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News / Energy

Where do renewables stand in a Covid-stricken world?

...the United States, wind and solar projects that fail to go into operation this year will lose access to critical tax benefits. Investors in Vietnam are set to withdraw from projects that risk missing ...

27 Mar 2020

Where do renewables stand in a Covid-stricken world?

hong kong skyline at night rising from the ground

News / Green Buildings

Smart and sustainable, but are these green buildings secure?

...t into a hospital's controls and turn off the power to the operating theatres. Or they could take over a warehouse and disable the chillers,” says Teo. “The attackers might target just one tenant, but...

20 Jun 2019

Smart and sustainable, but are these green buildings secure?

News / Transport

Dockless bikes: Green revolution or public 'parasite'?

...ted the fact that many cities lack regulations to control such companies effectively. "At the moment they can just chose to come along and dump thousands of bikes onto the streets and a city can't tec...

2 Nov 2018

Dockless bikes: Green revolution or public 'parasite'?

News / Carbon & Climate

Political heat is on for 2020 climate deadline after lukewarm Madrid talks

...ts transactions to aid poorer countries in adapting to climate impacts. E3G's Tomlinson pointed to political risks that may affect the Glasgow talks next year, including Britain's planned exit from th...

17 Dec 2019

Political heat is on for 2020 climate deadline after lukewarm Madrid talks

News / Lifestyle

How to solve Asia's 'lazy' overtourism problem

...th you when it comes to sustainability, whether it’s getting certified or to use renewable energy? You named it: certification. It’s an important step that’s in its starting phase in the travel indust...

29 Oct 2018

How to solve Asia's 'lazy' overtourism problem

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News / Cities

To engineer sustainable cities, engineer social behaviour

...to 30 per cent of the current energy consumption with a payback of two to four years." “ When it comes to climate change, the fact is that the longer humanity waits, the higher the cost. Soren Kvorni...

3 Apr 2019

To engineer sustainable cities, engineer social behaviour

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News / Carbon & Climate

10 times when sustainability was (sort of) funny in 2019

...tte filter pollution. Context is everything. 4. An honest government At last, an honest ad from a government, to promote the global climate strike in September. It admitted—in, ahem, charming Australi...

14 Dec 2019

10 times when sustainability was (sort of) funny in 2019

News / Corporate Responsibility

Businesses 'doing good'? Prove it

...t plan into the business from the start, rather than treating it as an afterthought. She suggested making an "impact model", detailing how the business will measure impact to its benefit. "It doesn't ...

12 Mar 2019

Businesses 'doing good'? Prove it

Opinion / Corporate Responsibility

Ego versus eco—is vanity compromising the impact of Asia's sustainability leaders?

...t it? Lahiru Wijedasa, a scientist at urban sustainability institute Singapore-ETH Centre, said that the critical thing about sustainability is to persuade people to think more about an issue, and if...

17 Mar 2020

Ego versus eco—is vanity compromising the impact of Asia's sustainability leaders?

News / Waste

Singapore's new waste app provides free door collection service to bypass contaminated recycling bins

...tic, metal and clothing will be collected. But not glass. “ It is hard to imagine how the value of the material collected can offset the costs of small-scale door-to-door collection, not to mention t...

10 Nov 2019

Singapore's new waste app provides free door collection service to bypass contaminated recycling bins

News / Policy & Finance

Eden Project seeks to 'breathe new life' into former Australian mine

...the United States, and was approached by Alcoa 18 months ago to develop the Australian mine concept. Over the next two weeks they will talk to the community about the project, estimated to cost about ...

22 May 2019

Eden Project seeks to 'breathe new life' into former Australian mine