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News / Food & Agriculture

Has the DRC breached a logging moratorium for Chinese-owned companies?

...carbon. In January 2017, researchers revealed that the 145,000 square kilometer tropical peatland complex located in central Congo Basin is the largest in the world. Disruption to the area from loggin...

26 Feb 2018

Has the DRC breached a logging moratorium for Chinese-owned companies?

Sunrise view on a beach in the United Kingdom

Opinion / Carbon & Climate

Oceans overlooked as source of climate change solutions

...carbon energy and by sequestering atmospheric carbon. Offshore wind is proving itself as the energy source for changing electricity’s carbon footprint at scale and in time. Ocean winds blow harder, sm...

30 Nov 2017

Oceans overlooked as source of climate change solutions

News / Carbon & Climate

90 per cent of the planet is breathing in polluted air – World Health Organization

...carbon – penetrate deep into the lungs and bloodstream and cause a range of diseases including stroke, heart disease, lung cancer and other respiratory infections. “ The good news is that we are seei...

3 May 2018

90 per cent of the planet is breathing in polluted air – World Health Organization

Opinion / Corporate Responsibility

Female corporate leaders make firms less likely to fall foul of environmental laws

Companies with more gender-balanced boards are less often sued for breaching environmental laws, suggesting that these companies are more mindful of protecting the environment. That is the key finding...

3 Sep 2018

Female corporate leaders make firms less likely to fall foul of environmental laws

Opinion / Policy & Finance

Deep clean: How ‘blue finance’ can save our oceans

...carbon credits as they provide revenue support based on the value of the avoided costs from doing a high impact project. Such funds could also support issuance by underlying project sponsors of more c...

3 May 2019

Deep clean: How ‘blue finance’ can save our oceans

hurricane Maria destruction in Puerto Rico

News / Carbon & Climate

The top 5 carbon and climate stories in 2017

...carbon dioxide emissions annually. Singapore in February became the first Southeast Asian nation to indicate it will implement a carbon pricing scheme, scheduled for 2019. In May, Bangladesh announce...

26 Dec 2017

The top 5 carbon and climate stories in 2017

Opinion / Cities

Building and living differently in cities

...carbonization of existing services. In the developing world, we need to provide new services—including roads, water, sanitation and electricity—to the underserved, and cities need to build these servi...

1 Nov 2018

Building and living differently in cities

News / Transport

VW says climate drives its electric spurt

As part of what it says is its commitment to tackling climate change, VW, the German auto giant, is embarking on an electric spurt, pressing ahead with plans aimed at producing more than a million ele...

10 Dec 2018

VW says climate drives its electric spurt

Opinion / Carbon & Climate

Is France's 'Yellow Vests' movement the start of a worldwide revolt against climate action?

The episodes of violence as a result of the Gilets Jaunes protests in France, which were initially triggered by increasing fuel prices, are an example of a recent type of conflict related to energy re...

2 Apr 2019

Is France's 'Yellow Vests' movement the start of a worldwide revolt against climate action?

News / Transport

Faster, cheaper, greener: Pakistanis turn to car-pooling service

...carbon lifestyles, also helps cut congestion and pollution - both huge problems in Islamabad and other Pakistani cities - by decreasing the number of vehicles on the road, he said. "Our overall vision...

1 Apr 2019

Faster, cheaper, greener: Pakistanis turn to car-pooling service

News / Carbon & Climate

Deadly air pollution shortens lives by nearly 2 years—researchers

Air pollution, caused largely by burning fossil fuels, is cutting global life expectancy by an average of 1.8 years per person, making it the world's top killer, researchers said on Monday. The tiny p...

20 Nov 2018

Deadly air pollution shortens lives by nearly 2 years—researchers

Videos / Carbon & Climate

Antarctica documentary tells climate change story through Asian lens

Earlier this year, Eco-Business founder and managing editor Jessica Cheam and videojournalist Fraser Morton joined an expedition to Antarctica to raise awareness about the global climate crisis and th...

9 May 2018

Antarctica documentary tells climate change story through Asian lens

Opinion / Waste

Going plastic-free

...carbon emissions and energy usage of food plants. However, since 2016, the world has increasingly grown to realize the environmental impact of plastics. Recently, Dutch supermarket chain Ekoplaza open...

16 May 2018

Going plastic-free

News / Energy

Global solar capacity grew faster than fossil fuels in 2017, says report

...Carbon Brief analysis. Note that the figures reported in each year’s ‘Global Trends’ report are preliminary. Carbon Brief will update this chart if final figures become available. Chart by Carbon Brie...

10 Apr 2018

Global solar capacity grew faster than fossil fuels in 2017, says report

Opinion / Manufacturing

Three ways making a smartphone can harm the environment

Nearly five billion people worldwide will use a smartphone by 2020. Each device is made up of numerous precious metals and many of the key technological features wouldn’t be possible without them. So...

29 Aug 2018

Three ways making a smartphone can harm the environment

News / Energy

Villages die as community makes way for coal in Germany

...carbon dioxide (CO2), admits lignite is cheap to produce but harmful for the environment. "We aim to halve CO2 emissions by 50 per cent by 2030," RWE's Steffen said. On the move What's left of Immerat...

14 Aug 2018

Villages die as community makes way for coal in Germany

Opinion / Carbon & Climate

Monitoring deforestation: the use and misuse of satellite technology

The palm oil industry has become increasingly reliant on satellite as well as drone technology and visuals for monitoring purposes. Like the concept of photography using cameras, satellite imagery are...

3 Sep 2019

Monitoring deforestation: the use and misuse of satellite technology

News / Carbon & Climate

2018 was the fourth hottest year on record

According to independent analyses of the latest global temperature data by the US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), 2018 ...

11 Feb 2019

2018 was the fourth hottest year on record

Solar panels installed on top of the Allagash Brewery

Opinion / Energy

Will today’s solar panels last 25 years?

...carbon energy. According to Zion Market Research, the global solar panel market is estimated to increase at a CAGR of 10.9 per cent between 2017 and 2022 to reach US$57.3 billion. Solar panels typical...

7 Aug 2018

Will today’s solar panels last 25 years?

News / Carbon & Climate

This small city in the Philippines is taking big steps to curb emissions

...carbon dioxide from its energy, transport, agriculture, and waste sectors. This is equivalent to more than 39,463 tonnes of coal burned. Batomalaque said in an interview with ICLEI that a GHG invento...

27 Mar 2018

This small city in the Philippines is taking big steps to curb emissions

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