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Opinion / Food & Agriculture

In addressing climate change, rice production needs more attention and urgent action

...smart practices—after all, rice is grown under many disparate farming systems. Done right, SRP methods can reduce methane emissions by up to 70 per cent and improve farmer livelihoods at the same time...

9 Jan 2019

In addressing climate change, rice production needs more attention and urgent action

Opinion / Policy & Finance

Digital solutions for climate finance

...smart contracts. Smart contracts, an integral part of the cryptocurrency ether, are contract encoded in the blockchain that allow all parties to verify or enforce the adherence to certain term without...

16 Jan 2018

Digital solutions for climate finance

Opinion / Cities

Digitalisation could pay off in health and sustainability

...smart buildings We’ve already seen how many forward-thinking organisations have already adopted more efficient real estate management in the form of smart buildings and smart offices. This is essentia...

27 Dec 2017

Digitalisation could pay off in health and sustainability

Press Releases / Olam

Olam Prize for Innovation in Food Security 2019 winner announced

...smart solutions to tackle something as devastating as hunger. The US$75,000 Prize will help fund the roll-out of in-situ data collection by extension workers and other local staff, and develop t...

11 Jun 2019

Olam Prize for Innovation in Food Security 2019 winner announced

News / Energy

Solar power push lights up options for India’s rural women

...Smart Power India Stable power, more contracts In a clearing in an acacia plantation, the more than 140 solar panels that make up the Kamlapur mini-grid are being cleaned early in the morning. The 3...

21 Feb 2018

Solar power push lights up options for India’s rural women

News / Cities

Criticism of India’s Smart Cities Mission is mounting

...Smart cities are not based on city-wide plans,” Chaudhry continued. “They cater to a select population within a city. More than smart cities, we need smart solutions in an inclusive policy framework. ...

23 Aug 2017

Criticism of India’s Smart Cities Mission is mounting

Sky Greens’ vertical farming systems in the background. Each vertical tower requires only 40 watts of electricity to operate—the equivalent of one lightbulb. Image: Sky Greens

News / Energy

7 smart innovations from Southeast Asia to speed up the energy transition

Southeast Asia is a region that is developing rapidly at an unfortunate period in human history. As the climate change clock ticks, the region of 641 million people must chart a developmental path tha...

21 Oct 2019

7 smart innovations from Southeast Asia to speed up the energy transition

News / Waste

How smart is Singapore at recycling e-waste?

...Smart Nation that is digitally equipped and tech savvy. But how smart is Singapore at dealing with the forgotten side of technology—electronic waste? Six in 10 Singaporeans do not know how to recycle...

1 Feb 2018

How smart is Singapore at recycling e-waste?

News / Energy

Energy efficiency cuts carbon from buildings

...smart lighting and smart metering, apps provided by energy companies to encourage customers to save energy or to use appliances at off-peak hours.” Downward trend In other countries in the EU where go...

16 Apr 2018

Energy efficiency cuts carbon from buildings

The Eco-Business team and friends celebrate EB's 10th anniversary

News / Corporate Responsibility

Eco-Business turns 10: A decade of reporting on sustainable development in Asia

...smarts, but they're not being deployed aggressively or correctly." Razzouk's fellow panelist was Bradley Busetto, director of United Nations Development Programme's (UNDP) newly set-up Global Centre f...

30 Apr 2019

Eco-Business turns 10: A decade of reporting on sustainable development in Asia

Second photo of Panel discussion at Technology + Sustainability event by Eco-Business and BMW Asia

News / Transport

Does technology a smarter city make?

...Smart? Speakers urged the government to get involved in building smarter, more sustainable cities. Mhaisalkar noted that China’s rapid uptake of EVs was largely due to government investment, and said ...

4 Oct 2017

Does technology a smarter city make?

Discussions in progress at the Latin America Business Forum at Singapore International Water Week 2016. Image: SIWW

News / Water

Shining a light on water opportunities

...smart water solutions and the water-waste-energy nexus. “Delegates who attend the Business Forums get to hear from high-level policymakers and experts, and learn more about issues in the water industr...

23 Jun 2018

Shining a light on water opportunities

News / Energy

Biogas guzzlers: Karachi's public buses to run on cow poo

...smart urban transportation systems" in other places. It could shake up approaches to public transport among policy makers and planners, serving as a model for other cities, including Lahore, Multan, P...

3 Jan 2019

Biogas guzzlers: Karachi's public buses to run on cow poo

News / Carbon & Climate

Photographs that imagine a brighter future

...smart cocoa projects and a two-night stay at Royal Senchi Resort. Winner: Youth Category by Barney Swan. “Climework’s Co2 Direct Air Capture Injection Wells” The youth category winner was United Ki...

24 Oct 2018

Photographs that imagine a brighter future

News / Energy

Trump says America needs coal for grid security. The military proves otherwise.

Over the last two years, President Trump has made every effort to rescue America’s ailing coal industry, opening public lands to mining, weakening limits on pollution, and potentially eliminating prot...

20 Nov 2018

Trump says America needs coal for grid security. The military proves otherwise.

News / Energy

In a posh Bangkok neighbourhood, residents trade energy with blockchain

...smart meters that can measure when energy is consumed rather than overall consumption. “ By enabling trade in renewable energy, the community meets its own energy demands, leading to lower bills for ...

29 Aug 2018

In a posh Bangkok neighbourhood, residents trade energy with blockchain

News / Water

The top 5 water stories in 2017

...Smarter water solutions for cities Smart technology is helping cities and consumers become more efficient in water management. This is vital for countries facing water insecurity such as Hong Kong wh...

29 Dec 2017

The top 5 water stories in 2017

Press Releases / CDL and DBS

CDL and DBS set benchmark on innovation-focused financing for sustainable development

...smart cities, green innovation as well as sustainable development and financing. In his 2019 National Day Rally speech, Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong highlighted climate change as one of the gravest ...

11 Sep 2019

CDL and DBS set benchmark on innovation-focused financing for sustainable development

A farmer in India ploughs his field with some help

Opinion / Food & Agriculture

5 ways India must help its farmers face the threat of climate change

...Smart irrigation There is a significant need for an appropriate irrigation system considering rising water scarcity and depleting groundwater resources. Less than 50 per cent of agriculture in India i...

20 Feb 2018

5 ways India must help its farmers face the threat of climate change

Opinion / Carbon & Climate

World at a crossroad on climate action

...smart and financially sound. By pushing forward its low-carbon development strategy, China can benefit its own citizens while encouraging other countries to raise their ambition. With signs of mountin...

29 Nov 2018

World at a crossroad on climate action

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