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News / Carbon & Climate

Study finds higher flood risk in Asian cities by 2020

...these findings further highlight the growing insured flood risk exposure in the region and the continued challenges this poses for risk management. The study is available here.

3 Nov 2015

Study finds higher flood risk in Asian cities by 2020

Press Releases / Designing City Resilience

Engineering diversity in infrastructure design key to city resilience

...when dealing with overseas sources: a lack of influence over the politics or economy of the country supplying the energy means the system cannot not be considered resilient, however good the national ...

29 May 2015

Engineering diversity in infrastructure design key to city resilience

News / Carbon & Climate

Tweets turned into flood maps that could help save lives

...When the researchers compared their results with photographs of the Jakarta floods at more than 100 points, they found they had modelled the floods correctly in around two thirds of them and in three ...

16 Apr 2015

Tweets turned into flood maps that could help save lives

News / Carbon & Climate

Expert bodies suggest measures to fight killer heat waves

...the guidelines, over the period 2000–2011, southern and eastern Asia and the European Region were particularly affected by the heat waves. However, heat as a health problem is not new in some of these...

2 Jun 2015

Expert bodies suggest measures to fight killer heat waves

News / Energy

Major changes are in store for electricity industry

...the economics and feasibility of these schemes and many others is being tested, it is not clear if all of them will eventually be used, or whether other ideas will prove more attractive. What is certa...

27 Apr 2015

Major changes are in store for electricity industry

Press Releases / Blended Fuel Solutions NZ

Interislander trials cleaner and more efficient fuel technology

...the data from the trials further with our partners. While these are still early days, there is definitely scope for potentially installing the technology across the fleet,” says Malcolm. The tr...

21 May 2015

Interislander trials cleaner and more efficient fuel technology

Opinion / Water

A year of ocean regeneration

...They are the great biological pump of global atmospheric and thermal regulation, and the driver of the water and nutrient cycles. And they are among the most powerful tools for mitigating the effects ...

24 Feb 2016

A year of ocean regeneration

Press Releases / Organic Monitor

COP21 highlights need for sustainable proteins

...thers advocate consumer education to change dietary habits. Whatever the solution, alternative proteins need to become mainstream if the food industry is to meet the pledges made at COP21. About the ...

23 Dec 2015

COP21 highlights need for sustainable proteins

News / Water

RM600 billion Forest City project behind mass fish death, say farmers

...the wild fish in the sea. “It could be due to the weather or the land-reclamation works, which have polluted the waters… there is definitely a link there,” he said. “Things are terrible now, it would ...

16 Mar 2015

RM600 billion Forest City project behind mass fish death, say farmers

News / Waste

Biodegradable plastics are not the answer to reducing marine litter, says UN

...the public's inclination to litter. Its launch marks the 20th anniversary of the Global Programme of Action for the Protection of the Marine Environment from Land-based Activities (GPA), an intergover...

18 Nov 2015

Biodegradable plastics are not the answer to reducing marine litter, says UN

News / Green Buildings

Adelaide continues carbon neutral drive with public building battery program

...the government’s goal of making Adelaide the world’s first carbon neutral city. “The battery storage systems will be located at high profile sites within the City of Adelaide, such as the Museum, Stat...

6 Jul 2015

Adelaide continues carbon neutral drive with public building battery program

News / Water

UN takes first step towards treaty to curb lawlessness in high seas

...the significant difference between the 1982 landmark Law of the Sea Treaty and the proposed high seas treaty, Wilson told IPS the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS), which is recognised as t...

22 Jun 2015

UN takes first step towards treaty to curb lawlessness in high seas

News / Energy

Coal plant plans raise climate risk

...the end of their technical lifetimes, the world will reach temperatures that risk runaway climate change, says the report by Climate Action Tracker (CAT). The report assessed the impact of planned new...

4 Dec 2015

Coal plant plans raise climate risk

News / Carbon & Climate

Carbon capture plans need urgent aid

...the atmosphere, and then store it. He writes that the only way to find out how to do this is to spend billions on a range of possible attempts at carbon capture and storage (CCS), and then choose the ...

22 Jan 2016

Carbon capture plans need urgent aid

Press Releases / Johnson Controls (S) Pte Ltd

Johnson Controls advances sustainability with chiller platforms

...when specifying or purchasing current R-134a-based product offerings, knowing their purchase will provide the full economic benefit, regardless of any potential HFC regulations during the life span of...

21 Jan 2016

Johnson Controls advances sustainability with chiller platforms

News / Food & Agriculture

Indonesian paper giants spend big on forest protection

...the area covered under its Riau Ecosystem Restoration initiative had been largely protected from burning during this year's haze, the worst on record for the region. The company says this is the bigge...

3 Dec 2015

Indonesian paper giants spend big on forest protection

News / Food & Agriculture

Why are Southeast Asia’s mangroves being destroyed? Hint: it may be your diet

...theProceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS) looked into the impacts of land use changes on Southeast Asian mangroves. It finds that 2 percent of the region’s mangroves were lost during t...

5 Jan 2016

Why are Southeast Asia’s mangroves being destroyed? Hint: it may be your diet

Press Releases / Ruder Finn Asia

Ocean Recovery Alliance and Let’s Do It Philippines collaborate to clean the Philippines

...their qualities and institutional capacities when needed, while combining forces with the business and technology sectors. The group is the first NGO to be working with both UNEP and the World Bank, ...

2 Sep 2015

Ocean Recovery Alliance and Let’s Do It Philippines collaborate to clean the Philippines

News / Food & Agriculture

Palm oil giant Astra pledges sustainability reforms

...The company, also known as Astra, on Monday formally became part of the group of palm oil giants committed to producing the commodity without deforestation, as well as enhancing the welfare of workers...

19 Feb 2016

Palm oil giant Astra pledges sustainability reforms

News / Food & Agriculture

Why Australians are using sunblock to protect grape crops

...They date back to the late 1800s, and have thrived in tough conditions. The quality of the vintage depends not only on the sun and the soil, but the temperature. Very hot weather can inflict serious d...

6 Jan 2015

Why Australians are using sunblock to protect grape crops

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