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Cities turn to freewheeling public transport

...the idea is not an American preserve: it’s catching on fast across the globe. In the French capital, Paris, the mayor is removing 72 per cent of city car parking spaces. Birmingham in the UK is encour...

14 Feb 2020

Cities turn to freewheeling public transport

Opinion / Policy & Finance

Safeguarding biodiversity is not just an environmentalist issue

...the rapid loss of biodiversity that we are witnessing is about much more than nature. The collapse of ecosystems will threaten the wellbeing and livelihoods of everyone on the planet. Accordingly, the...

16 Jan 2020

Safeguarding biodiversity is not just an environmentalist issue

News / Carbon & Climate

When rich economies cut emissions, poor ones stand to benefit, study says

...the World Meteorological Organisation said the storm was “one of the worst weather-related disasters” ever to hit Southern Africa. Just over a month later, a second storm hit, causing another wave of ...

5 Aug 2019

When rich economies cut emissions, poor ones stand to benefit, study says

News / Food & Agriculture

24 hours with... Impossible Foods launch manager Henry Woodward-Fisher

...The ongoing coronavirus pandemic may have put expansion plans on ice for now, but the origins of the virus—non-humans animals—has given people another good reason to switch to meatless meat, and the m...

23 May 2020

24 hours with... Impossible Foods launch manager Henry Woodward-Fisher

COP26 launch Boris Johnson David Attenborough

Opinion / Carbon & Climate

What does COP26 delay mean for climate action?

...the virus, and the global recession it is likely to cause, is now the UN’s top priority. The big question now is whether we humans are capable of addressing the slow moving, but far more consequential...

4 Apr 2020

What does COP26 delay mean for climate action?

News / Carbon & Climate

Tropical forests can still store ‘high levels’ of carbon under 2C of warming

...the world. However, if temperatures exceed 2C – the warming threshold set by countries under the Paris Agreement – the ability of tropical forests to store CO2 will decline rapidly, the study finds. T...

22 May 2020

Tropical forests can still store ‘high levels’ of carbon under 2C of warming

News / Water

Irrigation, drought, sea level rise and more are causing salt to build up in soils around the world. What can we do?

...the water table, bringing salts in the subsoil nearer the surface. When the water evaporates, salt is left around the roots of plants, preventing them from absorbing water, stunting growth and contami...

13 Apr 2019

Irrigation, drought, sea level rise and more are causing salt to build up in soils around the world. What can we do?

News / Food & Agriculture

Bangladesh bans sea fishing for all, affecting half a million people

...the edge of the sea or riverine islands. Other than fishing, they have no livelihoods options to feed their families. “Owner companies of the trawlers will pay the crews during the ban, the main chall...

24 Jun 2019

Bangladesh bans sea fishing for all, affecting half a million people

News / Corporate Responsibility

Just half of major timber and pulp suppliers committed to zero deforestation, new report finds

...the one hand, and the importance of forestry for their livelihoods on the other hand.” Some companies in the SPOTT-light Despite the challenge of stricter rules, just under half of companies assessed ...

3 Sep 2020

Just half of major timber and pulp suppliers committed to zero deforestation, new report finds

A coal-fired power station on Lamma Island, Hong Kong. Image: Robin Hicks/Eco-Business

News / Policy & Finance

What's holding sustainable finance back in Asia?

...the poorer countries in the region, more than anywhere on the planet? “ There is still a hesitance to deploy capital because investors are concerned the returns don't justify the perceived risk. Regu...

6 Mar 2020

What's holding sustainable finance back in Asia?

Press Releases / WBCSD

WBCSD and WEF to scale up impact on pressing sustainable development issues

...ther their work together to accelerate and scale the impact of business initiatives and public-private partnerships to put on-track delivery of the SDGs and the Paris Climate Agreement with an initial...

21 Aug 2019

WBCSD and WEF to scale up impact on pressing sustainable development issues

The Eco-Business A-List features executives who have done the most to push sustainability within their organisations over the last year. Image: Eco-Business

News / Corporate Responsibility

Who are the most influential corporate sustainability leaders in Asia Pacific? The Eco-Business A-List revealed...

...The Eco-Business A-List for what they have achieved over the last 12 months. We asked, who are the personalities who have moved the needle within their business, raised the bar for their industries, a...

30 Nov 2019

Who are the most influential corporate sustainability leaders in Asia Pacific? The Eco-Business A-List revealed...

News / Carbon & Climate

In Southern India, abandoned plantations in forested areas may not recover fully

...these plantations, when left alone and allowed to regenerate, grow into the forests they replaced? To find out, researchers turned their attention to the southern stretch of the Western Ghats in India...

28 Feb 2019

In Southern India, abandoned plantations in forested areas may not recover fully

News / Carbon & Climate

Don't call me 'Greta': Young climate activists demand to be heard

...the time for the world to listen to the activists from Africa and to pay attention to their stories and take action where it's needed," Nakate told journalists in Stockholm and online. “ The climate ...

7 Feb 2020

Don't call me 'Greta': Young climate activists demand to be heard

News / Carbon & Climate

How is global media reporting on the climate crisis?

...when we have diplomatic visits and there is a memorandum between two countries, or when there is an international meeting like the Conference of Parties (COP climate talks),” said Vu on how the local ...

3 Sep 2019

How is global media reporting on the climate crisis?

News / Transport

Cool ideas to clean up pollution from cars, trucks, ships and planes

...the same source that first drove vessels through the sea hundreds of years earlier when they began sailing: the wind. At the time, his invention couldn’t compete with steam, coal and, ultimately, the ...

29 Jul 2019

Cool ideas to clean up pollution from cars, trucks, ships and planes

News / Energy

Has cheaper energy come to the Philippines?

...their expectations. “The traditional way of doing things is, clients get a contract that’s just handed to them. With the platform, the client nominates his preferences, then the suppliers will try to...

2 Mar 2020

Has cheaper energy come to the Philippines?

An advertisement for green group Sea Shepherd highlights the ecosystem damage of cigarette butt pollution to mark World Oceans Day. A single cigarette can pollute 500 litres of water, the ad warns. Image: Sea Shepherd

News / Waste

When will tobacco companies be held responsible for cigarette butt pollution?

...They are, by far, the most littered item on the planet. Yet it is the makers of plastic bags, drink bottles and drinking straws that shoulder most of the blame for the plight of the oceans. And while...

22 Oct 2019

When will tobacco companies be held responsible for cigarette butt pollution?

Opinion / Carbon & Climate

What is the true cost of carbon?

...the headline figure, whereas the bias goes the other way in the case of costs: the rapid progress made in clean-energy technologies is largely ignored, despite its likely cost-abatement effects. These...

2 Mar 2020

What is the true cost of carbon?

Protesting the Shen Ao coal-fired power plant in Taiwan

Opinion / Energy

Why in a post-IPCC world we need more from our energy wins

...there was a caveat. Because when it comes to energy, there always seems to be a caveat. When the government first announced it was reconsidering Shen Ao, it said the decision hinged on whether the Env...

26 Oct 2018

Why in a post-IPCC world we need more from our energy wins

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