News / Lifestyle
Waste
Singapore’s polluter-pays scheme faces further delay amid concern over industry stalling tactics
The city-state's drinks container return scheme has been pushed back – the latest in a series of delays. Industry sources point to Coca-Cola being instrumental in stalling an Extender Producer Responsibility scheme that aims to improve Singapore's poor plastics recycling rate.
Carbon & Climate
From gold to green: Can the Paris 2024 Olympics slash emissions?
Organisers of the Paris Games have pledged to cut planet-heating emissions in half but how will they deliver on this ambition?
The city's disposable tableware ban which comes into force today has spooked small retailers over the price of "sustainable" items. Limited composting facilities is another concern. But NGOs hail the territory for the scope and breadth of measures to cut plastic pollution.
EB Studio
From the Olympics to competitive esports, the region’s games calendar is becoming packed. Organisers are looking into cutting the environmental footprint of major events and some are turning to the use of tech-based solutions.
All Lifestyle News
22 March 2024
20 March 2024
15 March 2024
11 March 2024
8 March 2024
6 March 2024
1 March 2024
26 February 2024
22 February 2024
16 February 2024
14 February 2024
8 February 2024
25 January 2024
18 January 2024
16 January 2024
Most popular
-
![Singapore's Extended Producer Responsibility scheme will require all importers and manufacturers of beverage containers in Singapore to collect most of the products they sell to consumers. Industry players led by Coca-Cola have opposed the scheme, citing cost and other concerns.]()
News / Waste Management
Singapore’s polluter-pays scheme faces further delay amid concern over industry stalling tactics
Exclusive The city-state's beverage container return scheme has been pushed back beyond its launch date – the latest in … -
![A family living in the northern part of Jakarta, the world’s fastest sinking metropolis, gets on with life as their home is flooded.]()
News / Cities
Stay or go? Jakarta’s coastal communities mull adaptation or migration as the city sinks
As Indonesia's capital is slowly claimed by the Java Sea, thousands of people are losing their homes and … -
![UNEA PH opening plenary i]()
News / Waste Management
Philippine government split on joining coalition to cut plastic production: UN treaty participants
The Philippines' environment agency wants to be part of a group that supports plastic production cuts, but the … -
![Muhktar Babayev]()
News / Policy & Finance
COP29 presidency reiterates commitment to Paris Agreement as Azerbaijan defends oil and gas expansion
As COP29 president Mukhtar Babayev outlined climate plans for the upcoming talks, Azerbaijan president Ilham Aliyev said at … -
![Desmond Lee Andie Ang Sankar]()
News / Cities
Tighten legal ambiguity, protect more forests: Singapore conservationists issue wishlist to government
Key asks include looking into having two new nature parks, along with explicit safeguards for the airspace above … -
![Climate_Health_Inequality_Mask_Woman_Cambodia]()
Opinion / Carbon & Climate
Climate change poses dire health and human rights risks
Human health relies on healthy ecosystems, but these are under threat. Securing the right to live in a …
