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Where will you be when the sea rises?

...talking at the Singapore Writers Festival at the Victoria Theatre on Sunday. In this interview with Eco-Business, Goodell talks about his reaction to the latest report from the Intergovernmental Panel...

9 Nov 2018

Where will you be when the sea rises?

Videos / Lifestyle

The Conscious Festival draws biggest turnout yet in Singapore

...t to introduce visitors to vegan gelato and show them that the texture of vegan gelato is just as good as dairy products," Jack Chan, co-founder of Butterknife Folk, a local vegan dessert store, told ...

9 Nov 2018

The Conscious Festival draws biggest turnout yet in Singapore

News / Food & Agriculture

Can agriculture and the climate fix their 'unhappy marriage' in 2018?

...t, how to plant, what variety to plant," he said. Another pilot run by Microsoft and the International Crop Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics sends text messages and automated calls to tell...

2 Jan 2018

Can agriculture and the climate fix their 'unhappy marriage' in 2018?

News / Energy

Australia's rising electricity prices are turning businesses on to renewables

...t to spend their money with companies that are doing the right thing, and that also applies to where people want to work," he said, pointing to a large mining company that has struggled to attract tal...

23 May 2018

Australia's rising electricity prices are turning businesses on to renewables

News / Policy & Finance

Coal in the Philippines—Are banks risking US$21 billion on stranded assets?

...the Philippines do not take into account that the coal plant is not used as much as expected. If it is used less than 85 per cent of capacity, it affects the project’s ability to pay back the loan. Th...

14 Sep 2018

Coal in the Philippines—Are banks risking US$21 billion on stranded assets?

News / Carbon & Climate

As scientists ponder 'hacking the climate,' poor countries are wary

...t Climate Centre Poor countries have disproportionately born the brunt of climate change even as they had little to do with causing it. In 2015, the United States alone emitted more planet-warming ca...

23 Oct 2017

As scientists ponder 'hacking the climate,' poor countries are wary

News / Policy & Finance

Pioneering climate fund for developing world gets a boost at UN talks

...titute climate programme, noting those impacts will intensify as the planet warms. Adaptation experts say the fund has proven its worth to climate-hit communities over its 10-year existence - albeit w...

21 Nov 2017

Pioneering climate fund for developing world gets a boost at UN talks

News / Energy

Power play—who's winning Southeast Asia's renewables race?

...ttle progress over the past decade that a magnifying glass is needed to see the difference. But while the prosperous city-state has traditionally been reluctant to take action, it now seems willing to...

31 Jul 2019

Power play—who's winning Southeast Asia's renewables race?

plastic bottles to be used as bottle bricks

News / Cities

Architects seek plastic bottles to build shelters for Mexico quake homeless

...t tremors, said architects who are urging people to donate bottles. Starting in the shattered town of Jojutla in Morelos state, near the epicentre of last Tuesday's 7.1 magnitude earthquake, the schem...

27 Sep 2017

Architects seek plastic bottles to build shelters for Mexico quake homeless

News / Manufacturing

Spinning on empty stomachs in India's textile hub

...th grated coconut. But she can't remember the last time she ate it. "We don't eat vegetables like that, we just add a few pieces to the lentils and then eat it with rice and pickle," she told the Thom...

14 Jun 2017

Spinning on empty stomachs in India's textile hub

News / Energy

Australian venture taps 'migrapreneurs' for cleantech solutions

...tity that they can be proud of, free of the stereotypes attached to the migrant identity, which is why Catalysr coined the term migrapreneur. He said the term will change not only the way migrants and...

18 Jul 2018

Australian venture taps 'migrapreneurs' for cleantech solutions

Opinion / Policy & Finance

Throwing cash at the Great Barrier Reef won't bring back the corals

...ty has the better tax policy, although there is much more on the line. At stake are the futures that Australia's two political parties envision. One vision is that of a government with its head in th...

17 May 2018

Throwing cash at the Great Barrier Reef won't bring back the corals

News / Carbon & Climate

Costa Rica drives for a new green goal: electric transport

...t is that 30 per cent of Costa Ricans say they don't use public transport because of its inefficiency, according to the country's 2017 State of the Nation report. Modernizing public transport with bet...

6 Dec 2017

Costa Rica drives for a new green goal: electric transport

News / Lifestyle

From plogging to veganism: Is sustainability the new normal for consumers?

...that between two equal brands, they would pick the one with a better record on sustainability. The study finds that in China, sustainability is associated with the word "quality", contrasting with the...

3 Oct 2018

From plogging to veganism: Is sustainability the new normal for consumers?

Opinion / Waste

Going plastic-free

...tic Planet, stated that, “for decades shoppers have been sold the lie that we can't live without plastic in food and drink. A plastic-free aisle dispels all that". With that, the gauntlet has been thr...

16 May 2018

Going plastic-free

Opinion / Policy & Finance

Fixing the crisis of confidence in the Green Climate Fund

...tressed the need to stay engaged with the United States, the country that our model suggests should make the biggest contributions to the GCF. Another feature of the Calculator relates to other countr...

1 Oct 2018

Fixing the crisis of confidence in the Green Climate Fund

News / Policy & Finance

Responsible investment is on the rise in Australia—and more profitable than ever

...ting returns for investors. Broad responsible investment: Investments that apply ESG integration. Core responsible investment: Investments that use screening, sustainability-themed investing, impact...

28 Jul 2017

Responsible investment is on the rise in Australia—and more profitable than ever

News / Carbon & Climate

Six ways to stay cool without air conditioning

...tting its experts on TV or radio to give alerts and tips. Last month, it issued a statement warning of "serious health risks" as south and central Europe experienced the highest August temperatures in...

25 Sep 2017

Six ways to stay cool without air conditioning

News / Transport

Can EVs be green if they run on fossil fuels?

...trategic development at Singapore energy utility SP Group noted that Vonno's view reflected a misconception around the use of EVs in the city-state, where between 95 and 98 per cent of electricity is ...

31 Aug 2018

Can EVs be green if they run on fossil fuels?

Opinion / Lifestyle

Sorry, baristas: instant coffee has the smallest carbon footprint (but don't overfill the kettle)

...tivation is the most important aspect to get “right” because of the damage that can be done by deforestation or poor land management. Generally, coffee is a crop that lends itself well to environmenta...

4 Jul 2018

Sorry, baristas: instant coffee has the smallest carbon footprint (but don't overfill the kettle)

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