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In pursuit of self-determined development, Borneo’s indigenous tribes turn to homegrown renewables

...carbon in the ground. For the 50 families that call Kampung Buayan their home, electricity has been a game-changer, Lasimbang says. The village lies on Borneo’s famous salt trail, and clean power has ...

21 Jan 2021

In pursuit of self-determined development, Borneo’s indigenous tribes turn to homegrown renewables

News / Energy

Untold impact on northern Thailand’s wildlife from Mekong dams

About a year ago, the Boon Rueang Wetland Forest Conservation Group began a survey of wildlife in the 483-hectare community forest in northern Thailand. “We have recorded some leopards, otters and oth...

4 Oct 2021

Untold impact on northern Thailand’s wildlife from Mekong dams

Podcasts / Carbon & Climate

Moving the capital markets: BlackRock's approach to ESG

BlackRock, the world's largest asset manager with US$7.81 trillion in assets under management, made headlines earlier this year when its chief executive Larry Fink said that it would make sustainabili...

18 Dec 2020

Moving the capital markets: BlackRock's approach to ESG

News / Carbon & Climate

How Asia’s megacities can benefit from mangroves and other natural climate solutions

...carbon project that uses a ground-breaking method to calculate the amount of carbon stored in mangroves. But their Southeast Asian neighbour, Myanmar, is a hotspot for mangrove deforestation and the s...

3 Apr 2020

How Asia’s megacities can benefit from mangroves and other natural climate solutions

News / Energy

Fossil fuel use not closely linked to longer life expectancy, study suggests

...Carbon Brief. The analysis finds that increased access to electricity in the home was much more closely associated with a longer life expectancy over the 40-year study period. However, increases in ac...

27 Mar 2020

Fossil fuel use not closely linked to longer life expectancy, study suggests

Opinion / Energy

How women can power the green transition

The world needs to shift from the current fossil-fuel-based energy system to carbon neutrality. Most obviously, this will require countries to roll out renewable energy and integrate it into the elec...

15 Jul 2020

How women can power the green transition

Opinion / Carbon & Climate

5 strategies that help achieve both climate mitigation and adaptation

...carbon mass transit addresses both challenges. Expanding urban public transportation by 40 per cent by 2050 could decrease the projected number of cars on the road and avoid 6.6 gigatons of carbon emi...

11 Feb 2020

5 strategies that help achieve both climate mitigation and adaptation

News / Transport

With LNG, the shipping industry could reach its decarbonisation target—but wreck the climate, study finds

...carbon and zero-carbon fuels in the future, reads the report, titled 'The climate implications of using LNG as a marine fuel'. “ If we were to transition to LNG as the primary marine fuel, the overal...

31 Jan 2020

With LNG, the shipping industry could reach its decarbonisation target—but wreck the climate, study finds

Philippine National Oil Company’s liquefied natural gas (LNG) hub project in Batangas

News / Policy & Finance

ADB draft energy policy can leave door open for over US$3 billion worth of gas projects

...carbon applied (starting at US$36.60 per tonne of CO2); use best available technology; reduce the net grid-emission factor for power generation, for example, by replacing a higher-emissions fuel; and ...

21 Jun 2021

ADB draft energy policy can leave door open for over US$3 billion worth of gas projects

News / Energy

Q&A with Shell: 'Most things we did were the right things at the right time'

...carbon intensity of the products we sell to our customers in line with the rate at which society decarbonises. We expect to reduce our carbon intensity by 20 per cent by 2035, and by 50 per cent by 20...

26 Feb 2020

Q&A with Shell: 'Most things we did were the right things at the right time'

News / Carbon & Climate

Rising sea levels may make some airports unusable

Passengers, prepare for splashdown. Take-off may have to wait for low tide. By 2100, thanks to rising sea levels, around 100 of the world’s airports could be below mean sea level and at least 364 will...

4 Feb 2021

Rising sea levels may make some airports unusable

News / Policy & Finance

World Bank’s public consultation and Indonesia investments come under fire from green groups. Is any multilateral development bank currently Paris-aligned?

...carbon emissions and the Java 9 and 10 plants will contribute to climate change and premature deaths of surrounding residents, environmental groups say. Coal makes up nearly 60 per cent of Indonesia’s...

2 Feb 2021

World Bank’s public consultation and Indonesia investments come under fire from green groups. Is any multilateral development bank currently Paris-aligned?

News / Carbon & Climate

Digital disruption holds virtual key to climate action, researchers say

...carbon products and healthy diets while charging more to advertise high-carbon goods and services. But it was still unclear whether the digital revolution would contribute to driving the world towards...

3 Mar 2020

Digital disruption holds virtual key to climate action, researchers say

Opinion / Transport

Shaming people for flying will not cut emissions

...carbon emissions from fossil-fuel use in 2018. So it’s true many other sectors contribute more. It is also true airlines are making efforts to reduce the amount of carbon they emit per passenger per k...

15 Jan 2020

Shaming people for flying will not cut emissions

Opinion / Corporate Responsibility

2 million women die from tobacco use every year. It's time the tobacco industry stopped exploiting women

Today is International Women’s Day, and on this auspicious day we call out the tobacco industry for the exploitation and pain it inflicts on the lives of millions of women around the world. More than ...

8 Mar 2021

2 million women die from tobacco use every year. It's time the tobacco industry stopped exploiting women

News / Energy

CIMB targeted by Indonesian NGOs for funding coal plants as Malaysian bank prepares to stage sustainability event

...carbonise, including Singapore's banks, which all pledged to quit coal last year. The NGOs said that funding coal goes against CIMB's own sustainability commitments, as the bank signed up to the Unite...

1 Sep 2020

CIMB targeted by Indonesian NGOs for funding coal plants as Malaysian bank prepares to stage sustainability event

News / Energy

Water-powered generators bring electricity to Nagaland

Longso Khupong is studying towards a degree in education at Kohima, the capital city of Nagaland. When the city was locked down last year to control the spread of Covid-19 he had to return home to Kin...

28 Sep 2021

Water-powered generators bring electricity to Nagaland

Videos / Energy

Which is Southeast Asia's most advanced clean energy nation?

Across much of Southeast Asia, windy coasts stretch as far as the eye can see, sunshine is plentiful, and mighty rivers snake across the land. Where tectonic plates interact, energy-rich underground r...

29 Apr 2020

Which is Southeast Asia's most advanced clean energy nation?

News / Food & Agriculture

Linda Jazzar joins Singapore-based conscious consumerism app abillionveg

Abillionveg, a Singapore-headquartered social impact firm that provides vegan food, sustainable beauty and ethical fashion reviews, has hired Linda Jazzar as product manager. She joins a team of about...

22 Sep 2020

Linda Jazzar joins Singapore-based conscious consumerism app abillionveg

Opinion / Green Buildings

Is Green Mark the answer to greener buildings?

The built environment has traditionally been associated with environmental destruction and degradation. However, we are coming to realise that through good design, proper policy, and careful planning,...

29 Jan 2021

Is Green Mark the answer to greener buildings?

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