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News / Energy

'Not a given that renewables will be harmless': How poor siting could slow Southeast Asia's energy transition

...that the government has taken a stronger stance on the protection of wetlands and migratory species in recent years, it feels “too little too late for the Mekong Delta.” Compared to North Asia, resear...

20 Aug 2025

'Not a given that renewables will be harmless': How poor siting could slow Southeast Asia's energy transition

News / Waste

Indonesian organic waste recycler Temesi closes, co-founder blames 'unfair' fertiliser subsidies

...te sector, top multinationals and local government [in Indonesia] have not contributed enough and there are no tipping fees or any other government mechanisms helping to facilitate and stimulate growt...

9 Feb 2024

Indonesian organic waste recycler Temesi closes, co-founder blames 'unfair' fertiliser subsidies

News / Energy

Clean energy challenge needs tech innovation, not hype over ‘poster child’ solutions: entrepreneur Vijay Prateik

...t that can run on waste industrial heat rather than fossil fuels to either send electricity back to factories or into power grids to support the installation of intermittent renewables. This is what P...

4 Feb 2024

Clean energy challenge needs tech innovation, not hype over ‘poster child’ solutions: entrepreneur Vijay Prateik

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News / Carbon & Climate

As UN chief slams advertising industry for promoting fossil fuels, agency majors go quiet

...ted to its 2023 sustainability report in which it states that it seeks to "fairly represent" the commitments of its energy clients and will not take on any work that is "designed to frustrate the obje...

11 Jun 2024

As UN chief slams advertising industry for promoting fossil fuels, agency majors go quiet

UN special rapporteur Ian Fry in Baseco compound

News / Carbon & Climate

Abolish controversial Philippines anti-insurgency programme that targets environmental defenders: UN special rapporteur Ian Fry

...the task force will certainly go a long way in getting the government to rethink what it needs to do. It needs to deal terrorism, rather than deal with other people who are not related to terrorism at...

21 Nov 2023

Abolish controversial Philippines anti-insurgency programme that targets environmental defenders: UN special rapporteur Ian Fry

Press Releases / United Nations Environment Programme

New initiative aims to curb the toxic impacts of agriculture

...t break down in the environment and contaminate air, water, and food. These inputs are generally cheaper than sustainable alternatives, giving farmers little incentive to adopt better practices. The ...

11 Apr 2024

New initiative aims to curb the toxic impacts of agriculture

A protest banner reading “Food Estate Feeding Climate Crisis” lies on land cleared for food estate project in Kalimantan in 2022.

News / Food & Agriculture

Prabowo administration signals hard stance on illegal deforestation in Indonesia as it plots food estate expansion

...ty in the sector, said Wibowo, who is founder of the Indonesian Forestry Certification Cooperation (IFCC), a forestry certification body, at the event organised by the Singapore Institute of Internati...

10 May 2024

Prabowo administration signals hard stance on illegal deforestation in Indonesia as it plots food estate expansion

Glenn Hurowitz, CEO and founder of Mighty Earth

News / Food & Agriculture

‘We try to appeal to company executives’ better angels’: Mighty Earth founder Glenn Hurowitz

...t think it's too much to ask them to repay the debt to nature that they owe for their spectacular wealth. But will they ever pay for the damage they have done to nature? A recent report found that fos...

20 Jun 2023

‘We try to appeal to company executives’ better angels’: Mighty Earth founder Glenn Hurowitz

Opinion / Transport

EVs alone won't save us from climate catastrophe

...tions to be proposed to decarbonise Australia's transport sector. We have an opportunity — right now — to get this right. What is clear is that the more solutions that are in the mix, the less risky t...

3 Jul 2024

EVs alone won't save us from climate catastrophe

Kishore Mahbubani at Unlocking capital for sustainability 2024

News / Carbon & Climate

US-China rivalry driven by irrationality could derail climate action: former diplomat Kishore Mahbubani

...t that is about to hit an iceberg, the most important thing is to select the best possible captain – find the most dynamic, intelligent and committed person to steer the vessel. But humanity cannot ch...

