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worker burns slipper at brick kiln factory in Pakistan

News / Carbon & Climate

As Lahore chokes on winter smog, Pakistan moves to cut air pollution

...included curbing emissions from factories, closing brick kilns that fail to use fuel-efficient technology, and fining polluting vehicles and farmers burning rice stubble in the winter. The commission ...

8 Jan 2019

As Lahore chokes on winter smog, Pakistan moves to cut air pollution

News / Energy

From German trains to South Korean buses, hydrogen is back in the energy picture

...In 1923, British geneticist J.B.S. Haldane imagined a network of hydrogen-generating windmills powering Britain, but nothing came of it. In 1970, South African-born electrochemist John Bockris first u...

12 Nov 2018

From German trains to South Korean buses, hydrogen is back in the energy picture

News / Corporate Responsibility

Companies trying to do good face stiff competition—from each other

...ition in Berkeley, Calif., and the Tata Social Enterprise Challenge in India. "Going to fairs and events is time consuming and also very expensive, with participation fees and travel... especially if ...

13 May 2019

Companies trying to do good face stiff competition—from each other

Opinion / Food & Agriculture

How artificial intelligence can lead to more sustainable fishing

...itoring and operational fishing costs and improve efficiency in fisheries management. Examples include automatic review of video footage, monitoring vessel sailing patterns for IUU fishing and illegal...

12 Jul 2019

How artificial intelligence can lead to more sustainable fishing

Brian Reilly, founder and chief executive of Revolv, talks on a panel at Unlocking Capital for Sustainability. Reilly raised US$500,000 from Hong Kong-based hedge fund Sylebra and is looking to secure more funding to aid the company’s launch in Singapore. Image: Eco-Business

News / Policy & Finance

How can Asia bridge the gap between finance and sustainability?

...inability increasingly into account,” he said. “There is still some way to go, but we are heading in the right direction.” UN Environment's regional director for Asia and the Pacific, Dechen Tsering, ...

8 Feb 2019

How can Asia bridge the gap between finance and sustainability?

News / Cities

Despite funding loss, cities vow to continue resilience push

...ive in cities, which are increasingly impacted by extreme weather and sea level rise, while producing about 75 per cent of planet-warming emissions. Michael Berkowitz, president of 100 Resilient Citie...

10 Jul 2019

Despite funding loss, cities vow to continue resilience push

News / Food & Agriculture

Indonesia scraps timber legality rule, stoking fears of illegal logging boom

...iticism of the trade ministry’s decision is that it didn’t consult with the Ministry of Environment and Forestry before issued the regulation. The environment ministry oversees the logging industry an...

30 Mar 2020

Indonesia scraps timber legality rule, stoking fears of illegal logging boom

Opinion / Water

Southeast Asia and the right to safe water

...including heavy metal contamination in the Didipio river, on which communities rely for drinking and irrigation.In June, the company’s permit for the mine expired. But the company kept mining – claimi...

18 Nov 2019

Southeast Asia and the right to safe water

News / Waste

No more plastic straws at over 270 F&B outlets in Singapore from July

...ives from the F&B, manufacturing, hotel and retail industry discussed ways of tackling single-use plastic within their operations and achieving the targets set by PACT. “ Initially, guests pulled...

4 Jun 2019

No more plastic straws at over 270 F&B outlets in Singapore from July

News / Carbon & Climate

A ‘jigsaw’ approach to protecting the environment

...ical Civilisation and Green Development as its theme. Benjamin Yue, principal advisor to the executive committee of the Companhia de Electricidade de Macau (CEM), an electric utility, said: “Exhibitio...

4 Jul 2019

A ‘jigsaw’ approach to protecting the environment

News / Policy & Finance

'Come with a plan,' UN chief tells states ahead of climate summit

...ing into Mozambique and rippling through Zimbabwe and Malawi. The powerful storm bore the fingerprints of climate change, said Taalas. The "clear link" between climate change and social instability sh...

29 Mar 2019

'Come with a plan,' UN chief tells states ahead of climate summit

News / Lifestyle

How to solve Asia's 'lazy' overtourism problem

...and it’ll be cheaper. But destination building, making people aware of new destinations, is difficult so it’s easier to sell popular destinations like Chiang Mai or Phuket and be done with it. Khiri ...

29 Oct 2018

How to solve Asia's 'lazy' overtourism problem

Opinion / Cities

Melbourne and Adelaide have been Australia's most vulnerable major cities to killer heatwaves

...index acclimatisation measure, and to identify a temperature threshold in this way. This measure is important, as it identifies the times when residents of cities with different background climates be...

15 Aug 2018

Melbourne and Adelaide have been Australia's most vulnerable major cities to killer heatwaves

Press Releases / Greenergy Solutions Inc.

Greenergy Solutions develops 550 MW solar project in Nepal

...ile also minimising its carbon footprint and energy requirements. Greenergy is interested in serving and developing solar photovoltaic power projects that are committed to making solar electricity par...

11 Jan 2019

Greenergy Solutions develops 550 MW solar project in Nepal

News / Waste

World’s first aerogels made from PET bottles to tackle plastic waste

...ications of PET aerogel include heat and sound insulation in buildings, and with its liquid absorption capabilities, can be used in diapers and biomedical applications such as stopping bleeding. The N...

8 Nov 2018

World’s first aerogels made from PET bottles to tackle plastic waste

News / Energy

Duterte signals need for Philippines to cut coal dependence and fast-track renewables

...igned with achieving the goal of the Paris Agreement on climate change which the Philippine government ratified in March 2017. “We recognise the urgent need to ensure the sustainability and availabili...

29 Jul 2019

Duterte signals need for Philippines to cut coal dependence and fast-track renewables

Demonstrators in Hanover, Germany protest against the Russian invasion of Ukraine in February 2022.

News / Energy

Q&A: What does Russia’s invasion of Ukraine mean for energy and climate change?

...isis had a “destructive impact” on the life of European citizens and industries. His letter to French ecological transition minister Barbara Pompili said: "This is a crisis situation, which requires ...

7 Mar 2022

Q&A: What does Russia’s invasion of Ukraine mean for energy and climate change?

Opinion / Policy & Finance

The rising tide of regulations on business and human rights: Could Asia be next?

...ility by companies. And their voices are getting louder. “The growing civil society momentum on business and human rights is indeed difficult to miss”, said Ismail Wolff, co-founder and executive dire...

13 Feb 2019

The rising tide of regulations on business and human rights: Could Asia be next?

Opinion / Lifestyle

When will I shut up about climate change?

...is that the dialogues I have about climate change will cease to be about the monstrosities of this issue, and more about mobilising action plans and collaborative initiatives. Until the climate action...

2 Feb 2018

When will I shut up about climate change?

News / Carbon & Climate

Cloud forests risk drying out by 2060

...imply by dispersing the clouds that keep them ever moist, and rich with plant, insect and bird life. And as the habitat alters, that could be it for the Monarch butterflies that migrate in their milli...

24 Apr 2019

Cloud forests risk drying out by 2060

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