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How the aviation industry is lowering its carbon footprint

Imagine how much cleaner the air would be if 3 million cars were taken off the roads in your city. A hint: Banning just half of Beijing’s 3.3 million cars before the 2008 Olympics cleared its skyline ...

18 十二月 2017

How the aviation industry is lowering its carbon footprint

观点 / 碳与气候

Preparing for disaster pays by saving lives, cutting losses

...powerful hurricanes that smashed into the Caribbean in September last year to the insidious, and equally disruptive onset of drought in Africa, most recently in South Africa. While the impacts may dif...

26 六月 2018

Preparing for disaster pays by saving lives, cutting losses

Sophia the robot unveiled as the UNDP's Innovation Champion at the Responsible Business Forum in Singapore, 2017

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What does a lipstick-wearing robot mean for the SDGs?

...powered droid fielded questions from selected journalists and development experts at the Sands Expo and Convention Centre. Addressing the elephant in the room—the fear that AI and robots will take hu...

24 十一月 2017

What does a lipstick-wearing robot mean for the SDGs?

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Chinese coal town embraces electric vehicles

...power is still being wasted. So the electricity system could be better managed,” so that coal power is displaced by renewables, said Zhao Yongqiang, deputy head of the Renewable Energy Centre at the N...

12 一月 2018

Chinese coal town embraces electric vehicles

新闻 / 碳与气候

The financial case against coal power in Indonesia

...power stations more readily distributed across regions. A sweeping global pivot away from centralized power plants and fossil fuels and towards cleaner wind, solar, geothermal, and small hydropower is...

7 九月 2017

The financial case against coal power in Indonesia

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India has a better option than electric cars

...power installed in photovoltaic plants will generate no more electricity than 60,000 MW generated by conventional power plants today. They will thus meet only 10 per cent of the additional power the c...

1 六月 2017

India has a better option than electric cars

观点 / 碳与气候

4 ways we can step up adaptation and protect vulnerable communities from climate change impact

Last month, a blistering heat wave killed at least 60 people in Karachi, Pakistan. Across East Africa, severe flash flooding displaced hundreds of thousands, and just days into this year’s hurricane s...

18 六月 2018

4 ways we can step up adaptation and protect vulnerable communities from climate change impact

新闻 / 碳与气候

Three-year cut to life expectancy from coal heating

...power district heating produces air pollution that is harmful to human health, with the average life expectancy in the north 3.1 years shorter than in the south.The research was carried out jointly by...

14 十二月 2017

Three-year cut to life expectancy from coal heating

新闻 / 能源

Renewable energy to power 139 countries by 2050 -- scientists

...power could help to quench our ever-growing thirst for the energy that powers the transportation, electricity and agriculture on which we rely. “ Our findings suggest that the benefits are so great t...

24 八月 2017

Renewable energy to power 139 countries by 2050 -- scientists

新闻 / 城市

Urban forests add to cities’ health and wealth

...power and found room for improvement: the same cities could find room for 20 per cent more forest. “By cultivating the trees within the city, residents and visitors get direct benefits,” Professor End...

23 一月 2018

Urban forests add to cities’ health and wealth

In a rousing keynote address during the Singapore International Water Week’s Water Leaders Summit, former United Nations secretary-general Ban Ki-moon called for more global partnerships to tackle the world’s water problems.

新闻 / 水

Top 10 moments from the Singapore International Water Week 2018

...power generation. By putting the two facilities together, Singapore will avert more than 200,000 tonnes of carbon dioxide emissions per year, equivalent to taking 42,500 cars off the country’s roads. ...

13 八月 2018

Top 10 moments from the Singapore International Water Week 2018

观点 / 政策和金融

Restoring peat, improving welfare and empowering women: can we have it all?

...power of the weavers. Improving their access into more equitable and sustainable financing mechanisms (e.g. microloans) can go a long way. Lastly, we observe a knowledge gap between market demands and...

3 七月 2018

Restoring peat, improving welfare and empowering women: can we have it all?

新闻 / 企业社会责任

$100 million dollar fund launched to secure indigenous land rights

...powerful solution to save the world’s forests from the ground up—keeping a lid on the carbon they contain and sheltering the communities they support.” Underscoring the importance of the initiative, o...

10 十月 2017

$100 million dollar fund launched to secure indigenous land rights

新闻 / 能源

Silicon fires up renewable energy revolution

...power for use at peak times. But there is increasing interest in storing energy as heat, which can be used for district heating schemes or for creating steam to turn turbines and make electricity when...

11 九月 2017

Silicon fires up renewable energy revolution

观点 / 碳与气候

4 ways companies can price carbon: Lessons from India that can work anywhere

...power plant in one of its Indian subsidiaries, which is expected to reduce 80,000 tonnes of carbon emissions annually. Internal cap and trade: This approach sets an upper limit on total emissions from...

6 四月 2018

4 ways companies can price carbon: Lessons from India that can work anywhere

新闻 / 政策和金融

Climate investment incubator branches out into cloud forests, cattle ranches

...power profits while helping suck carbon from the atmosphere. And a private equity fund aims to be the first to invest in climate change adaptation technologies for developing countries. In Brazil, whi...

22 九月 2017

Climate investment incubator branches out into cloud forests, cattle ranches

Cyclists on a busy bicycle lane in Vancouver, Canada

新闻 / 城市

Building the world’s greenest city

...ads" in Gregor Robertson, the mayor since 2008, said Reimer. Three months after his election, Robertson, who is on track to become the City of Vancouver's longest serving mayor, put together the Green...

19 九月 2017

Building the world’s greenest city

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Emerging economies take lead on going green, but investment needed

...power. In India, for example, recent auctions to construct and run solar plants have seen prices for solar energy drop as low as for coal-fired power, tilting the economics of the electricity market t...

13 七月 2017

Emerging economies take lead on going green, but investment needed

观点 / 碳与气候

Thank you for not driving: Climate change requires anti-smoking tactic

...power. Here’s an example of a car ad that glamourises driving: But cars are hazardous to both the driver and other people as well. Internal combustion engines generate urban pollution. They cause c...

21 十一月 2017

Thank you for not driving: Climate change requires anti-smoking tactic

观点 / 绿色建筑

Smart-tinting glass: A window to greener Asian cities

...power solar panels and roof tiles to create sustainable energy, it can also have a negative impact on the energy efficiency of a building. Installing smart-tinting windows can reduce a building’s ener...

1 二月 2018

Smart-tinting glass: A window to greener Asian cities

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Breaking Southeast Asia’s fire and haze cycle through certification and coordinated action

EB工作室 Stronger standards and fire prevention can help, but lasting progress requires action across industries, governments and communities.
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Greenpeace Philippines cuts staff size amid restructuring and climate funding bottlenecks

独家 The watchdog has downsized its 43-member team, with six hires planned, amid funding pressures. Greenpeace Southeast Asia says …
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Climate risks push businesses to look beyond reporting compliance

Rising insurance premiums, energy costs and supply chain disruptions are strengthening the case for investment in climate resilience, …
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Renewable project location matters as much as technology, capacity, says clean energy expert

Cebu’s recurring grid alerts expose a flaw in Philippine renewable procurement, as low cost projects in outlying islands …
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South Korea’s food waste rethink began with citizens demanding change

The Korean Zero Waste Movement Network has spent four decades mobilising citizens, government and businesses to prevent, separate …
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USAID cuts carry environmental costs, new report finds

The consultancy firm One Earth Partners has published an analysis of the environmental consequences of USAID’s closure.

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