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Legal fight over Bali coal power plant illuminates Indonesia energy dilemma

...tations to generate more than half of its power, according to experts. Natural gas contributes about 23 per cent, renewable energy 13 per cent, and diesel the rest. But having committed to cutting gre...

28 Jun 2018

Legal fight over Bali coal power plant illuminates Indonesia energy dilemma

Opinion / Lifestyle

A better way forward for elephant tourism in Thailand

...to the woods until the afternoon. Then they meet the tourists again and take a mud-bath together. A win-win situation Although the sanctuaries were at first very sceptical about whether tourists wou...

12 Apr 2018

A better way forward for elephant tourism in Thailand

Cargo ship swept ashore by Typhoon Haiyan in the Philippines

News / Carbon & Climate

How will you respond to the IPCC's urgent climate warning?

...ted States refusing to commit to the Paris Agreement to the extent that they could—why is that? Uninsured countries are the least developed, and yet they are the most exposed to climate change. The st...

15 Oct 2018

How will you respond to the IPCC's urgent climate warning?

Opinion / Water

Working together on shared rivers to build resilience

...t Goal 6 (Target 6.5 on integrated water resource management at all levels, Target 6.6 to protect and restore water-related ecosystems and Target 6.B to support and strengthen the participation of loc...

28 May 2019

Working together on shared rivers to build resilience

In connection with the beginning of the COP24 UN climate summit, activists of the Democracy Action campaign demonstrated in Chorzów.

Opinion / Carbon & Climate

Climate change and climate denial: Two realities we need to confront

...tance of climate science was increasingly hard to debate. As a result, phase four denialists have shifted the stage and targeted the integrity of the scientific community itself. They often argue that...

8 Jan 2019

Climate change and climate denial: Two realities we need to confront

News / Policy & Finance

Growth in 'gender-smart' investing helps sisters do it for themselves

...tivation without evaluating whether the investment had a positive additional impact," she said. To avoid this situation the industry must be rigorous in measuring the outcomes of these investments, sh...

8 Mar 2019

Growth in 'gender-smart' investing helps sisters do it for themselves

News / Policy & Finance

Merry or misery? Shoppers urged to avoid Christmas gifts linked to slavery

...t the anti-trafficking organisation La Strada International. "It's not only a good time of year to think about that but also to think 'How I can I ensure that I don't contribute to the further exploit...

20 Dec 2018

Merry or misery? Shoppers urged to avoid Christmas gifts linked to slavery

News / Waste

As tourists flock to Indian Himalayas, women lead plastics clean-up

...to take measures to tackle plastic waste. "This made us to think that we have to do something about it," she told the Thomson Reuters Foundation. Plastic problem The world uses up to 5 trillion plasti...

16 Aug 2018

As tourists flock to Indian Himalayas, women lead plastics clean-up

News / Lifestyle

In store or online—what's the environmentally friendliest way to shop?

...the more efficient it could be. The bottom line The bottom line? Online shopping can be greener than driving to the store. Novel last-mile alternatives to conventional delivery trucks stand to make it...

24 May 2019

In store or online—what's the environmentally friendliest way to shop?

lady in colourful shirt planting rice in Ubud, Bali

News / Food & Agriculture

What the invisible nutrition crisis means for Asia

...tensified natural disasters, and have historically contributed the least to climate change. The Harvard study found that, if things don't change, India would be the most affected by the nutrition tim...

10 Oct 2018

What the invisible nutrition crisis means for Asia

Press Releases / ZSL (Zoological Society of London)

Unsustainable natural rubber poses major threat to wildlife and people

...ten the first step to understanding how to better protect them. Eszter Wainwright-Deri, ZSL’s SPOTT Research Coordinator, said: “After the successful application of our SPOTT model to the...

2 Dec 2019

Unsustainable natural rubber poses major threat to wildlife and people

News / Lifestyle

From smarter energy to less plastic, Caribbean resorts go green

...te change and waste, industry groups say. The Bucuti and Tara resort last August was certified as 100 per cent carbon neutral by Natural Capital Partners, an international organisation that works to p...

2 Feb 2019

From smarter energy to less plastic, Caribbean resorts go green

News / Water

How Japanese technology is cleaning Myanmar's polluted waterways

...tachi Zosen's technology. This initial phase of the project lasted from September of 2015 to March 2017. “The pilot plant was successful at cleaning the water, but it was not a success at addressing t...

8 Aug 2018

How Japanese technology is cleaning Myanmar's polluted waterways

Opinion / Carbon & Climate

Is climate change responsible for the conflicts we're seeing around the world today?

...ts at the highest levels of the United Nations, the global military, and security and climate think tanks. Catalyst for conflict? The rift between these two camps appears to be due to the depth at...

17 Oct 2019

Is climate change responsible for the conflicts we're seeing around the world today?

News / Water

Running dry: Competing for water on a thirsty planet

...t feared the city's taps would run dry. That threat was averted after residents joined a successful drive to slash the city's water use. Now city officials are restructuring where the city will get it...

6 Jun 2019

Running dry: Competing for water on a thirsty planet

Opinion / Policy & Finance

Is environment the missing link in humanitarian work?

...t often work in tandem in dire situations such as the protracted conflict in Afghanistan or the aftermath of natural disasters, as in post-earthquake Haiti. The office of environment at the United Na...

22 Jul 2019

Is environment the missing link in humanitarian work?

News / Policy & Finance

Murky climate deal lets down poor countries

...t of rules on 16 December to support the implementation of the Paris agreement. The deal states that all countries will have to describe their domestic attempts to reduce emissions in greater detail t...

20 Dec 2018

Murky climate deal lets down poor countries

News / Energy

Why is Pakistan still pursuing coal?

...t is not only in Pakistan that China is putting huge investment into coal. A recent World Resources Institute study on Chinese investment in energy and transportation under the Belt and Road Initiativ...

19 Jul 2019

Why is Pakistan still pursuing coal?

News / Waste

NGOs call out 'vague' pledge by 250 companies to tackle plastic pollution

...the right direction, it gives them too much flexibility to prioritise recycling over reduction and reuse, and does not commit them to actual targets to cut the total amount of disposable plastic they ...

30 Oct 2018

NGOs call out 'vague' pledge by 250 companies to tackle plastic pollution

Opinion / Transport

Why our carbon emission policies don't work on air travel

...tectable effect on kilometres flown and hence carbon emitted, despite being levied at A$23-$24 per tonne. If Australia is to meet its Paris climate commitments, the National Energy Guarantee target wi...

9 Jul 2018

Why our carbon emission policies don't work on air travel

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