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Philippines fishermen balk at land reclamation projects

...ty representatives and environmentalists. Several groups asked the Supreme Court in 2020 to issue a writ against the construction of the airport on environmental grounds, but the court rejected it. On...

16 Mar 2023

Philippines fishermen balk at land reclamation projects

A record number of journalists were jailed this year, according to data from the Committee for the Protection of Journalists.

Opinion / Policy & Finance

When journalists are targets, we all suffer

...t the Committee for the Protection of Journalists describes as 'anti-state' charges. That's things like sedition, treason, espionage, breaches of national security, and terrorism. Although the statist...

2 May 2023

When journalists are targets, we all suffer

News / Food & Agriculture

Indonesia's cassava push leaves bitter taste in Borneo rainforest

...taken the "lazy way out" by cutting down tropical forests to convert them for agriculture. "It's not very difficult to make the case that putting a cassava plantation in the middle of the jungle is no...

28 Jul 2023

Indonesia's cassava push leaves bitter taste in Borneo rainforest

News / Policy & Finance

Southeast Asia chasing 'silver bullet' climate solutions at expense of proven methods: report

...tions to fight climate change. In April, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change said nature-based solutions and renewable energy were the best climate mitigation options. That month, Institute...

8 Jun 2022

Southeast Asia chasing 'silver bullet' climate solutions at expense of proven methods: report

News / Energy

Heatwaves in India drive leading clean-energy state back to coal

...the year by which the country's coal demand is estimated to rise by 60 per cent, to up to 1.5 billion tonnes, to meet growing electricity needs. On April 19, when the top temperature in the state touc...

25 Apr 2023

Heatwaves in India drive leading clean-energy state back to coal

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'We are not afraid': Locals in biodiversity-rich Philippine island fight back against nickel mine

...t the island’s intact ecosystems. The extraction was part of the company’s exploration activities, which included a shipment of 50,000 wet metric tonnes of nickel ore on its way to be tested for meta...

7 Feb 2023

'We are not afraid': Locals in biodiversity-rich Philippine island fight back against nickel mine

A coal-fired power station owned by Ayala Corporation in South Luzon

News / Carbon & Climate

Green hush could lead to 'vicious circle' of corporate non-disclosure and inaction

...te solutions that are "still nascent". It took the company, whose business interests range from coal plants and manufacturing to automotive and logistics, two years just to set the net-zero target. "T...

12 Dec 2022

Green hush could lead to 'vicious circle' of corporate non-disclosure and inaction

Products labelled "sustainable" or "planet-friendly" in a promotion on e-commerce platform Lazada

News / Corporate Responsibility

Critics question labelling of plastic products as 'eco-friendly' in Earth Day promo

...tent or reduced plastic constituted a green product. "Substantial marketing efforts were built on very loose sustainability criteria. However, we will note that this initiative is intended to be for o...

27 Apr 2022

Critics question labelling of plastic products as 'eco-friendly' in Earth Day promo

News / Policy & Finance

What a Marcos presidency could mean for sustainable development in the Philippines

...th companies throwing waste into the environment, Basuil noted. "It’s not just about the government anymore, it’s about the buyers, the employees, the investors. When they bring that kind of leverage...

11 May 2022

What a Marcos presidency could mean for sustainable development in the Philippines

Opinion / Energy

Using climate models to predict resilience of energy systems in Southeast Asia

...time data that can facilitate timely responses during natural disasters. Lastly, Big Data, or large datasets that are computationally processed to reveal patterns, are another important tool in climat...

3 Feb 2023

Using climate models to predict resilience of energy systems in Southeast Asia

News / Policy & Finance

How I got here... National University of Singapore green finance academic Sumit Agarwal

...tal economists to rely on quasi-experiments (that evaluate the causal impact of interventions but that do not use randomisation) to evaluate the cost-effectiveness of environmental actions. What has b...

18 Jul 2023

How I got here... National University of Singapore green finance academic Sumit Agarwal

A beach strewn with plastic waste in Indonesia.

News / Water

Peak plastic? Even bans, taxes and polluter-pays laws will not stop runaway consumption

...taxes and polluter-pays laws are the most potent weapons available to policymakers to fight plastic pollution now. But these three policy tools will do little to stem the tide of plastic pollution be...

27 Feb 2023

Peak plastic? Even bans, taxes and polluter-pays laws will not stop runaway consumption

News / Lifestyle

22 ways to live better in 2022

...tive critics of racy content charge that it turns men into sexual predators and that the internet is awash with the stuff. Statistics from Covenant Eyes contend that about a third of all internet traf...

2 Feb 2022

22 ways to live better in 2022

News / Energy

Heat or eat? Winter protests loom as energy poverty sweeps Europe

...t their inability to pay for their basic needs - and must choose between heating or eating - it can overturn governments, said Hossain. "Often an energy protest turns into a political protest, like in...

29 Aug 2022

Heat or eat? Winter protests loom as energy poverty sweeps Europe

News / Carbon & Climate

Jane Goodall: If young people lose hope, that’s the end of humanity

...tten to this mess? It’s due to our absolute disrespect of the natural world and animals, and the crazy idea that the annual growth of gross domestic product (GDP) is more important than protecting the...

1 Dec 2021

Jane Goodall: If young people lose hope, that’s the end of humanity

fintech icon on abstract fintech background

News / Carbon & Climate

Bridging the gap between big tech’s net zero aspirations and reality

...ts "will increasingly find that capital markets are difficult to access if they don't have these things. At the C-suite level, the question is how the intention translates to the rest of the organisat...

28 Feb 2022

Bridging the gap between big tech’s net zero aspirations and reality

News / Energy

As Asian heatwaves require burning more fossil fuels, fears of a slower transition grow

...tments, given the health risks that governments also have to contend with. “[But] I don’t see why people have to feel uncertain [about the transition]. The idea is that you do it at the same time – t...

31 May 2023

As Asian heatwaves require burning more fossil fuels, fears of a slower transition grow

Press Releases / DNV

DNV signs MOU with Korean floating solar component manufacturers

...tices of the global FPV market. The partners will identify projects and markets of mutual interest to the parties and cooperate on joint marketing initiatives. They will also test and verify that thes...

25 Jul 2022

DNV signs MOU with Korean floating solar component manufacturers

News / Cities

Heatwave fee for Asia's gig workers does little to cool climate stress

...tates have adopted heat action plans that recommend minimal outdoor activity during the hottest hours of the day, this is not an option for gig workers. Exposure to extreme heat can have adverse healt...

21 Jul 2022

Heatwave fee for Asia's gig workers does little to cool climate stress

News / Policy & Finance

Pacific islanders head to Australia for jobs as climate fears grow

...tion and climate displacement at the Australian National University. The DFAT spokesperson said the government would prioritise "countries with limited permanent migration opportunities to Australia",...

21 Feb 2023

Pacific islanders head to Australia for jobs as climate fears grow

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