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Warming raises threat of global famine repeat

Climate change driven by human-induced global warming could recreate the conditions for a re-run of one of the most tragic episodes in human history, the Great Drought and Global Famine of 1875 to 187...

22 Oct 2018

Warming raises threat of global famine repeat

News / Carbon & Climate

Delhi's toxic smog hurting homeless, slum dwellers most

A toxic smog that has smothered New Delhi this week and triggered a pollution emergency, is hurting the homeless and those living in slums the most, said activists and doctors, as city officials strug...

15 Nov 2017

Delhi's toxic smog hurting homeless, slum dwellers most

News / Water

Indonesia dam burst raises alarm over unchecked forest clearing

In the Indonesian city of Makassar, where the rainy season often brings floods, Hasriani didn't worry when a day-long downpour last month saw water rise to her knees by the time she had picked up her ...

11 Feb 2019

Indonesia dam burst raises alarm over unchecked forest clearing

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News / Carbon & Climate

Climate inaction has cost Australia 'thousands of jobs and billions of dollars'

...carbon tax—whereby companies would need to pay for every tonne of carbon they emitted—was also short lived. Introduced by Labor Prime Minister Julia Gillard in 2011, Australia’s carbon tax only lasted...

15 Sep 2017

Climate inaction has cost Australia 'thousands of jobs and billions of dollars'

News / Carbon & Climate

As scientists ponder 'hacking the climate,' poor countries are wary

...carbon-absorbing forests across large areas of the world, then harvesting the wood for energy, with the emissions produced pumped into storage underground. Such a process could suck carbon out of the ...

23 Oct 2017

As scientists ponder 'hacking the climate,' poor countries are wary

News / Policy & Finance

To fight deforestation first tackle inequality, study says

...carbon dioxide emissions, ranking just below the United States, and significantly more than the European Union. In Latin America, agriculture is one of the leading causes of tropical forest loss. Comm...

11 Feb 2019

To fight deforestation first tackle inequality, study says

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News / Water

Poor water stewardship has flow-on effects in Australia's elections

Australian farmers, once considered irrevocably wedded to the Nationals Party, have sent the message that environmental stewardship is now an election issue. At the New South Wales state election on ...

2 Apr 2019

Poor water stewardship has flow-on effects in Australia's elections

Opinion / Carbon & Climate

The meaning of environmental words matters in the age of 'fake news'

This week, US President Donald Trump gave a live address on prime-time television where he repeatedly used the words “violent,” “illegal aliens” and “crisis” to arouse public fear. While Trump’s sp...

14 Jan 2019

The meaning of environmental words matters in the age of 'fake news'

Opinion / Policy & Finance

'Leaving no one behind' conveys a paternalistic approach to development

The term “leaving no one behind,” now at the centre of a United Nations framework and campaign, has gained centre stage in the era of sustainable development goals (SDGs). It does not stop there: leav...

17 Dec 2018

'Leaving no one behind' conveys a paternalistic approach to development

News / Carbon & Climate

COP23: Key outcomes agreed at the UN climate talks in Bonn

...carbon and fertility, how to assess adaptation and resilience and the creation of better livestock management systems. Jason Funk, associate director for land use at the Center for Carbon Removal, say...

20 Nov 2017

COP23: Key outcomes agreed at the UN climate talks in Bonn

News / Waste

Thailand to ban plastic waste imports by 2021

In a bid to stem the flow of imported rubbish coming into Southeast Asia following China’s waste ban, Thailand has announced a plan to halt all imports of plastic waste by 2021. Thailand is the latest...

17 Oct 2018

Thailand to ban plastic waste imports by 2021

News / Green Buildings

Super Bowl LII tackles sustainable design

...carbon pollution that contributes to climate change. This effort assumes a higher profile during the Super Bowl. “Given the bewildering retreat from essential, science-based climate policy being enact...

2 Feb 2018

Super Bowl LII tackles sustainable design

News / Waste

'Water from air' aims to turn back Thailand's tide of plastic

...carbon footprint, and is about a third cheaper, Generation Water says. "The good thing is that it starts to become financially affordable," said Matthias Y. Sutter, general manager at JW Marriott Phuk...

8 Feb 2019

'Water from air' aims to turn back Thailand's tide of plastic

News / Energy

What will a coal tax hike mean for the Philippines?

...carbon emissions. The coal industry has been exempt from paying excise tax for the last 40 years, with the tax rate remaining unchanged since 1988, despite the industry’s rapid expansion in the countr...

16 Jan 2018

What will a coal tax hike mean for the Philippines?

News / Cities

Can venture capitalists help save the planet?

...carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from 2.2 per cent in the previous decade to 0.2 per cent in 2016, according to the Renewables Global Status Report. Where disaster spells opportunity In response to this...

4 Jul 2018

Can venture capitalists help save the planet?

Opinion / Policy & Finance

China wants to dominate the world's green energy markets—here's why

...carbon sources by 2030. Nonetheless, China’s sheer size means Beijing’s aggressive pursuit of emergent and expanding renewables markets should not be ignored. After all, dominating such markets has st...

16 Jan 2018

China wants to dominate the world's green energy markets—here's why

Opinion / Green Buildings

Green building certification: The sustainability movement’s secret weapon

...carbon emissions drastically, peak them by 2020, and achieve “net zero carbon” by 2050, according to the World Green Building Council (WorldGBC). It will be challenging. In cities, buildings are respo...

25 Sep 2017

Green building certification: The sustainability movement’s secret weapon

Opinion / Policy & Finance

Disrupting multilateral climate finance

...carbon emissions are far higher. Whereas green investments in the first group of countries may appeal mainly to a small set of specialized private investors and “impact investors,” larger sums of priv...

11 Jan 2019

Disrupting multilateral climate finance

News / Energy

Changing employee behaviour to improve energy efficiency and fight climate change

Do you ever think about how much energy you are using to light and heat or cool your office? A lot of people don’t. While the debate on reducing energy consumption is usually focused on developing and...

26 Mar 2018

Changing employee behaviour to improve energy efficiency and fight climate change

News / Carbon & Climate

The Trump effect on climate news

...carbon crisis. What’s more, the heightened awareness comes in spite of the fact that broadcasters fell short in several key areas. “Even though corporate broadcast news coverage of climate change incr...

15 Feb 2018

The Trump effect on climate news

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