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Will Indonesia’s new palm oil subsidy undermine no-deforestation push?

...iodiesel in line with the increased blending mandate. William’s ministry is not without leeway over the fund. According to the presidential decree, his institution is responsible for vetting benefici...

2 Sep 2015

Will Indonesia’s new palm oil subsidy undermine no-deforestation push?

Opinion / Energy

Divest in a better future

...ion of its critics. When, in early October, the Australian National University (ANU) announced that it would sell its shares in seven fossil-fuel and mining companies, it triggered a chorus of critici...

5 Jan 2015

Divest in a better future

News / Carbon & Climate

Eight tonnes of smuggled wildlife products seized

...iners in ships from Mozambique, Nigeria and Malaysia's Pasir Gudang. "We had trailed the shipment with information provided by anti-smuggling forces from different countries in the region, and police ...

28 Aug 2015

Eight tonnes of smuggled wildlife products seized

News / Carbon & Climate

Capacity building is Asia's main challenge: Christine Loh

...iggest headlines that had a significant impact on business and sustainability? In 2014, the major sustainability issue for business that will have resonance is the dramatic drop in the price of oil. I...

20 Jan 2015

Capacity building is Asia's main challenge: Christine Loh

Press Releases / Green Initiatives

Green Initiatives adds two new sponsors to the fiber project

...ia International School and Australian mining giant, Rio Tinto. To learn more about Green Initiatives or the Fiber Project, please visitwww.greeninitiatives.cn or write to info@greeninitiat...

26 Aug 2015

Green Initiatives adds two new sponsors to the fiber project

News / Energy

Top firms should invest more in renewable energy R&D: Pachauri

...inking on similar lines, he said, “I hope so, I don’t know”. As part of its mission to provide power to all homes, the Union government is encouraging industry with a slew of policies in the renewable...

8 Jan 2015

Top firms should invest more in renewable energy R&D: Pachauri

News / Green Buildings

Inaugural Liveability real estate champion announced

...integral to LJ Hooker’s Liveability program, a residential sustainability initiative combining real estate agent training in sustainability with information for consumers on how to live in a sustainab...

4 Jun 2015

Inaugural Liveability real estate champion announced

News / Policy & Finance

Cash is key to Paris climate talks success

...ith the right signals from politicians − and Paris is the right place to do it − then the capital will follow,” he said. “It is all down to political will, and it is easier now to have the political c...

3 Nov 2015

Cash is key to Paris climate talks success

News / Policy & Finance

Hun Sen creates committee to tackle illegal timber trade in Cambodia

...ice also found three illegal logging sites in Mondulkiri province’s Keo Seima district, where thousands of cubic meters of timber were piled high, as well as sites in Kratie province’s Sambor district...

21 Jan 2016

Hun Sen creates committee to tackle illegal timber trade in Cambodia

News / Carbon & Climate

Global response ‘keeps door open’ to limit temperature rise to 2 degrees Celsius: UN

...ing to their national circumstances and capabilities,” she continued. Ms. Figueres highlighted that if countries fully implement their INDCs, these plans together will begin to make a significant dent...

2 Nov 2015

Global response ‘keeps door open’ to limit temperature rise to 2 degrees Celsius: UN

Press Releases / Singapore Environment Council

SEC gets elected to Global Ecolabelling Network’s board of directors

...icially accredited by GEN, an international non-profit association of third-party, environmental performance recognition, certification and labelling organisations in 2011. This independent accreditat...

2 Nov 2015

SEC gets elected to Global Ecolabelling Network’s board of directors

Opinion / Carbon & Climate

Is this a blip or a tip in humanity's onslaught on the climate?

...ip or a tipping point, it is an indication that renewable energy and energy efficiency are becoming serious game-changers. If, despite the overwhelming evidence and the internationally agreed scientif...

23 Mar 2015

Is this a blip or a tip in humanity's onslaught on the climate?

News / Policy & Finance

Rhetoric will never yield meaningful results: Yvo de Boer

...in emissions) and what China is promising now is nothing beyond business as usual. I’m not sure it’s true, but the fact that China and US have come to a common understanding on climate is very signifi...

14 Jan 2015

Rhetoric will never yield meaningful results: Yvo de Boer

Press Releases / ABB

ABB brings solar energy to rural Myanmar communities for the first time

...andalay, Sagaing, and Yangon Regions. With financial support from USAID, Chevron, Coca-Cola, Ooredoo and ABB, Pact is actively improving the health and livelihoods of 1.5 million individuals nationwid...

20 Mar 2015

ABB brings solar energy to rural Myanmar communities for the first time

Opinion / Food & Agriculture

Solidarity with sharks

...ing environment, initiatives like the Memorandum of Understanding become even more crucial as a means of encouraging (often region-specific) action. Some signatories, including certain Pacific island ...

15 Feb 2016

Solidarity with sharks

Opinion / Carbon & Climate

There's no time for another Copenhagen

...ies for mitigation and adaptation in developing countries. At the moment the ratio is 90 percent in favour of mitigation in the larger developing countries such as China, India, Brazil and Indonesia. ...

3 Dec 2014

There's no time for another Copenhagen

News / Policy & Finance

Green bonds: ANZ joins the global rush

...ion”. “I describe it as a movement from the ‘people’. Government policy notwithstanding, people and companies are undertaking investment activities in the space.” EY Climate Change and Sustainability ...

25 May 2015

Green bonds: ANZ joins the global rush

News / Carbon & Climate

Giant icebergs boost Southern Ocean carbon storage, says study

...and it is possible that this will increase further under global warming, particularly from West Antarctica and the Antarctic Peninsula. If the volume of icebergs breaking off from Antarctica increases...

13 Jan 2016

Giant icebergs boost Southern Ocean carbon storage, says study

News / Transport

Ford revealed as funder of climate denial group ALEC

...iticians, there is in fact wide consensus that the earth is warming because of human activity. Respected scientific bodies including the National Academy of Sciences, the American Medical Association,...

11 Nov 2015

Ford revealed as funder of climate denial group ALEC

Press Releases / Esri South Asia

Protecting Penang’s cultural heritage with smart mapping technology

...anding Universal Values – which are i) the multi-cultural trading port town; ii) the coexistence of multi-cultural heritage and traditions both tangible and intangibles; and iii) the uniqueness ...

7 Oct 2015

Protecting Penang’s cultural heritage with smart mapping technology

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