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Heatwave threats rarely an urban priority, even as risks rise

...1980 and 2013, for instance, heatwaves accounted for less than 1 per cent of the "natural hazards" faced by people living in Europe, said Eliska Lorencova, of the Global Change Research Institute at t...

22 Jun 2018

Heatwave threats rarely an urban priority, even as risks rise

News / Cities

As India adds 100 Smart Cities, one tells a cautionary tale

...1,000 CCTV cameras or 100 solar-powered street lights and call itself smart. But that is not it," he told the Thomson Reuters Foundation. Satellite cities The UN forecasts the world's urban population...

5 Sep 2018

As India adds 100 Smart Cities, one tells a cautionary tale

News / Lifestyle

New campaign aims to put lid on Singapore’s use of disposable plastics

...1 September to 31 December, 2017. So far, 14 businesses—operating a total of 223 retail outlets—are offering discounts or extra food to consumers who bring their own bottles, cups, bags or containers....

2 Sep 2017

New campaign aims to put lid on Singapore’s use of disposable plastics

Opinion / Policy & Finance

6 things to remember while working towards the Global Goals

...113 in total) who have already reported, or committed to report in 2018, the harder it will be for us to catch up. The UN SDGs are an exciting opportunity for government, civil society, NGOs, and very...

22 Sep 2017

6 things to remember while working towards the Global Goals

Opinion / Carbon & Climate

Australia’s climate bomb: the senselessness of Adani’s Carmichael coal mine

...1 billion subsidy to the mine by the Turnbull government is quite perverse. Fossil-fuel companies already receive $2,000 in rebates and subsidies for every $1 they donate to Australia’s major politica...

13 Apr 2017

Australia’s climate bomb: the senselessness of Adani’s Carmichael coal mine

Opinion / Carbon & Climate

4 ways we can step up adaptation and protect vulnerable communities from climate change impact

...140 countries included resilience targets within their Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs). Nearly 1,000 regions, cities and towns have already undertaken more than 1,500 adaptation activities....

18 Jun 2018

4 ways we can step up adaptation and protect vulnerable communities from climate change impact

Opinion / Water

Where the water is

...12 liters (3.2 gallons) of fresh water daily in peak season. In Eritrea, a 1,600-square-meter net harvests up to 12,000 liters per day. The world’s largest fog collection and distribution system was b...

21 May 2018

Where the water is

News / Carbon & Climate

As climate threats drive migration, Indian women find opportunities

...17 of the 372 kilometres of embankments are in disrepair, according a 2018 district disaster management plan. 'Daughters must study' Only half of Gosaba's women can read, according to the 2011 census...

18 Oct 2018

As climate threats drive migration, Indian women find opportunities

News / Lifestyle

An indigenous village navigates its sustainable ecotourism success

...17 President Joko Widodo presented a “10 New Balis” plan to increase tourism around the country. The main city on Flores Island, Labuan Bajo, is among the 10 sites, meaning tourism to Wae Rebo, its cl...

7 Aug 2018

An indigenous village navigates its sustainable ecotourism success

Opinion / Policy & Finance

Three scenarios show we have to think carefully about ethics in designing smart cities

...1. Longer commute for low-class workers Imagine this: A traffic system manages a city’s rush hour, handling thousands of traffic lights, public transport commutes and pedestrian signals. Meanwhile, an...

19 Mar 2018

Three scenarios show we have to think carefully about ethics in designing smart cities

Opinion / Energy

Are villages embracing the Fourth Industrial Revolution faster than cities?

...10 LED Lights, one street light, one LED TV, two fans, and two mobile charging points What’s more, this load, which lights up between six and eight rooms in a home, as well as a street outside, comes ...

13 Nov 2017

Are villages embracing the Fourth Industrial Revolution faster than cities?

News / Carbon & Climate

Artificially cooling planet may pose threat to plants, animals

...1.5 degrees. But unless national plans to curb emissions are ramped up quickly, the Earth is expected to warm by at least 3 degrees Celsius by the end of the century - a level expected to melt much of...

24 Jan 2018

Artificially cooling planet may pose threat to plants, animals

News / Carbon & Climate

Subsiding soils may sink southern Spain

...11 and 2014, the evidence of subsidence vanished. The study, led by José Miguel Azañón of the University of Granada and Rosa Maria Mateos from the Spanish Geological Survey, published in the Journal o...

1 Dec 2017

Subsiding soils may sink southern Spain

Opinion / Corporate Responsibility

Taking action on the SDGs: Lessons from Sembcorp Industries

...15 to 46 per cent in 2017. Looking at regional action on SDGs, our research showed that only 10 of the 50 top listed companies in Singapore have publicly declared support for the SDGs. This is compare...

11 May 2018

Taking action on the SDGs: Lessons from Sembcorp Industries

Pope Francis, head of the Catholic Church

Opinion / Carbon & Climate

With 1.2 billion members, the Catholic Church can lead on climate action. Here are 3 ways how.

...12-14 September 2018), COP24 (Katowice, Poland, 3-14 December 2018) and the UN Secretary General's Climate Summit (New York, September 2019). "Reducing greenhouse gases requires honesty, courage and r...

30 Jul 2018

With 1.2 billion members, the Catholic Church can lead on climate action. Here are 3 ways how.

News / Waste

Southeast Asian nations grapple with worsening plastic trash crisis

...17 pounds of plastic waste. The whale vomited several plastic bags, and Thai marine environmentalists tried valiantly to save the animal, but the whale died on June 1. A video showing the whale’s stru...

30 Jul 2018

Southeast Asian nations grapple with worsening plastic trash crisis

News / Carbon & Climate

From Asia to Antarctica: Eco-Business joins expedition to uncover climate change threats

...14. The expedition, dubbed “Climate Force: Antarctica 2018,” will be led by renowned environmentalist and explorer O.B.E Robert Swan, the first man to walk to both North and South Poles. Cheam is join...

24 Feb 2018

From Asia to Antarctica: Eco-Business joins expedition to uncover climate change threats

Opinion / Manufacturing

What Karl Marx has to say about today's environmental problems

...1 Following the collapse of the Soviet Union and an economic shift in China it seemed that capitalism had become the only game in town. Karl Marx’s ideas could safely be relegated to the dustbin of hi...

7 Jun 2018

What Karl Marx has to say about today's environmental problems

News / Carbon & Climate

8 things you need to know about the IPCC 1.5˚C report

...100 scientists analysed how the world can achieve the 1.5˚C goal, as well as impacts associated with this rise in temperature. Here are eight findings: 1. Limiting warming to 1.5˚C requires major and ...

9 Oct 2018

8 things you need to know about the IPCC 1.5˚C report

News / Water

Gathering water leaders for success

...18. In fact, by 2030, there will be 43 megacities worldwide that each house more than 10 million people, up from just 30 such cities now. “To ensure that the benefits of urbanisation are fully shared ...

3 Jul 2018

Gathering water leaders for success

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