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These Singaporeans are moving mountains...of food waste

...te digester which turns food waste into compost. The compost is then distributed to parks nearby. Through assembly talks, managing the digester and other measures introduced at school, students are le...

30 Apr 2018

These Singaporeans are moving mountains...of food waste

News / Food & Agriculture

In Kenya, struggling potato growers ink a new deal

...t to get farmers to sign something that may not be favourable to them," Bett told the Thomson Reuters Foundation. "We're trying to prevent that by ensuring that farming activity is done on a contract ...

9 Jan 2018

In Kenya, struggling potato growers ink a new deal

Rag-and-bone man Mr Chua Ngak Theng with Tiger Beer staff in Singapore

News / Waste

Tiger Beer partners rag-and-bone men to revive recycling culture in Singapore

...try where the household recycling rate has remained flat at about 20 per cent over the last decade. Most waste in Singapore is incinerated and then sent to landfill; just 7 per cent of the city-state'...

19 Jan 2018

Tiger Beer partners rag-and-bone men to revive recycling culture in Singapore

News / Policy & Finance

Australia's failing to meet the SDGs—here's how it can change that

...t comes to the potential of business to contribute to the goals, Fulton noted that broadly, the issue is gaining traction in the private sector, with an increased number of consumer products touting s...

19 Mar 2018

Australia's failing to meet the SDGs—here's how it can change that

News / Carbon & Climate

'Adapting to uncertainty' needed in face of climate shocks - experts

...t said. "When we're adapting to climate change, we're not adapting to a new stable state, we're adapting to uncertainty," he told an audience at the Royal Society, a British science institution. That ...

16 May 2018

'Adapting to uncertainty' needed in face of climate shocks - experts

Opinion / Energy

Why can't Australia break up with coal?

...th the Australian government stuck in an 18th century mindset it might be up to the courts to bring us into the 21st century. Similar lawsuits are sure to be coming to Australia, just as they are comi...

22 Feb 2018

Why can't Australia break up with coal?

News / Policy & Finance

As climate threats grow clearer, risk-lowering investment is crucial - bankers

...t of the 2015 Paris Agreement to cut their emissions and make themselves more resilient to climate change aren't at this point much more than lists of potential projects. "You can't invest in one of t...

13 Sep 2017

As climate threats grow clearer, risk-lowering investment is crucial - bankers

Opinion / Policy & Finance

More ambition is what we need when it comes to climate goals

...Take Ambition to the Next Level,” aims to serve as a launchpad for accelerated action that will enable the world to meet the goals set by the 2015 Paris climate agreement. It is a golden opportunity t...

29 Aug 2018

More ambition is what we need when it comes to climate goals

News / Food & Agriculture

Do smallholders hold the key to sustainable palm oil?

...that the greatest difficulty lies not so much in the adoption of sustainable production methods, but in the certification system itself, adding that the upfront costs for independent smallholder certi...

26 Jun 2019

Do smallholders hold the key to sustainable palm oil?

News / Food & Agriculture

SMEs can afford to switch to sustainable palm oil—why don't they?

...tivation, other than the haze. “It may not be immediately apparent to someone why palm oil matters, but when you begin to explain that this is one of the root causes for the loss of primary habitats, ...

8 Mar 2018

SMEs can afford to switch to sustainable palm oil—why don't they?

Opinion / Carbon & Climate

CO₂ shortage: why can't we just pull carbon dioxide out of the air?

...tition to encourage the development of carbon capture and utilisation technology, has identified 10 finalists that focus on capturing CO₂ from power plants rather than the atmosphere. Yet while the ty...

10 Jul 2018

CO₂ shortage: why can't we just pull carbon dioxide out of the air?

News / Policy & Finance

The world will fail to achieve the SDGs—here's how business can fix that

...th of opportunities await companies that upcycle carbon into products such as building materials, plastic containers, and construction materials, the report noted. In addition to the climate, the lo...

5 Feb 2018

The world will fail to achieve the SDGs—here's how business can fix that

News / Carbon & Climate

Taking back carbon 'imperative' to stop planet overheating, backers say

...tries from Britain to the United States have included some of them in their plans to curb climate change. They also feature in a report, due out next month, by the world's leading climate scientists, ...

20 Sep 2018

Taking back carbon 'imperative' to stop planet overheating, backers say

News / Carbon & Climate

The top 10 most read stories of 2018

...talists. The baby turtles were kept in buckets of water until the VIPS arrived, with tourists picking the turtles up for selfies during the wait. By the time they were released into the ocean, most we...

2 Jan 2019

The top 10 most read stories of 2018

News / Waste

Binning the bag: Queensland gets tough on waste

...t is important to target those litter sources too, noted Thornton, adding that "when we talk about plastics ingested by marine life, we don't know if they are all plastic bags or other types of plasti...

8 Sep 2017

Binning the bag: Queensland gets tough on waste

News / Carbon & Climate

"We are ready": Fijian villagers prepare for climate disasters

...ts, Tevita said she is confident that being prepared for disasters is a better solution. "We love this village. The people don't want to move. So, from our training, we are starting to do things bette...

22 Dec 2017

"We are ready": Fijian villagers prepare for climate disasters

Opinion / Cities

Building and living differently in cities

...t least 136 "megacities" (defined as "port cities with a population greater than one million in 2005"). That doesn't include new cities that will enter this category due to population growth in the ne...

1 Nov 2018

Building and living differently in cities

News / Energy

Villagers lose homes, land to feed India's booming power sector

...t on a register to hear about the proposal. People who were at the meeting said that about 150 villagers attended. But when they later filed a freedom of information request to look at the register, t...

30 Oct 2018

Villagers lose homes, land to feed India's booming power sector

Press Releases / UN Environment

On World Environment Day, world turns spotlight on air pollution

...That percentage falls to 49 in high-income countries. World Environment Day events on every continent drew attention to this issue, and united communities against a global health threat that affects ...

6 Jun 2019

On World Environment Day, world turns spotlight on air pollution

News / Food & Agriculture

With wonky vegetables and beer, social enterprises keep food out of landfills

...t of supermarket food waste. "Just across the channel, in France, they redistribute at least 10 times the food that we redistribute," Boswell told the Thomson Reuters Foundation by phone. France last ...

7 Nov 2017

With wonky vegetables and beer, social enterprises keep food out of landfills

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