Eco-Business

Exclusive The private sector has only committed to a third of the government’s goal for green energy capacities, but the addition of more than 3,000 MW of new renewable energy is still sizeable, says World Resources Institute’s Marlon Apañada.

India is promoting renewable energy in rural areas – such as flower dryers or cold stores for lemons – but high costs are a barrier for many farmers.

Pine needles can shift from being fire hazards to a source of renewable energy, say Indian researchers.

Ten years after the launch of a campaign to clean up heating systems, improved subsidies, district heating and retrofits should be considered.

By Nithin Coca

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Mongabay Founder Rhett A. Butler: 11 things to watch in 2021

2020 was a rough year for tropical rainforest conservation efforts. So what’s in store for 2021? Mongabay Founder Rhett A. Butler reviews 11 key things to watch in the world of rainforests in 2021. By Rhett A. Butler

Bamboo is a surprisingly effective carbon sink and is being promoted by the government as a uniquely Chinese solution to climate change. By Charlotte King

The Green Circle Eco-Farm, July 2020. photo credit: Vivian Lee

Covid-19 has highlighted food insecurity in imports-dependent Singapore. Ng Huiying, Woon Tien Wei and Tan Hang Chong argue that food security is a matter of national security, and it is time to reimagine Singapore's potential for growing food. By Huiying Ng, Hang Chong Tan and Woon Tien Wei

As lower levels of coal and gas are burned due to lower electricity demand in Europe, wind and solar reached a record-high share of demand in the past 30 days, offering valuable insights on the road to zero-carbon electricity systems. By Dave Jones

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Simon Lord and Pamela Mar on Sustainability One on One

In the first in a new video series where sustainability leaders interview each other about the toughest things about their jobs, Simon Lord of Malaysian palm oil giant Sime Darby Plantation went head to head with Pamela Mar of Hong Kong-based textile and apparel giant Fung Group.

Greenpeace ad used by Iceland in the United Kingdom has been banned for being political.

The ad, which was made by Greenpeace and rebadged by Iceland, was blocked from airing on television by the UK's ad watchdog because it broke rules on political advertising. Iceland says it is not anti-palm oil, 'we are anti-deforestation.'

Dutch multinational DSM's chief technology officer Marcel Wubbolts shares how the company's persistence in positioning sustainability as a core driver for profits seems to have paid off.

Five companies have signed a first-of-its-kind joint venture to pool together their biomass waste for recycling into useful feedstock. Mark Laudi reports.

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The clean energy sector’s poor human rights performance places its legitimacy at risk. Jessie Cato of the Business & Human Rights Resource Centre sheds light on how the industry can avoid labour abuse, land grabs and other violations.

oil palm plantation workers take a rest from work

EB Studio As global attention focuses on forests and the plight of orangutans, the untold part of the palm oil story is people. What is the industry doing to protect palm oil workers' rights and those of the people who defend their land as the industry expands?

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