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Mahathir is back—good news or bad for sustainability in Malaysia?

He’s back. Tan Sri Dr Mahathir Mohammed reclaimed the position he had held for more than two decades as prime minister of Malaysia after a bitterly contested election last week. His party, Pakatan Har...

13 May 2018

Mahathir is back—good news or bad for sustainability in Malaysia?

News / Food & Agriculture

Feeding Japan's appetite for meat

With the world’s population expected to reach 9.6 billion by 2050 and continued growth in demand for meat, the livestock sector is facing renewed pressure to provide the nutrition to feed that many mo...

24 Apr 2019

Feeding Japan's appetite for meat

News / Carbon & Climate

DBS is first Asian bank to launch climate policy—but it’s still funding coal

...renewables happens in a sustainable manner," he said. In addition to outlining DBS' policy on coal, Larsen added that the bank would stop financing new coal mines, and would "only support clients who ...

2 Feb 2018

DBS is first Asian bank to launch climate policy—but it’s still funding coal

A burning peatland inside the area palm oil concession of PT Sumatera Unggul Makmur in West Kalimantan on 22 August 2018. Image: Greenpeace

News / Carbon & Climate

Deforestation is a bigger climate threat than 'green' coal, says Indonesian official

Deforestation poses a bigger problem for the climate than burning coal in Indonesia, a senior executive from the Southeast Asian country's infrastructure investment arm said at an event on Thursday. ...

3 Sep 2018

Deforestation is a bigger climate threat than 'green' coal, says Indonesian official

In connection with the beginning of the COP24 UN climate summit, activists of the Democracy Action campaign demonstrated in Chorzów.

Opinion / Policy & Finance

Here's why there will be few protests outside the UN climate talks

This weekend world leaders arrive in the Polish city of Katowice for the COP24 climate summit, where they will set out plans for implementing the Paris Climate Agreement. Over the course of two weeks ...

5 Dec 2018

Here's why there will be few protests outside the UN climate talks

News / Energy

IEA: Renewable electricity set to grow 40 per cent globally by 2022

...renewables in heat consumption from 2015-22. Source: Renewables 2017 Pre-launch Media Webinar. But the IEA expects the overall share of renewables in heat consumption to increase only slowly, rising ...

6 Oct 2017

IEA: Renewable electricity set to grow 40 per cent globally by 2022

Opinion / Waste

Plastic warms the planet twice as much as aviation—here's how to make it climate-friendly

We’re all too aware of the consequences of plastics in the oceans and on land. However, beyond the visible pollution of our once pristine habitats, plastics are having a grave impact on the climate to...

17 May 2019

Plastic warms the planet twice as much as aviation—here's how to make it climate-friendly

Ghana workers maintaining a thermal power station

Opinion / Energy

Accelerating Africa's energy transition

...renewables. This would create stronger incentives to reduce fossil-fuel consumption, while encouraging investment and growth in green-energy output. For Africa’s rural regions, moreover, such policies...

17 Jan 2018

Accelerating Africa's energy transition

News / Manufacturing

In Hong Kong, disposable fashion gets a recycled makeover

In Hong Kong, more than 340 tonnes of textile waste is dumped each day into the city's overflowing landfills, according to the city's Environmental Protection Department. But a new textile spinning mi...

19 Sep 2018

In Hong Kong, disposable fashion gets a recycled makeover

News / Cities

Cities can change the fate of the world's climate outlook: Christiana Figueres

One of the most iconic photographs from the signing of the Paris Agreement in the French capital in 2015 shows a row of United Nations officials and global leaders standing at a podium, joined hands r...

28 Feb 2018

Cities can change the fate of the world's climate outlook: Christiana Figueres

News / Energy

Is Taiwan’s 20 per cent renewable energy target a political pipe dream?

...renewables? Or is it just a political slogan?” asked Chiu. Echoing Chiu’s doubts was Betsy Liao, business manager of biomass firm Tsung Chang Industries. Asked if she thought Taiwan could meet its ren...

19 Oct 2017

Is Taiwan’s 20 per cent renewable energy target a political pipe dream?

News / Energy

Singapore has declared 2018 the year of climate action—so why are its banks still funding coal?

...renewables, and at current rates, coal is predicted to be the region's dominant energy source by 2040, according to the International Energy Agency. Though lagging some of their international peers o...

10 Jan 2018

Singapore has declared 2018 the year of climate action—so why are its banks still funding coal?

News / Policy & Finance

Human rights protection hangs in balance at UN climate talks

Top officials and advocates are pushing at UN talks in Poland to ensure governments and businesses respect human rights when working to build a green future under the Paris climate pact. The climate c...

13 Dec 2018

Human rights protection hangs in balance at UN climate talks

News / Cities

Green and inclusive? Paris builds a zero-carbon future with a social conscience

Arrayed between elegant stone buildings and run-down railway tracks in the northwest of Paris lie bustling playgrounds, plant-filled ponds and stretches of lush grass. The Clichy-Batignolles area, a f...

2 Oct 2018

Green and inclusive? Paris builds a zero-carbon future with a social conscience

Opinion / Policy & Finance

Fixing the crisis of confidence in the Green Climate Fund

The Green Climate Fund's mandate couldn't be more crucial: accelerating climate action in developing countries by supporting transformational investments in adaptation and emissions reduction. Project...

1 Oct 2018

Fixing the crisis of confidence in the Green Climate Fund

Press Releases / Ashden

Search for the sustainable energy visionaries of 2019 starts here

Ashden has launched its call for entries for the 2019 Ashden Awards, offering the chance for sustainable energy pioneers in the UK, developing countries and emerging economies to receive global recogn...

1 Oct 2018

Search for the sustainable energy visionaries of 2019 starts here

News / Waste

Singapore’s war on waste—is there a better way?

Singapore needs to invest in a network of machines and plants to upcycle its discarded food, plastics and electronics if it wants to become a zero-waste nation and extend the use of its sole landfill,...

26 Jun 2019

Singapore’s war on waste—is there a better way?

News / Energy

Trump's 'stupid' solar tax won't hurt Asian firms but will harm US jobs, say experts

United States President Donald Trump's newly announced import tax on solar panels will do little to hamper the fortunes of Asia’s panel manufacturers, but will damage America’s own solar sector and co...

24 Jan 2018

Trump's 'stupid' solar tax won't hurt Asian firms but will harm US jobs, say experts

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News / Policy & Finance

Will a lack of transparency hurt green bonds?

Green bonds are no more than pieces of paper sold by banks that do nothing to verify their sustainability credentials, speakers suggested at a recent sustainable finance event in Singapore. Fixing th...

19 Feb 2018

Will a lack of transparency hurt green bonds?

Singaporeans protest against government inaction on climate change

News / Carbon & Climate

Singaporeans push government to set tougher emissions targets in first ever climate rally

Nearly 2,000 people showed up at Singapore’s Speakers’ Corner on Saturday to call for greater government action on climate change, braving the heat, humidity and air pollution from burning forests in ...

23 Sep 2019

Singaporeans push government to set tougher emissions targets in first ever climate rally

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