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Five years after the earthquake, can Nepal rebuild sustainably?The annual Ashden Awards highlight the world's next climate champions. One of them is Build up Nepal, a social enterprise that empowers female rural entrepreneurs to create jobs and rebuild Nepal's post-disaster infrastructure. -
Post-Brexit UK – like other gas-producing nations – betting on uncommercial, unproven carbon capture and hydrogenCarbon & Climate
Post-Brexit UK – like other gas-producing nations – betting on uncommercial, unproven carbon capture and hydrogen
The United Kingdom, the originator of the Industrial Revolution that kicked off climate change, is forging ahead with R&D projects to reduce the carbon impacts of dirty industries, with the central focus on carbon capture and hydrogen generation, ignoring energy efficiency.
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How I got here... Joseph Chun, environmental lawyer, Shook Lin & BokChun tells Eco-Business about what it means to practice environmental law in Singapore, and says there is a need for public participation in environmental legislation. -
Analysis: Which countries met the UN’s 2020 deadline to raise ‘climate ambition’?After a year disrupted by Covid-19, big emitters like the United States, India and China have yet to update their 'nationally determined contributions' on the United Nations' official registry.
Carbon Offsetting Opinion
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Why Asian banks need to put sustainable finance clearly in their sights– If the region's finance giants continue with business-as-usual practices over the next 10 years, there is little chance of achieving the Sustainable Development Goals. There will also be clear consequences for the financial sector, writes Bernadette Victorio of Fair Finance Asia. -
Fighting climate change with bamboo– Bamboo is a surprisingly effective carbon sink and is being promoted by the government as a uniquely Chinese solution to climate change.
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