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Taiwan has one of the highest recycling rates in the world. Here's how that happened.

...icy is a question of will, and not only wealth.” Perhaps, with plastic production showing no sign of diminishing and economic growth inextricably linked to waste generation, rising economies might loo...

2 Jan 2019

Taiwan has one of the highest recycling rates in the world. Here's how that happened.

Opinion / Carbon & Climate

What my mother’s death taught me about saving the planet. We can’t, and here’s why.

...ition called Changing Course, which brought together experts and citizens to create a shared vision for the Mississippi River Delta. Louisiana is losing land rapidly—mostly because the Mississippi Riv...

28 Jan 2019

What my mother’s death taught me about saving the planet. We can’t, and here’s why.

News / Carbon & Climate

Jakarta floods renew calls for stronger environmental protection

...Indonesia. She cited President Joko Widodo’s plans to trim regulations and permits pertaining to environmental protection, such as impact analyses and building permits, to attract foreign investment i...

8 Jan 2020

Jakarta floods renew calls for stronger environmental protection

News / Lifestyle

Fast fashion giant H&M appoints former sustainability head as CEO; activists call for a different business model

...in sustainability means she must have integral understanding and on-the-ground experience of challanges and opportunities in this area, said Dean. "The fashion industry is crying out for more diversi...

4 Feb 2020

Fast fashion giant H&M appoints former sustainability head as CEO; activists call for a different business model

News / Carbon & Climate

Philippines' typhoon survivors to fossil fuel firms: please listen to us

...ience, risk and law.The inquiry is investigating whether the actions of 47 large coal, oil, mining and cement firms are breaching the human rights of Filipino citizens, including their rights to life,...

19 Nov 2018

Philippines' typhoon survivors to fossil fuel firms: please listen to us

Opinion / Water

The myth of day zero: What we got wrong with water

...It’s time for the public sector, businesses and civil society to implement real solutions to water scarcity and associated inequity. In 2018, the city of Cape Town in South Africa introduced the idea ...

7 Jan 2020

The myth of day zero: What we got wrong with water

News / Policy & Finance

As legal fight over India forest rights drags, millions more risk eviction

...ipur city's district council. "If the law is not being implemented, I urge you to go to the local official or the district official and demand implementation because it is your right," he told indigen...

7 Oct 2019

As legal fight over India forest rights drags, millions more risk eviction

Opinion / Green Buildings

Mimicking termite nests to keep human buildings cool

...itects and builders are continuously seeking new and improved ways to cool buildings without using more energy. In fact, growing demand for air conditioners is one of the most critical blind spots in ...

8 May 2019

Mimicking termite nests to keep human buildings cool

Buddhist monks in Angkor Wat Cambodia forest

News / Policy & Finance

In Cambodia, a new environment code languishes in legal limbo

...ibility.” In other words, the Ministry of Environment is still discussing how to divvy up authority with other relevant ministries, such as the Ministry of Agriculture and the Ministry of Mines and En...

27 Aug 2020

In Cambodia, a new environment code languishes in legal limbo

News / Corporate Responsibility

Apps and blockchain help European supermarkets lure climate-conscious consumers

...icken with their phones and find out when the bird was born, who the farmer is, if it was raised using antibiotics, when it was slaughtered and processed, and when it arrived at the store, he said. "I...

28 Feb 2020

Apps and blockchain help European supermarkets lure climate-conscious consumers

News / Policy & Finance

Stitching for success—the cheap labour fuelling India's election campaign

...ing and merchandise was being produced. “ Sourcing is not our concern. Our aim is to bring Prime Minister Modi back with a bigger majority. It is about visibility. Rohit Chahal, head of national medi...

8 Apr 2019

Stitching for success—the cheap labour fuelling India's election campaign

An aerial view over a power plant in the Chinese city of Tianjin

Opinion / Policy & Finance

Taxing carbon may sound like a good idea but does it work?

...is getting cheaper through innovation, some of it subsidised by existing incentives, and economies of scale due to the swift growth of the solar and wind industries. Climate risk disclosure Also missi...

16 Oct 2018

Taxing carbon may sound like a good idea but does it work?

Opinion / Policy & Finance

What’s at stake for women’s rights in 2020?

...itical participation, and reproductive rights. Feminist activists will continue this work at the Beijing+25 Generation Equality Forum, convened by Mexico and France, in Mexico City in May and Paris in...

31 Jan 2020

What’s at stake for women’s rights in 2020?

Monorail shuttles whisk passengers through the Beijing Airport.

News / Energy

Can China accelerate the green transition in central and eastern Europe?

...and Road Initiative.“If China decides to actually bring in line its external activities and investments abroad with this more progressive vocabulary it has been using lately on climate this would obvi...

1 Jun 2020

Can China accelerate the green transition in central and eastern Europe?

News / Energy

Is Asia's fossil gas push a bridge to nowhere?

...ietnam will start importing LNG via its Hai Linh import terminal this year. It is the vanguard of a myriad of new ports, regasification facilities, pipelines and power plants slated to come online in ...

23 Sep 2021

Is Asia's fossil gas push a bridge to nowhere?

News / Corporate Responsibility

Cool but confused: Social entrepreneurs find it harder to explain their work

...and Nairobi-based Baobab Circle - which uses mobile and artificial intelligence technology to improve healthcare - said investors tend to see the social enterprise as a charity while users viewed it m...

12 Apr 2019

Cool but confused: Social entrepreneurs find it harder to explain their work

News / Water

Indonesia's tuna fisheries race for sustainability

...ivities, including landing site data collection, vessel registration, increasing understanding of national regulations and market certification, strengthening fisher groups, and improving best handlin...

18 Mar 2019

Indonesia's tuna fisheries race for sustainability

News / Green Buildings

Green bonds and green buildings—the perfect match?

...illion cost savings per year is still good, and a recurrent cost saving,” she said. Speaking from the viewpoint of a financial institution, Mikkel Larsen, managing director and chief sustainability of...

2 Oct 2018

Green bonds and green buildings—the perfect match?

News / Carbon & Climate

Where will you be when the sea rises?

...ing with sea level rise will require relocating cities to higher ground and rethinking our relationship with water. Or as they put it in the Netherlands, “living with water”. Which of the cities you'v...

9 Nov 2018

Where will you be when the sea rises?

News / Energy

Natural gas to be ‘substantial part’ of Singapore's energy mix for next 50 years

...its industrial and housing estates. And while it is relatively easy to construct new buildings that are zero-carbon, challenges and business opportunities lie in converting existing buildings and prev...

30 Oct 2019

Natural gas to be ‘substantial part’ of Singapore's energy mix for next 50 years

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