releases / Greenpeace Southeast Asia

Envi orgs slam disposal of Canadian waste in PH landfill

...t correct a mistake with another mistake. Disposing of the illegal shipment without the proper directives from the regional trial court and without any technical assessment of the wastes contents make...

13 Jul 2015

Envi orgs slam disposal of Canadian waste in PH landfill

News / Transport

China's hydrogen-powered future starts in trams, not cars

The sleek, orange locomotive that made its debut this month in Qingdao, China, resembles a high-speed bullet train, at least until it moves. But this new vehicle—a tram, not a train—tops out at about ...

26 Mar 2015

China's hydrogen-powered future starts in trams, not cars

Press Releases / CSP Today

Masdar and Larsen & Toubro to discuss Middle East solar opportunities

...Toubro, one of India’s largest construction organisations. They recently bid on the Shagaya project in Kuwait with their sister company L&T Kuwait Construction, a joint venture of L&T Lt...

2 Jul 2014

Masdar and Larsen & Toubro to discuss Middle East solar opportunities

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