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Climate disinformation campaigns that tried to block climate action in Asia Pacific

Climate disinformation – where scientific data is misrepresented to erode trust in climate science – has been around since the 1980s, when fossil fuel companies ran advertorials in newspapers denying ...

23 Aug 2023

Climate disinformation campaigns that tried to block climate action in Asia Pacific

News / Lifestyle

7 ESG podcasts to listen to this World Environment Day

It's World Environment Day, a time to listen to what the experts have to say about how our planet is changing and how the world of business needs to change with it. Eco-Business has compiled a list of...

5 Jun 2023

7 ESG podcasts to listen to this World Environment Day

News / Policy & Finance

Q&A: What does China’s ‘two sessions’ mean for climate policy in 2024?

The “two sessions” political gathering, which usually takes place every March, gives an indication of China’s broad policy direction for the year, covering topics from the economy to industrial strate...

14 Mar 2024

Q&A: What does China’s ‘two sessions’ mean for climate policy in 2024?

Research / Normative

How to reduce supplier carbon emissions

You can help your suppliers reduce their emissions – and your own carbon footprint For most businesses, around 90 per cent of total emissions occur in the value chain – a large portion of...

14 Oct 2022

How to reduce supplier carbon emissions

News / Cities

Human-elephant conflict in Nepal on the rise as mating season looms

Wild male elephants in search of females to mate with are homing in on captive domestic elephants, in the process posing a threat to human settlements and property on the outskirts of Nepal’s Chitwan ...

28 Apr 2023

Human-elephant conflict in Nepal on the rise as mating season looms

Press Releases / The Earthshot Prize

Prince William unveils 15 global finalists for the 2023 Earthshot Prize

Prince William and The Earthshot Prize have announced the 15 Finalists for this year’s Prize at the second Earthshot Innovation Summit, an event hosted in partnership with Bloomberg Philanthropi...

23 Sep 2023

Prince William unveils 15 global finalists for the 2023 Earthshot Prize

News / Food & Agriculture

India's rice export ban revives the conversation about the crop's vast ecological footprint

International rice buyers went into a frenzy after India announced a sudden ban on the export of non-basmati white rice late July, after a period of heavy rains devastated rice paddies. The sudden ban...

7 Aug 2023

India's rice export ban revives the conversation about the crop's vast ecological footprint

News / Water

Explainer: What is water scarcity?

In glaciers, lakes, reservoirs, rivers, wetlands and even in groundwater, freshwater is increasingly scarce. The World Economic Forum said last year that crises over natural resources, such as water, ...

24 Mar 2023

Explainer: What is water scarcity?

Opinion / Water

It’s time to reset our approach to the global water crisis

The United Nations 2023 Water Conference takes place in New York this week, nearly five decades after the first conference in 1977. That first conference sought to avoid a global water crisis by the y...

20 Mar 2023

It’s time to reset our approach to the global water crisis

News / Policy & Finance

Q&A: The fight over the ‘loss-and-damage fund’ for climate change

Last year’s COP27 summit in Egypt marked a victory for developing nations when they secured agreement on this fund – an idea many had been advancing for decades. A transitional committee composed of m...

10 Nov 2023

Q&A: The fight over the ‘loss-and-damage fund’ for climate change

Philippines oil and gas company Flying V held a Tiktok dance competition that invited consumers to share videos of themselves dancing at a petrol station.

News / Carbon & Climate

Asian PR and advertising firms under spotlight for working for fossil fuels firms

New research from United States-based non-profit Clean Creatives has highlighted the ties between fossil fuels companies and the public relations and advertising firms that communicate on their behalf...

25 Oct 2023

Asian PR and advertising firms under spotlight for working for fossil fuels firms

Opinion / Carbon & Climate

It’s not just climate – we’ve already breached most of the Earth’s limits. A safer, fairer future means treading lightly

People once believed the planet could always accommodate us. That the resilience of the Earth system meant nature would always provide. But we now know this is not necessarily the case. As big as the ...

6 Jun 2023

It’s not just climate – we’ve already breached most of the Earth’s limits. A safer, fairer future means treading lightly

News / Policy & Finance

Bangladesh banks on green loans to help fight climate change

For many years, Banolata Refractory, a brick manufacturer in northern Bangladesh, had wanted to start making environmentally-friendly bricks and cut its carbon emissions, but it lacked the funding to...

26 Jul 2023

Bangladesh banks on green loans to help fight climate change

Press Releases / Schneider Electric

Only 1 in 2 Singaporeans confident organisations will meet climate goals: Schneider Electric survey

A new survey by Schneider Electric, the global leader in the digital transformation of energy management and automation, has revealed that only half (52 per cent) of Singaporeans are confident that or...

10 Oct 2022

Only 1 in 2 Singaporeans confident organisations will meet climate goals: Schneider Electric survey

Villagers protesting against a proposed steel plant in the Indian state of Odisha were attacked by thugs believed to have been hired by a steel company.

News / Carbon & Climate

Environmental activists under attack: India records highest incidences in Asia

On 14 March 2022, 53 year-old farmer and land rights activist Arpudhakani was beaten and stabbed by a group of assailants near the main gate of Chemfab Alkalis, a chemicals company in southern India. ...

3 May 2023

Environmental activists under attack: India records highest incidences in Asia

News / Policy & Finance

Bhutan seeks to balance economy and environment with tourist tax

In the scenic Himalayan kingdom of Bhutan, cleaning squads patrol forest and mountain trails on the lookout for litter left behind by tourists, removing empty water bottles and crisp packets stuck in...

4 Sep 2023

Bhutan seeks to balance economy and environment with tourist tax

News / Cities

Women, youth are ‘unseen leaders’ in rural Indonesia

Women and young farmers can spur others to implement new sustainability and development initiatives, even though they are less likely to be seen as opinion leaders in their local communities, accordin...

2 Mar 2023

Women, youth are ‘unseen leaders’ in rural Indonesia

News / Energy

Why do natural gas investments so often fail?

On 7 November, China released a high-level plan on managing methane emissions that called for stronger monitoring and to “gradually improve the technical specifications for leak detection and repair i...

28 Dec 2023

Why do natural gas investments so often fail?

News / Carbon & Climate

Explainer: Avoided emissions and how not to overclaim them

The year 2021 saw many organisations ramp up efforts to report on their carbon emissions. The tightening of related disclosure requirements, along with the demand from lenders and insurance underwrite...

3 Dec 2021

Explainer: Avoided emissions and how not to overclaim them

News / Water

4 innovations that can be part of India and Bangladesh’s flood defences

Over a short period in May and June, intense rains lashed Assam, in northeastern India, and Bangladesh. As well as landslides, several rivers in the Ganga-Brahmaputra basin burst their banks. The swif...

30 Sep 2022

4 innovations that can be part of India and Bangladesh’s flood defences

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