#roads News
Efforts by the industry to make improvements are not well-publicised, while the reporting of 'unfortunate' incidents skews the views of the public, says Bunye, who is also a member of the legal committee of the Philippines' Chamber of Mines, in the wake of anti-mining protests in the archipelago.
Karachi is investing in electric and non-polluting transport as the country seeks to cut emissions and curb climate change.
Indonesia’s plan to build its new capital city on an expiring logging concession in eastern Borneo has sparked concerns among environmental and human rights observers about the larger eco-social impacts to the rest of the island.
Samal Island, a popular tourist destination near Davao City in the southern Philippines, is fringed by a 300-metre (980-foot) coral system known as Paradise Reef, which hosts more than 100 coral species.
Energy
Solar power to the people
#roads Opinion
As cities grow and heat up, it’s time to get rid of your air-conditioner and have more plants in your homes.
Policy & Finance
Isolating the resistance: How coronavirus leaves indigenous rights in Borneo at risk
Rainforest destruction continues while indigenous conservation leaders are in lockdown.
A robust, rail-centric network should remain the backbone into which other transportation modes, like autonomous shuttles, ride-sharing and scooters, can feed.
Carbon & Climate
Hotter temperatures will lead to more deaths from injury
As the world braces for hotter weather, car accidents, drownings and cases of violence might just become more common.
#roads Videos
Plastic pollution is a huge problem all over of the world. Will India's plastic roads be a solution?
China has provided huge funding supposedly to help developing countries mitigate and adapt to climate impacts, but it is also financing coal projects included in the Belt & Road Initiative (BRI). What do recipient countries make of this?
Carbon & Climate
Film captures global citizens innovating for a greener tomorrow
Moving away from narratives that spell fear of climate-related catastrophes, "Tomorrow" tells stories of how ordinary people -- from Icelandic volcanoes to Indian slums -- employ innovative ways to fight the effects of climate change.
#roads Podcasts
Green Buildings
How do we build zero carbon cities?
EB Studio
[The EB Podcast] In the second episode of the series Tomorrow’s cities: Engineering the energy transition, we explore how to build zero carbon cities in fast-growing Southeast Asia.
#roads Press Releases
NDC Transport Initiative for Asia
Council for decarbonising transport in Asia reports zero-carbon goal by mid-century
