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News / Waste

Bacteria can turn rotting food into renewable energy

...t do it perfectly, we only actually keep about one-quarter of our trash out of landfills. I don't think most people realize that when they toss take-out in the trash, they are contributing to climate ...

27 Nov 2013

Bacteria can turn rotting food into renewable energy

Opinion / Green Buildings

Why are some states trying to ban LEED green building standards?

...that's going to match the lobbying clout of the timber industry." The USGBC, he says, is content to compete with other certifications. But that's not the scenario these state laws would create. Instea...

3 Sep 2013

Why are some states trying to ban LEED green building standards?

News / Cities

India's "smart cities" would be stupid without disaster strategy

...tant low-carbon concepts for these cities. But to be really intelligent, cities must also consider the impacts of climate change, government officials say. "When we start talking about the management ...

4 Mar 2015

India's "smart cities" would be stupid without disaster strategy

Press Releases / Green Media

Food Security Summit harvests international collaborative partnerships

...t only about innovations but doing the right actions at the right time. “Needless to say, this is a great forum to make connections not just with partners but with people from countries that we...

3 Dec 2013

Food Security Summit harvests international collaborative partnerships

Opinion / Corporate Responsibility

From the sparks of hope and frustration: towards a new sustainable economy

...tate a systematic and integrated approach to sustainability. Going further into the mechanics of transformation, Katrin Muff introduces the Collaboratory -- a methodology that provides an exciting tem...

11 May 2015

From the sparks of hope and frustration: towards a new sustainable economy

Press Releases / Fleming Gulf

Finding value for flared gas

...tal problems that worlds facing today. Bringing attention to achieve sustainability and energy efficiency, the Gas Flaring Reduction - Interactive Workshop commenced at Park Rotana, Abu Dhabi UAE on T...

23 May 2014

Finding value for flared gas

News / Policy & Finance

Central Kalimantan to set up palm oil monitoring system in bid cut deforestation 80 per cent

...t that effort is expected to take the better part of a decade. Central Kalimantan hopes to do that on a smaller scale. Another problem is that when companies try to preserve forest areas within their...

8 Oct 2014

Central Kalimantan to set up palm oil monitoring system in bid cut deforestation 80 per cent

News / Carbon & Climate

Tree truths: Dense forests mowed down and new, sparse cover can't hold the soil

...tant to protect forests and mountains. Climate change will see more extreme weather events in future. We have to adopt new technology to construct roads and implement other unavoidable projects so tha...

1 Aug 2014

Tree truths: Dense forests mowed down and new, sparse cover can't hold the soil

News / Water

Expensive water plants won’t quench thirst in Pakistan’s Thar desert

...the desert. Women have to travel long distances to fetch water which is often contaminated and brackish. “While putting up these plants, I travelled the length and breadth of Thar and I noticed that h...

28 Jan 2015

Expensive water plants won’t quench thirst in Pakistan’s Thar desert

News / Energy

Boom-time for renewable energy in Asia

...termittent, such as solar or wind, storage is needed to smooth out minute-to-minute fluctuations or to shore up power for later use. To test-bed the development and integration of such technologies, S...

4 Nov 2014

Boom-time for renewable energy in Asia

News / Corporate Responsibility

Shared value as a fundamental business strategy

...ties, non-profits and other organisations, has trained some 5 million network administrators to date. It serves both customers and competitors alike. "It's about a few key issues that really matter to...

2 Dec 2014

Shared value as a fundamental business strategy

News / Corporate Responsibility

Big companies step up efforts to trim environmental risks in supply chains

...ther corporate partners involved in the academy wanted to get to the “root cause” of persistent problems appearing in factory audits, Hamilton said. They agreed that one of the major factors that defi...

10 Feb 2014

Big companies step up efforts to trim environmental risks in supply chains

News / Food & Agriculture

FAO: Steady increase in incidents of GM crops found in traded food

...though testing technology is more sensitive now, I would note that 37 out of 75 countries responded that they have little or no capacity to detect GMOs, that is, they don't have the laboratories, tech...

13 Mar 2014

FAO: Steady increase in incidents of GM crops found in traded food

Opinion / Transport

Want to help the Philippines after Typhoon Haiyan? Don't send your old shoes

...to navigate the local context and may be able to respond faster, as it won't take them time to set up. Give money to agencies that are able to articulate what the actual needs are and transparently te...

12 Nov 2013

Want to help the Philippines after Typhoon Haiyan? Don't send your old shoes

News / Carbon & Climate

Climate pact inked in Cambodia

...tation. Marking a strong commitment that extends beyond the project, all participants from the three countries endorsed the Declaration last Friday after two days of discussion. The declaration centre...

29 Oct 2014

Climate pact inked in Cambodia

News / Policy & Finance

S'pore haze bill gets support, but some question effectiveness

...t, it's difficult to know exactly where a fire starts before it spreads broadly so it will require collaboration - public sector, private sector and the community in the forests to really address this...

27 May 2014

S'pore haze bill gets support, but some question effectiveness

News / Policy & Finance

France proposes $1.4 billion credit line for India projects

...to visit India over the next few weeks for talks with Modi and his government, drawn in part by the prospect of lucrative defense deals that stalled under the last administration. After meetings with ...

2 Jul 2014

France proposes $1.4 billion credit line for India projects

Opinion / Policy & Finance

Why I hate pandas and you should too

...t to negotiation). If they have cubs? That's another $600,000. Taking care of them -- supplying them with a habitat, staff and all that bamboo -- costs five times what it costs for elephants, the next...

29 Aug 2013

Why I hate pandas and you should too

News / Policy & Finance

Australian export risk on China dirty coal ban

...The fact that the tighter regulations apply to the three main urban conurbations of Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei, the Yangtze River Delta and the Pearl River Delta could mean that the some exporters will not...

17 Sep 2014

Australian export risk on China dirty coal ban

News / Carbon & Climate

2014 could be heading for all-India drought year

...the Met department expects the monsoon to revive in the next few days, the intensity and distribution of rains in the coming fortnight will be crucial. As things stand, with three days left in August,...

29 Aug 2014

2014 could be heading for all-India drought year

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