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Nations and philanthropies unite to launch the Southeast Asia Energy Transition Partnership

...ition in Southeast Asia in line with the Paris Agreement, with an initial focus on Indonesia, Vietnam and the Philippines - countries with significant coal consumption. A technical advisory board will...

30 Nov 2020

Nations and philanthropies unite to launch the Southeast Asia Energy Transition Partnership

Opinion / Food & Agriculture

Restoring soil can help address climate change

...and amplifies what I found a decade ago, after compiling global data on rates of soil formation and loss. My book “Dirt: The Erosion of Civilizations” tells how soil degradation undermined societies a...

14 Aug 2019

Restoring soil can help address climate change

Opinion / Food & Agriculture

Rising eco-anxiety means addressing mental health alongside food security

...ies warn that climate change is threatening ecosystems and humanity. Biologists fear the sixth mass extinction of species. According to the Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity an...

10 Jan 2020

Rising eco-anxiety means addressing mental health alongside food security

Eugene Wang, founder of Singapore biotech firm Sophie's BioNutrients.

News / Food & Agriculture

Covid-induced food insecurity has exposed under-investment in foodtech, says sustainability entrepreneur

...ie's Kitchen, won S$1 million in funding from sustainability innovation competition The Liveability Challenge last year. After winning the competition, Wang set up Sophie's BioNutrients in Singapore. ...

9 Jul 2020

Covid-induced food insecurity has exposed under-investment in foodtech, says sustainability entrepreneur

A sign seen at the March for Science protest last year

Opinion / Carbon & Climate

We can't let climate communication be another missed opportunity

...ice.” Members of the scientific community ignored Crichton. He wasn’t “a scientist” in their literal-minded perspective, and they weren’t interested in advice from outside their insular domain. Cricht...

29 Jan 2020

We can't let climate communication be another missed opportunity

Opinion / Lifestyle

Reflections from Nepal: Is there a sustainable future for tourism in Asia?

...isasters. If the current infrastructure cannot cope with its own citizens, how will it cope with 2 to 4 million visitors in the future? There are still gaps in critical necessities like electricity, w...

18 Jun 2019

Reflections from Nepal: Is there a sustainable future for tourism in Asia?

News / Food & Agriculture

Recent Indonesian fires razed an area the size of Puerto Rico

...ious-burning’ degraded drained peatlands covered by fire-prone scrubs and ferns. Raffles B. Pandjaitan, head of fire mitigation, Indonesian Ministry of Environment and Forestry “Indeed, there’s an in...

24 Oct 2019

Recent Indonesian fires razed an area the size of Puerto Rico

Opinion / Carbon & Climate

Can COP26 live up to the expectations of the Thunberg generation?

...imate change to survive. That is green growth in action! It is crucial to demonstrate that it is possible to take action now, decarbonise the economy and maintain a high standard of living in an inclu...

8 Oct 2019

Can COP26 live up to the expectations of the Thunberg generation?

News / Food & Agriculture

Efforts to tackle shark fin trade need to focus closer to shore: Study

...ishing activities in coastal regions, Van Houtan said. But on the other hand, he said, doing so is easier said than done, especially when it comes to tracking fishing vessels by their automatic identi...

29 Oct 2020

Efforts to tackle shark fin trade need to focus closer to shore: Study

News / Carbon & Climate

Are China’s new 2030 climate targets ambitious enough?

...illion in net economic and social benefits. Manish Bapna, executive vice president and managing director of the WRI, said that “without strong climate action, China will miss out on opportunities from...

17 Dec 2020

Are China’s new 2030 climate targets ambitious enough?

Opinion / Carbon & Climate

It's time for action on climate-driven displacement

...isplaced to achieve a safer, dignified and more resilient future. Sven Harmeling is the global policy lead on climate change and resilience for CARE International. This story was published with permis...

21 Jun 2019

It's time for action on climate-driven displacement

News / Corporate Responsibility

Unilever has pioneered sustainable business for the last decade. But has it done enough?

...isibility over their supply chain, despite their 2016 commitment to full traceability of all palm oil and derivatives," she said. Consumer goods companies should invest more in traceability systems an...

13 May 2020

Unilever has pioneered sustainable business for the last decade. But has it done enough?

Opinion / Carbon & Climate

What is the true cost of carbon?

...iel of the Columbia Business School, Litterman and I set out to build a simple climate-economic model that takes seriously the basic insights from the financial industry. Unlike the Stern Review, whic...

2 Mar 2020

What is the true cost of carbon?

News / Water

As students map the weather, an Indian village bests its water woes

...ional crop research institute to customise the village's farming to its water availability. "I understand how this works. I know if it rains well the previous day it is a good time to put fertiliser o...

23 Aug 2019

As students map the weather, an Indian village bests its water woes

News / Food & Agriculture

Vietnamese rubber giant razes indigenous lands as Cambodian government grapples with legacy land issues

...ister land titles in the 1990s, its market-driven policies enabled authorities to dish out state-owned land to foreign and domestic companies for agriculture, manufacturing industries, mining and the ...

11 Jun 2020

Vietnamese rubber giant razes indigenous lands as Cambodian government grapples with legacy land issues

News / Carbon & Climate

As Australia’s logging ‘madness’ fuels more fires, will it hasten ecosystem collapse?

...illion hectares (27.2 million acres) of bushland, forest and parks in Australia, killing about a billion native animals, including scores of iconic species like koalas, kangaroos and wallabies. During...

14 May 2020

As Australia’s logging ‘madness’ fuels more fires, will it hasten ecosystem collapse?

News / Transport

What the Philippines' US$2.75 billion rail project means for commuters and the environment

...illions of urban Filipinos who shuttle back and forth between the northern provinces and the Philippine capital. “ Lower income groups in particular will benefit from the time savings and affordabili...

16 Jul 2019

What the Philippines' US$2.75 billion rail project means for commuters and the environment

A beach clean up in Indonesia. Companies pay to have beaches cleaned to offset the plastic they cannot eliminate from their operations. Image: Seven Clean Seas

News / Waste

What is plastic offsetting? And can it really help to fight the plastic crisis?

...ions aimed at plastic offsetting? It is a fair point and something I have pondered since the beginning. The purpose of plastic offsetting is to mobilise corporate capital and funnel it into cleaning t...

13 Mar 2020

What is plastic offsetting? And can it really help to fight the plastic crisis?

Opinion / Carbon & Climate

Current proposals to plant trees are misguided

...ing emissions from industrial nations in the ecosystems of the less industrialized nations. But how effective will it be? Current emissions are adding an extra 4.7 billion metric tons (5.2 billion ton...

11 Nov 2019

Current proposals to plant trees are misguided

News / Manufacturing

The fashion industry needs a deep transformation. Manufacturers hold the key to circularity.

...ing to consulting firm McKinsey and industry intelligence provider The Business of Fashion. As the pandemic led to retail stores being shut and people across the world being confined to their homes, i...

21 Jan 2021

The fashion industry needs a deep transformation. Manufacturers hold the key to circularity.

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