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From gold to green: Can the Paris 2024 Olympics slash emissions?

...cilities that can be used after the Games, using low-carbon materials such as timber, and they will use recycled plastic for seating. Work is underway to connect venues to the public electricity grid ...

23 Apr 2024

From gold to green: Can the Paris 2024 Olympics slash emissions?

Press Releases / Globe

Globe unveils 11th Globe Media Excellence Awards finalists

...clusive and progressive society,” said Yoly Crisanto, Chief Sustainability and Corporate Communications Officer at Globe. This year’s GMEA celebrates outstanding achievements across three...

14 Dec 2024

Globe unveils 11th Globe Media Excellence Awards finalists

News / Carbon & Climate

Asia's heatwave made 30 times more likely by climate change: study

...can only be expected around once in 200 years, even with the influence of human-caused climate change. But if temperature rise reaches 2 degrees, it will become much more common, occurring about once ...

17 May 2023

Asia's heatwave made 30 times more likely by climate change: study

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News / Carbon & Climate

The outlook for CO2 removal

...cate rock onto surfaces to speed up chemical reactions between rocks, water, and air; and direct air carbon capture and storage (DACCS), where carbon is separated from the air using chemical processes...

2 Jul 2024

The outlook for CO2 removal

News / Policy & Finance

Don't forget women in new UN climate fund, policymakers urged

...ct access to the fund's resources, said Sunil Acharya, regional policy and campaigns coordinator for Oxfam in Asia. The complex application procedures of existing climate funds, such as the Global Env...

9 Apr 2024

Don't forget women in new UN climate fund, policymakers urged

News / Cities

Heat and rain punish Karachi’s homeless

...ccess to safe water and sanitation, which heightens risks of dehydration, urinary tract infections and complications in pregnancy, including premature labour and pregnancy loss. “It’s crucial to recog...

13 Aug 2024

Heat and rain punish Karachi’s homeless

Press Releases / World Economic Forum

Annual Meeting of the Global Future Councils: Collective action to tackle global crises

...cluded over 50 global business executives from C-suite functions (chief economists, chief risk officers, chief people officers, chief health officers, chief learning officers) to explore new ways to i...

18 Oct 2024

Annual Meeting of the Global Future Councils: Collective action to tackle global crises

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News / Manufacturing

Extreme heat and flooding could cost Asian apparel manufacturing hubs US$65 billion in earnings: study

...certifications, because they do not want to bear the full cost of climate adaptation measures, particularly at a time of slow global post-pandemic economic growth. The economic incentive for fashion b...

13 Sep 2023

Extreme heat and flooding could cost Asian apparel manufacturing hubs US$65 billion in earnings: study

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News / Waste

Petrochemicals lobby 'spreading misinformation, false solutions' as plastic treaty talks begin

...cluding Greenpeace and CIEL are calling for a 75 per cent reduction in plastic production by 2040 compared to a 2019 baseline to stop ocean pollution and achieve climate goals. Plastics currently acco...

23 Apr 2024

Petrochemicals lobby 'spreading misinformation, false solutions' as plastic treaty talks begin

News / Policy & Finance

Highly specialised roles in sustainable finance to be created to support Asia's transition: new MAS chief

...cutive committee comprising 21 C-suite representatives from financial institutions, government agencies and corporations. Apart from BlackRock, HSBC, MAS and ABS, the committee includes life insurer A...

26 Jan 2024

Highly specialised roles in sustainable finance to be created to support Asia's transition: new MAS chief

Opinion / Energy

Winning in the green hydrogen era

...ccounts for US$31.8 trillion of gross domestic product (GDP) collectively, and to secure energy needed for economic development while reducing its carbon emissions is a tough balancing act. All APAC ...

25 Jul 2023

Winning in the green hydrogen era

News / Policy & Finance

'Very little capital' going into climate adaptation in emerging Asia: study

...capital should be allocated and the likely impact of climate change over the next decade. Estimated adaption finance needed in 10 climate-vulnerable countries under a 1.5°C and 3.5°C warming scenario...

17 Jan 2023

'Very little capital' going into climate adaptation in emerging Asia: study

News / Cities

Pakistan launches major study on impact of heat on pregnant women and babies

...cial and economic constraints faced by women, including the expectation they cook during pregnancy, limited dwelling space and inadequate cooling options. All of these challenges are compounded by ris...

21 Mar 2024

Pakistan launches major study on impact of heat on pregnant women and babies

News / Policy & Finance

‘Fairness for vulnerable communities’: IPCC's ‘final warning’ on climate spotlights inclusive governance and finance

...ccess to finance is needed to avert risks for developing countries, which contribute the least to climate change but are most affected by it, according to a new report from the world's top climate sci...

21 Mar 2023

‘Fairness for vulnerable communities’: IPCC's ‘final warning’ on climate spotlights inclusive governance and finance

News / Policy & Finance

From rhino bonds to debt-for-nature swaps: Can these financing instruments protect Asia's biodiversity?

...cted areas could have simply gotten the money from GEF as a direct grant, instead of going through an unnecessarily complex financing structure, which incurs extra charges for financial and legal cons...

23 May 2024

From rhino bonds to debt-for-nature swaps: Can these financing instruments protect Asia's biodiversity?

News / Carbon & Climate

'Right time to revisit' managed coal phase-out in Japan: GFANZ APAC

...cient" coal-fired power plants by the end of this decade and to replace them with "clean" coal power plants, employing nascent technologies like ammonia co-firing and carbon capture and storage (CCS),...

13 Apr 2024

'Right time to revisit' managed coal phase-out in Japan: GFANZ APAC

News / Cities

Analysis: Gwadar floods highlight infrastructural flaws in ‘crown jewel’ city

...cture for the underdeveloped parts of Gwadar in the neglected province of Balochistan. The port at Gwadar is often described as the ‘crown jewel’ of the China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) – a par...

11 Apr 2024

Analysis: Gwadar floods highlight infrastructural flaws in ‘crown jewel’ city

News / Green Buildings

Property firms ‘alarmingly slow’ to respond to climate emergency

...catastrophic climate change laid out by the Paris climate accord. "It must include commitments with clear timescales for their implementation, as well as tracking measures of success. The 54 per cent ...

29 Mar 2023

Property firms ‘alarmingly slow’ to respond to climate emergency

News / Carbon & Climate

COP28 preview: China in the world’s spotlight

...cials have been critical of what they consider ‘rich-world underperformance’ on climate change. Chris Aylett, coordinator, Chatham House Environment and Society Centre There will naturally be concern...

1 Nov 2023

COP28 preview: China in the world’s spotlight

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Opinion / Carbon & Climate

Deciphering the latest IPCC report

...ch as “sufficiency” approaches, circular material flows, energy efficiency, sustainable consumption and production, widespread public transportation, and agricultural practices grounded in “sustainabl...

8 May 2023

Deciphering the latest IPCC report

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