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Opinion / Food & Agriculture

Why massive effort needs to be put into growing trees on farms

...carbon—trees hold three quarters of the carbon found in agricultural land—which affects climate change, and protect soil. Soil supports the growth of plants, also stores carbon and is key for nearly a...

4 Dec 2018

Why massive effort needs to be put into growing trees on farms

News / Energy

In bittersweet move, Vietnam approves second feed-in-tariff scheme for solar

In a move anticipated by the solar industry, the Vietnamese government yesterday approved the second round of its feed-in-tariff scheme for solar energy in the country, bringing relief to developers w...

7 Apr 2020

In bittersweet move, Vietnam approves second feed-in-tariff scheme for solar

Press Releases / National University of Singapore

NUS raises S$300 million in its inaugural green bond issuance

...carbon emissions by 23 per cent below business-as-usual by 2020, NUS launched Singapore’s first new-build net-zero energy building, the SDE4, last January. SDE4 features sustainable building des...

29 May 2020

NUS raises S$300 million in its inaugural green bond issuance

Opinion / Carbon & Climate

5 reasons why China is the world's sustainable development superpower

...carbon emissions—more than the United States and the European Union combined. Yet, despite being the poster child for dirty air and industrial pollution, China has done more in a decade than any count...

29 May 2019

5 reasons why China is the world's sustainable development superpower

Opinion / Energy

Fossil fuels demonstrating their unreliability

On 20 April, the West Texas Intermediate (WTI) oil futures contract for May 2020 delivery defied logic and settled for the first time ever in negative territory at minus-US$37.63 a barrel. This was af...

3 May 2020

Fossil fuels demonstrating their unreliability

Press Releases / Ricoh Asia Pacific Pte Ltd

Ricoh marks finale of 13th annual Eco Action Day campaign

...carbon dioxide emissions reduced, equivalent to the amount absorbed by 38,694 trees a month Mr Yuji Hiruma, Director and Senior General Manager of Digital Workplace Marketing at Ricoh Asia Pacific,...

24 Jul 2019

Ricoh marks finale of 13th annual Eco Action Day campaign

News / Cities

Despite funding loss, cities vow to continue resilience push

In the Dutch port city of Rotterdam, nine "water plazas" have been created that soak up excess rainfall while offering people a green space to meet and children to play. The city is also planting gard...

10 Jul 2019

Despite funding loss, cities vow to continue resilience push

News / Waste

While the rest of the world tackles plastics disposal, the US resists

For the first time ever, international shipments of plastic waste came under global control this year. That’s because disposable plastic — a major pollutant of the world’s waters and atmosphere, fodde...

18 May 2021

While the rest of the world tackles plastics disposal, the US resists

News / Carbon & Climate

Taking back carbon 'imperative' to stop planet overheating, backers say

...carbon dioxide from the atmosphere at a large scale." Proposals to suck carbon out of the atmosphere range from planting many more trees, which absorb carbon dioxide to grow, to installing devices tha...

20 Sep 2018

Taking back carbon 'imperative' to stop planet overheating, backers say