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Conservation vs concrete: the fight to save New Zealand's Pakiri beach

Some have called it a David and Goliath battle. On one end of the fight is McCallum Bros Limited, the biggest supplier of sand in Auckland, New Zealand. Since the 1940s, McCallum Bros has been extrac...

16 Aug 2022

Conservation vs concrete: the fight to save New Zealand's Pakiri beach

News / Carbon & Climate

Biodiversity loss slipping from public agenda as extreme weather worries Southeast Asians: survey

...18.1 per cent) and rainfall-induced landslides (12 per cent). Loss of biodiversity, which had consistently ranked second in past surveys, has now slipped from the list, with percentages of respondent...

8 Sep 2022

Biodiversity loss slipping from public agenda as extreme weather worries Southeast Asians: survey

News / Cities

How can data centres go greener?

...19, as larger data centres built on the city-state drew increasingly heavily on its power grid. The 70-odd data centres today use about 7 per cent of Singapore’s electricity, which is generated almost...

20 Jul 2022

How can data centres go greener?

News / Carbon & Climate

Erratic monsoons cast long shadow over India’s economic heartlands

...1, up 18 per cent, or 150 million people since the outbreak of the Covid-19 pandemic. In addition, an all-time high of up to 49 million people in 46 countries are at risk of succumbing to famine or ...

20 Jul 2022

Erratic monsoons cast long shadow over India’s economic heartlands

News / Policy & Finance

Don't lock Indigenous peoples into bad carbon deals: experts

...11. The man, who was seven years old at the time of the negotiation, told Choudhury that the carbon price offered to his father for their customary forest more than a decade ago — US$2 a tonne — seeme...

18 Jul 2022

Don't lock Indigenous peoples into bad carbon deals: experts

News / Carbon & Climate

Will 30×30 reboot conservation or entrench old problems?

...18, which explains why, so far, less than 1 per cent of land and freshwater areas and 0.1 per cent of marine areas have been registered in this category. But potential OECMs are everywhere. A 2019 stu...

8 Oct 2021

Will 30×30 reboot conservation or entrench old problems?

Frasers Property Australia’s One Central Park in Sydney.

News / Green Buildings

How will Frasers Property reach net-zero?

...1 and 2 [direct, and indirect purchased emissions] is crucial. There have been a lot of commitments from industry players, but they have mostly been focused on Scope 1 and 2. We have found after a stu...

26 Jul 2021

How will Frasers Property reach net-zero?

News / Policy & Finance

Q&A: Does a new ‘global pact’ accelerate climate finance for developing countries?

...1.1tn annually by the early 2030s, up from US$135bn today. As it stands, 81 per cent of climate-related investments in developed countries are funded by the private sector compared to just 14 per cent...

7 Jul 2023

Q&A: Does a new ‘global pact’ accelerate climate finance for developing countries?

News / Policy & Finance

What does the new TCFD-aligned guidelines for climate risk disclosure and management mean for Malaysia’s businesses?

...1 billion Low Carbon Transition Facility that matches funds provided by FIs and provides dedicated support to SMEs. It is available for SMEs of all economic sectors, up to a maximum of RM10 million, f...

1 Mar 2023

What does the new TCFD-aligned guidelines for climate risk disclosure and management mean for Malaysia’s businesses?

News / Energy

China the ‘biggest player’ in Bangladesh’s energy transition

...13 plants, Bangladesh would emit an additional 115 million tonnes of carbon dioxide every year. Marking the first major departure in energy policy, in June 2021 the government scrapped 10 coal-fired p...

22 Sep 2022

China the ‘biggest player’ in Bangladesh’s energy transition

News / Corporate Responsibility

Explainer: Who will foot the bill to protect nature?

...1 million annually for the next 15 years to help protect and manage their wildlife and plant species. These "legacy landscapes" — so-called because of their natural beauty and importance in preserving...

25 May 2021

Explainer: Who will foot the bill to protect nature?

News / Waste

9 biggest sustainability wins of 2022

...1(c)(4) charity which allows it to make unlimited political donations. Protecting wildlife at COP19 Abba Sonko and the Senegalese delegation at the CITES COP19 conference. Image: International Inst...

14 Dec 2022

9 biggest sustainability wins of 2022

News / Carbon & Climate

World ‘sliding from climate crisis to climate disaster’

...10.6 per cent by 2030, compared to 2010. This is an improvement on last year’s assessment, which estimated a rise of 13.7 per cent. Last year’s conclusion was that emissions would continue to increase...

3 Nov 2022

World ‘sliding from climate crisis to climate disaster’

News / Food & Agriculture

Highlands Philippine coffee farmers traded slash-and-burn for agroforestry

...112.5MW Palinpinon-1 Southern Negros Geothermal Plant in Valencia, Negros Oriental supplies power to Negros and parts of Luzon and the Visayas. Image: EDC In Negros Oriental, EDC operates the 112.5-M...

31 Oct 2022

Highlands Philippine coffee farmers traded slash-and-burn for agroforestry

Opinion / Water

UN Ocean Conference concludes with small wins, but no substantial change

...19 pandemic, sought to secure solutions for Sustainable Development Goal 14, life below water. All 193 member states unanimously adopted a political declaration renewing their commitment to strengthen...

7 Jul 2022

UN Ocean Conference concludes with small wins, but no substantial change

News / Transport

Nepal and China take step towards one of ‘world’s toughest railways’

...1927 near its border with India, had no railway department until 2011 and is yet to hire railway engineers to staff the department. In 2018 – the same year as the pre-feasibility study – the Nepal Dep...

16 Sep 2022

Nepal and China take step towards one of ‘world’s toughest railways’

News / Waste

Circular solutions struggle to make an impact in disposables-reliant Singapore

...13,000 food and beverage (F&B) establishments. A quick check of barePack’s partner menus also found that a main course tends to cost at least $15 (about US$10.70), excluding delivery fees. “There ...

23 Aug 2022

Circular solutions struggle to make an impact in disposables-reliant Singapore

News / Cities

Climate scientists explain Pakistan’s ‘unprecedented’ floods

...10 and is “unprecedented”, Sherry Rehman, Pakistan’s minister for climate change, stated on 1 September at an event in Islamabad to prepare for the next UN climate summit. Rehman said the “monster mon...

14 Sep 2022

Climate scientists explain Pakistan’s ‘unprecedented’ floods

News / Carbon & Climate

‘Forests will disappear again,’ activists warn as Indonesia stops plantation freeze

...1995 to 2015, according to a 2017 study. And while most plantations are developed outside forest areas, this expansion still contributed an average of 117,000 hectares (289,100 acres) of deforestation...

7 Dec 2021

‘Forests will disappear again,’ activists warn as Indonesia stops plantation freeze

News / Policy & Finance

Land mismanagement lands communities near Malaysia's Gunung Inas in deep water

...14, was also found dead nearby. Officials estimate more than 1,000 people have been displaced and 800 homes damaged, 17 of which were completely destroyed. According to the Rubber Industry Smallholder...

26 Jul 2022

Land mismanagement lands communities near Malaysia's Gunung Inas in deep water

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