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Opinion / Carbon & Climate

World at a crossroad on climate action

...150 major companies, with a combined annual revenue of $2.75 trillion have joined the RE100 initiative, committing to power their operations entirely with renewable energy. In the financial sector, mo...

29 Nov 2018

World at a crossroad on climate action

News / Energy

New plane can show geoengineering works

...15 years from now to begin flying 4,000 missions a year. By the end of another 15 years, a fleet of 100 high-flying sulphate dumpsters could be in business, making 60,000 high altitude deliveries a ye...

27 Nov 2018

New plane can show geoengineering works

Opinion / Energy

How to neutralise your greenhouse gas footprint

...10-kilowatt solar PV system installed on your roof will produce about 14 MWh of electricity per year. Since coal power stations produce 0.9 tonnes of carbon dioxide per MWh this save about 12 tonnes o...

12 Mar 2019

How to neutralise your greenhouse gas footprint

Plastic litter washed up on the coasts of Sabah, Malaysia. Image: WWF-Malaysia

News / Waste

Malaysia to ban single-use plastic

...15 study in Science Magazine. It estimated that in 2010, the country produced almost one million tonnes of plastic waste that was not recycled or properly disposed of. Malaysia is also one of the top ...

26 Sep 2018

Malaysia to ban single-use plastic

News / Cities

Urban trees match rainforests as carbon stores

...178 metric tons of carbon per hectare: this is comparable with the 190 tonnes that are typically stored in tropical rainforests. Trees have value: they provide shade, absorb rainwater, filter the air,...

3 Jul 2018

Urban trees match rainforests as carbon stores

News / Water

Global water supply shrinks in rainier world

...1980 and 2013. Argentina has seen a 32 per cent increase. In central and northern Europe the increase is between 19 per cent and 37 per cent; in Asian Russia, it has been about 20 per cent. But in Afr...

20 Dec 2018

Global water supply shrinks in rainier world

Opinion / Carbon & Climate

Juliana vs United States: An inter-generational fight for climate justice

...15, 21 young people between the ages of 11 and 22 filed a major lawsuit against the US government for failing to limit the effects of climate change. In Juliana v. United States, the plaintiffs argue ...

21 Nov 2018

Juliana vs United States: An inter-generational fight for climate justice

Opinion / Cities

4 ways cities can build more climate-resilient neighbourhoods

As 21st century cities continue to grow, their capacities to adapt, learn and transform need to increase as well, especially in vulnerable neighborhoods. Cities are key players in the global movement ...

19 Dec 2018

4 ways cities can build more climate-resilient neighbourhoods

News / Carbon & Climate

Climate impacts will seldom strike singly

...12, and 35 million in Saudi Arabia in 2010. After Hurricane Andrew in 1992 hammered the US east coast, a total of 12 insurance companies went bust. The next step, having assembled the possible kinds o...

21 Nov 2018

Climate impacts will seldom strike singly

Videos / Corporate Responsibility

Manchester United tackles the issue of plastic pollution with new jersey

...15 to make sports shoes and it has since been used in the production of football jerseys, with football teams Real Madrid and Bayern Munich donning them for one-off games in 2016. In 2017, four footba...

8 Jun 2018

Manchester United tackles the issue of plastic pollution with new jersey

News / Carbon & Climate

Societies must take care of those 'menaced' by green shift—officials

...1 regions in 12 countries that employ 185,000 people in coal mining to shift the focus of their economies away from producing the dirty fuel and towards clean energy. "The just transition concerns us ...

16 Nov 2018

Societies must take care of those 'menaced' by green shift—officials

News / Carbon & Climate

Got a photo that could help reverse climate change?

...11:59 pm, 10 May, 2018.

18 Apr 2018

Got a photo that could help reverse climate change?

Opinion / Transport

Is a dangerous complacency taking hold in shipping over climate goals?

...1.5C. Temperatures have already exceeded 1C, there is very little time now remaining to avoid risks which are existential for many countries, but damaging to all of global society. One of the central...

5 Apr 2018

Is a dangerous complacency taking hold in shipping over climate goals?

News / Policy & Finance

Finance for electricity access too little, too dirty—energy body

...15 and 2016 compared to 2013-14, with sub-Saharan Africa as a whole receiving less money. India, the Philippines, Bangladesh and Kenya garnered 86 per cent of investment in 2015-2016 for expansion of ...

13 Nov 2018

Finance for electricity access too little, too dirty—energy body

Press Releases / Eco-Business

Inefficient use of air-conditioning leaves Asean freezing in the tropics

...100 TWH at a saving of US$12 billion annually. This is the equivalent to the annual production of 50 coal power plants. Yet respondents in the region who took part in a survey for the whitepaper show...

29 Jan 2018

Inefficient use of air-conditioning leaves Asean freezing in the tropics

Press Releases / Marine Stewardship Council

First Indonesia tuna fishery achieves MSC Certification

...1. UN FAO SOFIA Report 2018 Image caption: Pole and line fishers aboard one of the PT. Citraraja Ampat Canning, Sorong Fishery vessels. Sustainable fishing in the Global South UN Sustainable Develo...

10 Dec 2018

First Indonesia tuna fishery achieves MSC Certification

Opinion / Carbon & Climate

The masses are mobilising against climate change

...1 and 2011, the fertility rate in mothers living close to each facility increased within just one year. To usher in a new era of clean air and better health, communities around the world are speaking ...

11 Sep 2018

The masses are mobilising against climate change

News / Carbon & Climate

Huge vegetation change could affect Earth

...15, some 195 nations, including the US, undertook to contain global warming to “well below” 2°C by 2100. In fact, the planet has already warmed by almost 1°C, the US has announced its withdrawal from ...

10 Sep 2018

Huge vegetation change could affect Earth

News / Carbon & Climate

7 cool sustainability innovations from Asia in 2018

...1. Hello, gold The Midas touch for recyclables? Image: HelloGold Kuala Lumpur residents can now exchange their recyclables for gold, thanks to new reverse vending machines dotting the capital city. ...

7 Dec 2018

7 cool sustainability innovations from Asia in 2018

News / Policy & Finance

$1 billion programme launched to restore land, protect forests

Dutch bank Rabobank and U.N. Environment have announced a $1 billion programme to finance new ways of farming that curb emissions, restore the land and protect forests. Agriculture produces about 24 p...

20 Oct 2017

$1 billion programme launched to restore land, protect forests

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