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As climate risks grow, Pakistani Kashmir boosts emergency plans

When major floods hit Pakistan-controlled Kashmir in 2016, Jawad Hussain, a worker at the local government disaster agency, had to wait hours to receive updates on what kind of help was needed and whe...

17 May 2018

As climate risks grow, Pakistani Kashmir boosts emergency plans

Opinion / Carbon & Climate

What we can learn from China’s fight against environmental ruin

A good news story about China’s environment is something you don’t hear every day. But a major review published today in Nature has found that China has made significant progress in battling the en...

13 Jul 2018

What we can learn from China’s fight against environmental ruin

News / Green Buildings

People are less likely to fall sick in green buildings, study finds

...carbon monoxide and formaldehyde than non-certified buildings, although the levels of these pollutants were well below levels considered unhealthy. The findings from the study will be used to trial n...

12 Sep 2017

People are less likely to fall sick in green buildings, study finds

News / Waste

Electronic waste poses ‘growing risk’ to environment, human health, UN report warns

The growing volume of electronic waste, including discarded products with a battery or plug, such as mobile phones, laptops, televisions, refrigerators and electrical toys, poses a major threat to th...

15 Dec 2017

Electronic waste poses ‘growing risk’ to environment, human health, UN report warns

Women shopping for groceries in Kuala Lumpur

News / Food & Agriculture

Will palm oil-free certification save forests?

The global movement to avoid palm oil is growing. In the one year since the International Palm Oil Free Certification Accreditation Programme (POFCAP) was launched in Australia, it has declared 705 pr...

8 Aug 2018

Will palm oil-free certification save forests?

News / Waste

What's a Shruder and will it help end plastic pollution?

...carbon credits—that is, certificates whose sale supports efforts to reduce emissions, such as energy efficiency and reforestation projects. The two solutions unveiled at the Plasticity seminar in Syd...

3 Nov 2017

What's a Shruder and will it help end plastic pollution?

News / Energy

Grid unlocked: Consumers are driving Asia’s energy revolution

...carbon trading scheme later this year, and is considering implementing a carbon tax by 2020. Utilities that can provide energy-saving solutions will be more attractive to customers as a result. At the...

17 Apr 2017

Grid unlocked: Consumers are driving Asia’s energy revolution

Baby of unspecified gender cools off in Bishan Park

News / Water

How reconnecting with nature can help us cope with floods

...carbon emissions they generate daily contribute to extreme weather patterns and we need to educate these consumers in order to fight climate change.” Getting involved The whitepaper called for countr...

28 Aug 2017

How reconnecting with nature can help us cope with floods

News / Carbon & Climate

Geo-engineers propose climate compromise

...carbon dioxide, the most problematic greenhouse gas, by pumping iron into the sea to nourish the photosynthesising algae. Bad answer And other groups – and sometimes the same groups – have stressed th...

28 Jul 2017

Geo-engineers propose climate compromise

News / Carbon & Climate

Will protecting half the Earth save biodiversity?

How much of the Earth should we protect to save species from going extinct? Some conservationists have suggested an ambitious number: half of the planet. Prominent biologist Edward O. Wilson, for inst...

31 Aug 2018

Will protecting half the Earth save biodiversity?

Opinion / Policy & Finance

Sustainability starts with 'why' in Asia

...carbon tax. The takeaway here is that all companies will ultimately be affected by these changes—the trend is set and irreversible. Competitive advantage will be gained by proactive companies that re...

9 Jul 2018

Sustainability starts with 'why' in Asia

News / Corporate Responsibility

How 5 firms are pursuing sustainability goals in 2017

...carbon energy projects the company intends to undertake around the world in the next five years. Royal DSM Dutch health and nutrition company Royal DSM is one of the few firms to use carbon pricing in...

28 Feb 2017

How 5 firms are pursuing sustainability goals in 2017

News / Carbon & Climate

In Trump era, cities must amp up battle vs climate change - official

...carbon emissions. The new EPA head said last week he is not convinced that carbon dioxide from human activity is the main driver of climate change. Carbon dioxide is widely accepted among scientists, ...

17 Mar 2017

In Trump era, cities must amp up battle vs climate change - official

News / Carbon & Climate

Expert: Trump's climate policy 'not necessarily catastrophic'

...carbon reduction and low-carbon agenda still remained intact under Trump; for instance, the tax reduction and exemption for renewable energy is not likely to be rescinded. He believed the market would...

3 Apr 2017

Expert: Trump's climate policy 'not necessarily catastrophic'

News / Policy & Finance

US tells China it has ‘no plan yet’ to meet its 2020 climate target

...carbon intensity of key industrial sectors. Between 2015 and 2020, Russia says it will cut CO2 emissions per tonne of iron or steel by 16.5 per cent. Over the same period, the carbon intensity of ceme...

5 May 2017

US tells China it has ‘no plan yet’ to meet its 2020 climate target

Opinion / Transport

It's time to wake up to the devastating impact flying has on the environment

...carbon offsets for unavoidable flights, and question the broader logic of allowing the industry to grow ad infinitum. Just using a carbon calculator to learn about the carbon impact of our sunny escap...

16 Jan 2017

It's time to wake up to the devastating impact flying has on the environment

News / Energy

Tiny hydropower plant lights up a remote hill village in Bangladesh

To reach the remote village of Aung Thuwai Pru Para village in the Chittagong Hill Tracts, you first need to get to Thanchi sub-district, a prominent tourist attraction around 400 kilometres from the ...

29 Aug 2018

Tiny hydropower plant lights up a remote hill village in Bangladesh

China involved in coal projects in BRI countries

News / Energy

Asian banks are world's biggest investors in fossil fuels, study finds

...carbon emissions expand their operations. While select banks are taking measures to curb their environmental impact, and a large number made a Paris pledge to quit coal, it's mostly business as usual ...

10 Jul 2017

Asian banks are world's biggest investors in fossil fuels, study finds

News / Carbon & Climate

More reflectivity can cool the world

Engineering reflectivity can be a way to protect human safety during dangerous heatwaves: in the baking rural regions, put off ploughing those freshly-harvested wheat fields. And in the sweltering cit...

20 Feb 2018

More reflectivity can cool the world

News / Policy & Finance

Will China’s new Silk Road be green?

...carbon infrastructure construction and operation management, taking into full account the impact of climate change on the construction.” Furthermore, a 2016 Chinese Academy of Social Sciences report h...

2 Jun 2017

Will China’s new Silk Road be green?

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