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Opinion / Carbon & Climate

Food, fuel, and the future of human development

...il fuels impacts biodiversity, especially as remaining reserves are located in more and more remote places. And oil spills are still with us; the United States alone experienced at least 137 oil spill...

25 Apr 2019

Food, fuel, and the future of human development

Opinion / Policy & Finance

How the digital divide is impeding development

...ing countries leverage their assets and improve digital capabilities. One initiative, “eTrade for all,” is aimed at making it easier for developing countries to source financial and technical assistan...

24 Oct 2018

How the digital divide is impeding development

News / Food & Agriculture

Can the palm oil sector do more with less to save Indonesia's forests?

...ignificantly raise productivity. “It is easy for [big] companies to make changes quickly, but dealing with smallholders is difficult,” said Agus Purnomo, managing director, sustainability and strategi...

10 Jul 2018

Can the palm oil sector do more with less to save Indonesia's forests?

Opinion / Carbon & Climate

Local communities are not just climate victims

...ive and innovative in adapting to it. While they face significant barriers like scant funding, a lack of technical skills, and political and economic discrimination, communities are adapting in spite ...

19 Jun 2019

Local communities are not just climate victims

Opinion / Policy & Finance

Harnessing #MeToo momentum to drive climate action

...ing spirit Countering this reality is the gritty determination, boundless energy and unwavering spirit of women across the world whose knowledge, skills and leadership is being harnessed in delivering...

11 Apr 2018

Harnessing #MeToo momentum to drive climate action

News / Carbon & Climate

Indonesia dam builder rebuffs new study to assess impact on orangutans

...it toned down its criticism after a reported visit from intelligence officers and a reminder from Emmy that it faced having its permit to work in Indonesia terminated if its staff continued to critici...

25 Aug 2020

Indonesia dam builder rebuffs new study to assess impact on orangutans

News / Food & Agriculture

Death by chocolate

...ials, including milk powder, cocoa derivatives, sugar and palm oil, and its packaging are major environmental villains. Cocoa, sugar and, in particular, palm oil production are driving deforestation. ...

12 Apr 2018

Death by chocolate

News / Transport

Can EVs be green if they run on fossil fuels?

...in enabling electric vehicle adoption by influencing pricing and infrastructure, panellists agreed. Nils Michaelis, innovation lead, products operating group for Asia Pacific, Africa, Middle East &am...

31 Aug 2018

Can EVs be green if they run on fossil fuels?

Opinion / Policy & Finance

Can China really lead the way to an 'ecological civilisation'?

...itality from continued consumerism into growing a life of quality for its people? Could it be that Xi Jinping is sowing the seeds of this future metamorphosis with his vision of an ecological civilisa...

31 Aug 2018

Can China really lead the way to an 'ecological civilisation'?

Opinion / Carbon & Climate

The Commonwealth must inspire greater climate action

...ialogue, formerly the Facilitative Dialogue - to raise the ambition of our NDCs and produce deeper cuts in carbon dioxide emissions. Talanoa is a Pacific word for a form of inclusive consultation that...

19 Apr 2018

The Commonwealth must inspire greater climate action

Opinion / Cities

Building sea walls is a small bandaid on a gaping wound

...ingscliff seawall, in the Tweed Shire in northern New South Wales, is an engineering marvel. It is 300 metres long and 6 metres deep, with a projected cost of between A$3 million and A$5 million. Its ...

8 Oct 2018

Building sea walls is a small bandaid on a gaping wound

News / Food & Agriculture

Agribusiness must reduce environmental impact. What role can banks and NGOs play?

...in Brazil, Argentina, India and the Netherlands. In Holland, they developed a biodiversity monitor with dairy company FrieslandCampina that enables farmers to monitor their impact on biodiversity usin...

4 Nov 2019

Agribusiness must reduce environmental impact. What role can banks and NGOs play?

News / Transport

Can China electrify all new passenger cars by 2030?

...ion in many of China’s cities. As car ownership has climbed, increasing oil use has also contributed to China’s rising greenhouse gas emissions. With solar panels and wind turbines, China used subsidi...

30 Jul 2019

Can China electrify all new passenger cars by 2030?

Press Releases / Ricoh Asia Pacific Pte Ltd

315 trees planted on Sentosa for Ricoh’s Eco Action Day 2018

...icipated in Eco Action Day. For further information, please visit www.ecoaction.sg About Ricoh Ricoh is empowering digital workplaces using innovative technologies and services enabling individuals...

14 Nov 2018

315 trees planted on Sentosa for Ricoh’s Eco Action Day 2018

Research / Environmental Law Students' Association (ELSA)

The Pathway to Paris: A Commentary on the Carbon Pricing Bill

...ith the aim of meeting Singapore's Nationally Determined Contribution to the Paris Agreement. The Government has since drafted enabling legislation in the form of the Carbon Pricing (Draft) Bill (CPB...

2 Aug 2018

The Pathway to Paris: A Commentary on the Carbon Pricing Bill

News / Carbon & Climate

Environmental issues are top priority for Asia’s youth

...in the fashion supply chain, and has inspired sustainable fashion labels from India to Australia. Meanwhile, initiatives to end plastic pollution through the introduction of alternatives to plastic su...

5 Jul 2018

Environmental issues are top priority for Asia’s youth

Opinion / Cities

Smart cities hold the key to sustainable development

...ifty per cent since 2015 in many of region’s major cities. Some cities, including Melaka, are participating in initiatives such as the 100 Resilient Cities, focused on community-based disaster risk re...

4 Apr 2019

Smart cities hold the key to sustainable development

Opinion / Carbon & Climate

Resource depletion is a serious problem, but ‘footprint’ estimates don’t tell us much about it

...ical footprint is an estimate of the biological resources required to meet its population’s consumption demands and absorb its carbon emissions. National biocapacity, which is an estimate of how wel...

25 Jul 2019

Resource depletion is a serious problem, but ‘footprint’ estimates don’t tell us much about it

News / Policy & Finance

Companies must commit to workplace equality—senior business leaders

...including respect for human rights and eliminating workplace discrimination. By 2020, the business partnership aims to sign up an additional 50-100 companies. "The companies involved in this initiativ...

23 Jan 2019

Companies must commit to workplace equality—senior business leaders

News / Carbon & Climate

Stories from six Bangladeshi women on the front lines of climate change

...ities and towns. Rising seas and supercharged storms are worsening floods that inundate coastal communities and contaminate freshwater resources. Inland, increasingly unpredictable rainfall is driving...

9 Mar 2018

Stories from six Bangladeshi women on the front lines of climate change

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