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Opinion / Waste

Act now, act together: Tackling packaging waste from e-commerce in China

..., retailers and delivery companies may use up to seven types of packaging material including paper waybills, envelopes, cartons, plastic bags, woven bags, tape and buffer materials like bubble wrap. V...

11 May 2017

Act now, act together: Tackling packaging waste from e-commerce in China

Opinion / Carbon & Climate

Paris Agreement enters into force – celebration and reality check

..., capturing the combined political, economic and social will of governments, cities, regions, citizens, business and investors to overcome the existential threat of unchecked climate change. Its early...

4 Nov 2016

Paris Agreement enters into force – celebration and reality check

News / Policy & Finance

Calling for G20 support, Ban stresses importance of financing tools for 2030 Goals

..., is crucial, the Secretary-General emphasised. “Now it is time to ensure we live up to our commitments on climate finance, including the commitment to provide $100 billion for the Green Climate Fund,...

6 Sep 2016

Calling for G20 support, Ban stresses importance of financing tools for 2030 Goals

Youth at COP22 react to Donald Trump's presidency

Opinion / Policy & Finance

6 environment and development stories to watch in 2017

...climate leader is also at stake, with an uncertain future for the Clean Power Plan, US commitment to the Paris Agreement on climate change, and the country’s ability to meet its national target to red...

13 Jan 2017

6 environment and development stories to watch in 2017

Opinion / Carbon & Climate

The climate's low-hanging fruit

..., which have been phased out. However, HFCs, some of which are 4,000 times more potent as greenhouse gases than carbon dioxide, are a disaster for climate change, and their use is still increasing ann...

13 Sep 2016

The climate's low-hanging fruit

Opinion / Carbon & Climate

What can Singapore expect from COP 22 in Marrakesh?

..., modalities, procedures, and guidelines (MPGs) — for a system that encourages transparency, they do so without hindering meaningful action, Low adds. What will it all mean for Singapore? Singapore, w...

11 Nov 2016

What can Singapore expect from COP 22 in Marrakesh?

News / Policy & Finance

Trump win will not derail global climate effort, activists vow

...," said Harjeet Singh, who heads climate policy for ActionAid. If the United States backs away from its financial promises, "that will definitely create a vacuum", he said. Worse than that, Geoffrey K...

9 Nov 2016

Trump win will not derail global climate effort, activists vow

solar powered streetlamps in Yunnan China

News / Energy

California pushes ahead for new era of US-China climate partnerships

..., focusing on green energy, as Robert B Weisenmiller, chair of the California Energy Commission, told chinadialogue. Regional links are growing, and California has led the way. When Schwarzenegger vis...

7 Jul 2017

California pushes ahead for new era of US-China climate partnerships

News / Carbon & Climate

What effect could President Trump have on U.S. cities’ climate action?

..., and it happens every time. So, mayors have committed to climate action. And now, the consciousness has dawned that if we do what we’ve committed to do, we as cities can actually make a difference — ...

10 Nov 2016

What effect could President Trump have on U.S. cities’ climate action?

News / Carbon & Climate

Landmark Paris Agreement to enter into force

..., executive secretary, UN Framework Convention on Climate Change Today, the UNFCCC secretariat tracker shows that the number of Parties that have ratified, accepted, or approved the Agreement now c...

6 Oct 2016

Landmark Paris Agreement to enter into force

Press Releases / BERNAMA Media Relations and Event Management (MREM)

MetLife is first US insurer to achieve carbon neutrality

...,” “estimate,” “expect,” “project,” “intend,” “plan,” “believe,” “goals,” and other words and terms of similar...

27 Feb 2017

MetLife is first US insurer to achieve carbon neutrality

News / Corporate Responsibility

Chief sustainability officers: Fighting the good fight

..., chief sustainability officer, City Developments Limited Jeremy Goon, Wilmar International Jeremy Goon (in blue), chief sustainability officer, Wilmar, poses with children in the Ivory Coast Image:...

29 Nov 2017

Chief sustainability officers: Fighting the good fight

Opinion / Corporate Responsibility

Sustainability in Malaysia: Bolted on, or built in?

..., only one Malaysian firm, telecommunication company Digi, which is majority owned by Norway's Telenor, made it to the Top 100 list. The ranking identifies and celebrates the top 100 sustainable compa...

25 Jan 2017

Sustainability in Malaysia: Bolted on, or built in?

News / Carbon & Climate

All the sustainable ladies: 10 women who will inspire you

..., here are 10 inspiring women (in alphabetical order) who are already leading the movement for climate action, sustainable business, and social change today. 1. Lise Kingo, executive director, United...

6 Mar 2017

All the sustainable ladies: 10 women who will inspire you

Press Releases / 350.org

350Africa on WMO confirming 2016 hottest year on record

..., with the most-affected countries including Malawi, Angola, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Mozambique, Madagascar and Lesotho. The Yangtze basin in China experienced, overall, its most significant flood ...

24 Jan 2017

350Africa on WMO confirming 2016 hottest year on record

Will business drive the SDGs Eco-Business event

News / Policy & Finance

Do financial markets care about sustainability?

...,” he said. Members of the audience, including Winnie Tan, head of sustainability, Central Europe, ASEAN and South Asia, Standard Chartered Bank, said some investors are choosing to be more responsibl...

7 Mar 2017

Do financial markets care about sustainability?

News / Cities

How to move from creating to implementing a national urban policy

..., to deliver on the Sustainable Development Goals, national leaders will have to rely on cities to do a lot of the pulling. Nick Godfrey, head, New Climate Economy [See: Since Habitat III, an uptick ...

19 May 2017

How to move from creating to implementing a national urban policy

Simpa Networks in India and their off-grid solar solutions

Opinion / Policy & Finance

Less talk, more action on climate change

..., permits, financing, installation, and maintenance. To drive this cost down, an entire new industry of solar marketing specialists, installers, financiers and operators needs to emerge. The same goes...

22 Dec 2016

Less talk, more action on climate change

Friends of the Earth International and allies protesting at COP 22 in Marrakesh

Opinion / Policy & Finance

Marrakesh climate talks produced defiance towards Trump, but little else

..., finishing early on Saturday morning. But while this latest “Conference of the Parties” (COP) was intended to be an “action COP”, aimed at getting down to the business of implementing the Paris Clima...

22 Nov 2016

Marrakesh climate talks produced defiance towards Trump, but little else

Opinion / Policy & Finance

Why smart investors are targeting the companies solving the world’s sustainability problems

..., private capital is flowing there too. Bill Gates, Mark Zuckerberg, Jeff Bezos, Jack Ma and other tech titans recently committed $1 billion to launching a new, low carbon energy fund. Warren Buffett'...

17 Jan 2017

Why smart investors are targeting the companies solving the world’s sustainability problems

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