17 Sep 2024

US-China rivalry driven by irrationality could derail climate action: former diplomat Kishore Mahbubani

News / Energy

The energy capital powering India and poisoning its residents

...The government wants this share to rise to 50 per cent by 2030 to meet its net zero target by 2070. But the intermittent nature of renewables and high costs of battery storage mean the country is stil...

1 Nov 2024

The energy capital powering India and poisoning its residents

Fossil fuel advertising on media_concept photo

News / Carbon & Climate

Amid industry decline, Asia's media struggles to answer a hard question – should we stop accepting fossil fuel advertising?

...that we need to have a seat at the table and that change can happen from within if we work with these clients. I think we have seen that that is not true." "By the time the agencies or consultants ge...

25 Sep 2024

Amid industry decline, Asia's media struggles to answer a hard question – should we stop accepting fossil fuel advertising?

News / Policy & Finance

Migrants in UAE turn to crypto to send remittances home

...ttah, an Egyptian migrant in the UAE, used to invest and send remittances in crypto, but he started to lose faith in digital assets after the 2022 market crash. "I lost more than half of my investment...

13 Jun 2023

Migrants in UAE turn to crypto to send remittances home

Press Releases / United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)

New joint UN report calls for urgent action to build peaceful, just and inclusive societies to prevent risks to all SDGs

...tion and cooperation to promote justice and the rule of law, to protect women, children, and the vulnerable, and to support effective, accountable, and inclusive institutions that enjoy the trust of t...

21 Jul 2024

New joint UN report calls for urgent action to build peaceful, just and inclusive societies to prevent risks to all SDGs

News / Policy & Finance

The Philippines will push to make loss and damage fund 'meaningful': climate finance rep

...t ambitious to the most ambitious. The least is the plain garden variety bilateral donations from developing countries. Then you move towards the right of the spectrum, into cooperation projects with ...

25 Oct 2024

The Philippines will push to make loss and damage fund 'meaningful': climate finance rep

Palm oil bergs litter a beach in Hong Kong

News / Waste

RSPO mulls including palm oil waste dumping in revised sustainability standard

...ts cargo tanks was common industry practice and in full compliance with marine pollution regulations. It did not report the practice in its latest sustainability report, stating that waste discharge w...

14 Aug 2024

RSPO mulls including palm oil waste dumping in revised sustainability standard

Press Releases / UN Women

'Period poverty': Why millions of girls and women cannot afford their periods

...together with the stigma and taboo attached to menstruation. For example, in many states within the United States, Viagra (for erectile dysfunction) is classified as a tax-exempt health product, while...

26 May 2024

'Period poverty': Why millions of girls and women cannot afford their periods

Press Releases / Applied Ecology Resources

Global call for ecological grey literature as British Ecological Society offers permanent home with new AER platform

...to the idea of trying to create something that was more tailored for practitioners, in terms of the types of information they need, how they communicate that and how they share the information that th...

6 Aug 2023

Global call for ecological grey literature as British Ecological Society offers permanent home with new AER platform

News / Policy & Finance

Australia’s major banks provide ‘backdoor finance’ to fossil fuels: NGO

...tent to explore new sources of gas even as the nation transitions to net zero emissions. This is to ensure that the population’s energy needs can be met, amid concerns that potential demand will outst...

19 Jul 2024

Australia’s major banks provide ‘backdoor finance’ to fossil fuels: NGO

Press Releases / Volvo Construction Equipment Asia

Why electric construction machines should play a key role in bringing Singapore’s Green Plan to life

...tively working with the public and private sectors to facilitate a much-needed transition to electric. We truly believe that the future of the construction industry is electric and we will continue to...

27 Mar 2024

Why electric construction machines should play a key role in bringing Singapore’s Green Plan to life