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BP’s outlook for fossil fuels could be undermined by slowing energy demand

BP says in its energy outlook 2019 that this increase in demand is a necessity for rising prosperity, but an impediment to the Paris climate goals. This is because even rapid uptake of renewable and o...

19 Feb 2019

BP’s outlook for fossil fuels could be undermined by slowing energy demand

Opinion / Carbon & Climate

Why blowing the 1.5C global warming goal will leave poor tropical nations sweating most of all

Almost all of us are going to be worse off as climate change takes hold, whether through heatwaves, changing rainfall patterns, sea level rise, or damage to ecosystems. But it’s the world’s poorest pe...

30 May 2018

Why blowing the 1.5C global warming goal will leave poor tropical nations sweating most of all

Opinion / Lifestyle

Why you shouldn't be a 'straw-man' environmentalist

The “straw bubble” has burst. We’re midway through 2018, and we have seen an explosion of efforts and local action to eliminate plastic straws. Some of the world’s largest companies, including McDonal...

25 Jul 2018

Why you shouldn't be a 'straw-man' environmentalist

News / Cities

At the Asian Games, runners' woes highlight air pollution in Jakarta

Organisers of the recently concluded Asian Games in Indonesia had been braced for the worst-case scenario: forest fires flaring up and shrouding Palembang, one of the host cities, in a thick, choking ...

13 Sep 2018

At the Asian Games, runners' woes highlight air pollution in Jakarta

News / Green Buildings

Why hospitals in Asia need to be 'climate-smart'

When Typhoon Haiyan ripped through the island of Leyte in the Philippines in 2013, it destroyed the local power grid and left 300 towns and millions of residents without electricity for months, includ...

24 May 2018

Why hospitals in Asia need to be 'climate-smart'

News / Food & Agriculture

'Super' crops and cows - Bill Gates, UK inject cash into farm science

The world's farmers took one step closer to growing "super crops" and breeding higher-yielding dairy cows as Bill Gates, one of the world's richest men, and Britain announced funding for innovative ag...

29 Jan 2018

'Super' crops and cows - Bill Gates, UK inject cash into farm science

News / Waste

The treasure hidden in our gadgets

Gold is the most valuable metal in a phone. One tonne of gold ore contains around 1-5 grams of pure gold – but a tonne of mobile phones contains upwards of 300 grams, explains Professor Jason Love. In...

26 Sep 2018

The treasure hidden in our gadgets

A scene from Chasing Coral, one of the films to feature at the Singapore Eco Film Festival this year. Image: Netflix

Opinion / Lifestyle

4 must-watch movies at the Singapore Eco Film Festival that won't depress you

The thing about movies about the environment is that they tend to be about as uplifting as watching a film by Lars von Trier on a Sunday night after being dumped by the love of your life. Happily, th...

17 Aug 2017

4 must-watch movies at the Singapore Eco Film Festival that won't depress you

News / Carbon & Climate

9 quotes that made headlines in 2018

In 2018, words won over actions as carbon emissions reached record levels, despite a collective howl from scientists, CEOs and even some politicians, to keep them in check to avoid the worst effects o...

19 Dec 2018

9 quotes that made headlines in 2018

News / Carbon & Climate

Asia faces disaster from soaring temperatures if climate change unchecked - scientists

Climate change will bring soaring temperatures, more intense storms, erratic rainfall, plummeting crop yields and a collapse of coral reefs to Asia Pacific unless countries fully implement their commi...

19 Jul 2017

Asia faces disaster from soaring temperatures if climate change unchecked - scientists

A man sells eggs in a tricycle in Bacolod City, the Philippines

Opinion / Policy & Finance

4 ways to rethink social protection for future work in Asia

Anyone who studies welfare systems, particularly on providing social protection or social security for every citizen, usually goes back to the argument between the approaches defended by 19th century ...

23 Aug 2018

4 ways to rethink social protection for future work in Asia

Videos / Corporate Responsibility

Can Indonesia's 'cocoa doctors' save the chocolate industry?

Alexander is one of the many cocoa farmers of Luwa Raya, South Sulawesi, Indonesia who earns a monthly income of US$75, barely enough for him to pay for the schooling of his two children, or even buy ...

5 Dec 2017

Can Indonesia's 'cocoa doctors' save the chocolate industry?

Videos / Carbon & Climate

Amid rising temperatures, UN agency launches video ‘forecasts’ on impact of climate change

In a year already marked by heatwaves and new daily temperature records, the United Nations weather agency and television weather anchors have joined forces to create video forecasts that explore how ...

6 Jul 2017

Amid rising temperatures, UN agency launches video ‘forecasts’ on impact of climate change

Press Releases / City Developments Limited

CDL leads in top sustainability benchmarks

Top Singapore company on 2019 Global 100 most sustainable corporations First and only Singapore company on 2018 CDP A-List for corporate climate action Only Singapore real estate management and de...

23 Jan 2019

CDL leads in top sustainability benchmarks

Houston, you have a problem. Flooding caused by Hurricane Harvey

News / Carbon & Climate

Be afraid—11 scary facts, stats and lies about our planet this Halloween

There's nothing like a bit of terror to wake people up to what's going on in the world. The most frightening piece of news of the year (so far) was the recent report from the Intergovernmental Panel o...

31 Oct 2018

Be afraid—11 scary facts, stats and lies about our planet this Halloween

News / Cities

Researchers team up with cities to make resilience a reality

A multi-million dollar project launched on Sunday aims to connect urban officials with researchers to drive forward projects that will help cities adapt to growing pressures - from climate change to m...

12 Feb 2018

Researchers team up with cities to make resilience a reality

Opinion / Policy & Finance

4 signs to watch at COP23

Two years after the world joined together to forge the Paris Agreement on climate change, representatives from around the globe will convene in Bonn, Germany, on November 6 for the next round of Unite...

2 Nov 2017

4 signs to watch at COP23

News / Water

Squeezing profits from a dry rock: Business models for a water-scarce world

“The future of India lies in its villages”, said the revered anti-colonial Indian hero Mahatma Gandhi, who believed India’s prosperity depended on whether its rural population thrives. But Indian vil...

3 Sep 2018

Squeezing profits from a dry rock: Business models for a water-scarce world

News / Energy

Solar lamps light up more African nights

With 600 million people in Africa still without electricity and relying on expensive kerosene for lighting, the invention of a new high-quality solar light gives hope for a better quality of life for ...

6 Jun 2017

Solar lamps light up more African nights

News / Carbon & Climate

As climate threats drive migration, Indian women find opportunities

In the last inhabited villages deep in the dense mangrove forests of India's Sundarbans region, rice harvests have fallen by half in the last decade. Rising seas and stronger storms, linked to climate...

18 Oct 2018

As climate threats drive migration, Indian women find opportunities

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