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Cities must lure private dollars fast to meet climate goals

...in Jacoby, Cape Town's chief financial officer. "Even if their financial situation is much healthier than the national government's, (cities) will be affected by the macro situation," said Naoko Ishii...

10 Apr 2017

Cities must lure private dollars fast to meet climate goals

Opinion / Policy & Finance

The Fed has accepted climate change risk – what’s next?

...inancial organisations; and I think that is appropriate. “We recognise that risk events with severe weather and climate changes could have effects on the financial system.” This is the first time in 5...

27 Feb 2017

The Fed has accepted climate change risk – what’s next?

Opinion / Water

Delivering the foundation of the Sustainable Development Goals

...ision of water, sanitation and hygiene is given a central role in such efforts the risk is that well-intentioned aid funding cannot be fully successful in its efforts. Last month I visited a district ...

17 Aug 2017

Delivering the foundation of the Sustainable Development Goals

News / Food & Agriculture

New study on economic losses from Indonesia’s peat protection policies criticised

...itics say fails to account for the massive disruptions to economic activity, public health and climate change as a result of fires on peatlands and the attendant toxic haze and carbon dioxide emission...

10 Jan 2018

New study on economic losses from Indonesia’s peat protection policies criticised

Opinion / Policy & Finance

The economic policy Trump should pursue

...ind” by globalization – and are now demanding change. Trump’s administration might be tempted to address this group’s problems in isolation, with inward-looking policies targeting specific industries,...

19 Jan 2017

The economic policy Trump should pursue

News / Policy & Finance

The March for Science makes its stand: “There is no Planet B”

...iberately ignoring and actively bypassing science. Their inclination is misguided, and is in no one’s best interest. Bill Nye “the Science Guy” Protesters carried signs depicting everything from drow...

28 Apr 2017

The March for Science makes its stand: “There is no Planet B”

News / Cities

Freewheeling Bangkok lays path to safer, more liveable city

...ity unveiled its strategy aimed at making Bangkok "safe, liveable and sustainable". Supachai, 59, now Bangkok's chief resilience officer, is tasked with coordinating activities to realise this ambitio...

28 Apr 2017

Freewheeling Bangkok lays path to safer, more liveable city

Opinion / Energy

5 clean energy charts Trump needs to see before he takes office

...is the Outreach and Engagement Intern for the U.S. Climate Initiative. Daniel Melling is the communications specialist for WRI's Global Energy Program. This post is republished from WRI's Insights blo...

12 Jan 2017

5 clean energy charts Trump needs to see before he takes office

News / Lifestyle

Courting the environment

...and verve. For Delhi, though, India’s capital city, the use of firecrackers during the celebration is posing an increasing health risk. Located in a semi-arid region, with heavy traffic and a building...

17 Oct 2017

Courting the environment

News / Transport

Shipping pollution hotspots mapped with real-time data

...innish Meteorological Institute joined around 8 billion AIS data points to cover more than a billion kilometres travelled by commercial ships worldwide in 2015. By combining this data with information...

31 Aug 2017

Shipping pollution hotspots mapped with real-time data

Atlantic spotted dolphins in the Atlantic ocean

Opinion / Energy

Deep sea mining could help develop mass solar energy – is it worth the risk?

...if it necessitated mining and drilling on a similar scale to the fossil fuels industry, along with the associated pitfalls? The impact of mining for solar panels will likely be minimal in comparison ...

26 Apr 2017

Deep sea mining could help develop mass solar energy – is it worth the risk?

News / Carbon & Climate

Glitter or green? Sydney's big bash gives way to speed climate action

...itting buildings for energy efficiency and expanding efforts to help commercial buildings cut their emissions. Creating climate-friendly projects that people can see and benefit from on a daily basis ...

15 May 2017

Glitter or green? Sydney's big bash gives way to speed climate action

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Entrepreneurship and Family Enterprise Research Conference

...ide researchers and scientists from academia, industry and government to discuss proposals and disseminate results on sustainable energy and materials and its impact on engineering and our Environment...

3 Feb 2017

Entrepreneurship and Family Enterprise Research Conference

electric car charging at the charging station

Opinion / Transport

Why the bottom of the pyramid needs electric cars...now

...and will soon join the bandwagon and admit that electric vehicles are the only option going forward. This shift has implications for developing Asia, where there are about over 20 million auto-ricksha...

9 Nov 2016

Why the bottom of the pyramid needs electric cars...now

News / Carbon & Climate

Experts seek ways to mitigate environmental impacts of infrastructure boom in Asia Pacific

...ion in human history,” said biologist and conservation advocate William Laurance in a speech kicking off a forum on infrastructure development in the Asia-Pacific region. Academics, activists and offi...

11 Oct 2017

Experts seek ways to mitigate environmental impacts of infrastructure boom in Asia Pacific

Opinion / Policy & Finance

Why the business model of social media giants like Facebook is incompatible with human rights

...ising and the manipulation of its users. This is so even without Cambridge Analytica’s underhanded methods. Advertising is manipulative: that is its point. Yet it is a long bow to label all advertisin...

9 Apr 2018

Why the business model of social media giants like Facebook is incompatible with human rights

News / Carbon & Climate

Elephants in Borneo slaughtered for ivory (Warning: graphic photos)

...ir ivory,” Goossens said. “We are ready to provide all necessary information to the investigators and to the police. I believe that this is the work of a professional hunter and trader.” In October 20...

4 Jan 2017

Elephants in Borneo slaughtered for ivory (Warning: graphic photos)

Opinion / Corporate Responsibility

Sustainability in Malaysia: Bolted on, or built in?

...ivities point to a Malaysian regulatory and business landscape that is increasingly participating in the global conversation on sustainability and shaping it to its local context. Still – it is import...

25 Jan 2017

Sustainability in Malaysia: Bolted on, or built in?

News / Corporate Responsibility

5 ways to save Boracay

...ion in this meeting, where he cited the main issues facing Boracay: biodiversity loss, resource overexploitation, climate variability, habitat degradation, and declining water quality. In an interview...

14 Mar 2018

5 ways to save Boracay

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