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News / Water

Southeast Asia’s last major undammed river in crisis

..., it is hoped that the dams will remain suspended. Paul Sein Twa, chairman of the Karen Environmental and Social Action Network (KESAN) commented, “If China does not build dams on the Salween, Burma a...

27 Oct 2016

Southeast Asia’s last major undammed river in crisis

News / Policy & Finance

Why developing nations are the unlikely leaders of green finance

..., academic director, Master of Tri-Sector Collaboration, professor of Public Policy, School of Social Sciences, SMU, pointed out that besides solving the banking exclusion problem, M-Pesa...

16 Jan 2017

Why developing nations are the unlikely leaders of green finance

News / Carbon & Climate

UK launches ‘world first’ research programme into negative emissions

..., with economic models, with the social and political drivers”. Soil carbon The second large consortium, led by Aberdeen’s Prof Smith, is split between the universities of Aberdeen, Edinburgh, Newcast...

25 Apr 2017

UK launches ‘world first’ research programme into negative emissions

News / Transport

Emerging economies slam carbon tax on flying

..., Special Representative for Climate Change of China and Antonio Marcondes, Under Secretary-General for the Environment, Energy, Science and Technology, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Brazil. All four...

11 Apr 2016

Emerging economies slam carbon tax on flying

Opinion / Carbon & Climate

Why development should focus on climate adaptation

..., including land, housing and jobs. Take Africa as an example: In 2015 alone, the continent faced about 50 events that were influenced by climate change — such as droughts, wildfires, landslides, extr...

9 May 2016

Why development should focus on climate adaptation

News / Energy

Could UAE solar push lead a trend for the Gulf?

...," she said. This story was published with permission from the Thomson Reuters Foundation, the charitable arm of Thomson Reuters, that covers humanitarian news, climate change, women's rights, traffic...

24 May 2016

Could UAE solar push lead a trend for the Gulf?

Opinion / Energy

Asia can go 100 per cent renewable

..., and countries, including in Asia, are creating investment opportunities that could total $100 trillion by 2050. Oil prices are tumbling, 2015 was a record year for investment in renewables, and in D...

15 Feb 2016

Asia can go 100 per cent renewable

Press Releases / South Pole Group

Ambitious Paris agreement boosts demand for climate-friendly services

...climate actions in the next years thanks to the outcomes of these climate negotiations,” states Martin Stadelmann, Practice Leader Climate Finance & Cities, South Pole Group. “The agre...

29 Dec 2015

Ambitious Paris agreement boosts demand for climate-friendly services

Press Releases / DT Communications

Zayed future energy prize calls for entries

..., social, and economic sustainability advocated by the nation’s founding father, Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan. More than 200 million people are experiencing the sustainable actions of the p...

27 May 2016

Zayed future energy prize calls for entries

Opinion / Carbon & Climate

Is the financial world finally ready to take climate action?

...Climate Ltd, organizers of the World Climate Summit. A French national, Michael has been an environmental advisor, campaigner and entrepreneur for more than 15 years, working with governments, large c...

11 Nov 2015

Is the financial world finally ready to take climate action?

News / Carbon & Climate

The top 10 stories in 2015

...Climate Action (NAZCA) database showed that by mid-December, the number of pledges had grown to 10,773, led by 2,255 cities, 150 regions, 2,025 companies and 424 investors, making urban centres the la...

23 Dec 2015

The top 10 stories in 2015

News / Policy & Finance

Researchers map top 100 development questions

..., the shortlist might reflect the 100 most important questions, “but maybe not the 100 most interesting ones”. “If you try to find something that everybody can agree on, the more surprising, ‘outlier...

6 Jan 2016

Researchers map top 100 development questions

News / Policy & Finance

Leading businesses want these eight policies to spur climate ambition at COP21

...action: they are not waiting for others,” says Mark Kenber, CEO, The Climate Group. “For the first time we have a meaningful business group that supports ambitious climate action. We are seeing a shif...

26 Nov 2015

Leading businesses want these eight policies to spur climate ambition at COP21

little girl stands at toilet in Fatehpur Sikri, India

Opinion / Waste

10 reasons we should care about toilets

..., and the future looks promising. Today, investments in non-sewered sanitation solutions are ongoing in Bangladesh, Cambodia, India, Indonesia, Mongolia, Nepal, the Philippines, and Sri Lanka. More th...

18 Nov 2016

10 reasons we should care about toilets

News / Carbon & Climate

Aussie companies and trade associations named as climate obstructors

...climate action in this way without any accountability.” In Australia BHP Billiton was given a ranking of D, on a scale that ranged from A to F. “BHP Billiton appears to have low level, but negative, e...

18 Sep 2015

Aussie companies and trade associations named as climate obstructors

Houses of urban poor built along Basac river bank in Phnom Penh.

Opinion / Cities

Can global funds be accountable at the local level?

..., the amount of money allocated globally to some focus areas (climate change, sanitation, malaria, child immunisation) seems huge. Yet, paradoxically, it is often not enough to cover even the costs of...

10 Aug 2016

Can global funds be accountable at the local level?

News / Carbon & Climate

C40 launches guides for cities to tackle climate change

..., geography and stage of development around the world”, said C40, which is a network of more than 80 of the world's biggest cities, including London, Tokyo, New York and Mumbai, focused on tackling cl...

7 Apr 2016

C40 launches guides for cities to tackle climate change

News / Carbon & Climate

Malaysia: 2,940 forest, bush fire outbreaks recorded in 10 days

..., 1,708 forest and bush fires were recorded in a month, but within 10 days (in April, this year), the number reached almost 3,000, which is rather high. "In March alone, 8,914 cases were reported nati...

12 Apr 2016

Malaysia: 2,940 forest, bush fire outbreaks recorded in 10 days

News / Policy & Finance

From lab to market: 3 ways to make green technology mainstream

..., founder and CEO, Green Data Centre, LLP For his part, Anthony Halog, lecturer at the Industrial Environmental Management, School of Geography, Planning and Environmental Management, University of Q...

1 Dec 2016

From lab to market: 3 ways to make green technology mainstream

News / Policy & Finance

Climate change investment up 18 pct in 2014 as clean energy surges

...action to curb climate change and its impacts, after funding levelled off in 2012 and declined in 2013, according to an annual report from the Climate Policy Initiative (CPI), an advisory group. "Two ...

17 Nov 2015

Climate change investment up 18 pct in 2014 as clean energy surges