Climate Change

Palm oil is the world’s most versatile vegetable oil. It is present in virtually every consumer product category, from beauty and cosmetics to food and the very material used to construct home furniture. However, global demand for the palm…
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Singapore-based startup Capture has just created an app for individual users to track their carbon footprint from their everyday transport choices and auto-offset them on a monthly basis through certified tree planting projects. The app is…
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Greta Thunberg, the Swedish teenager who inspired a global movement of student strikes to fight the climate crisis, has just been named Time magazine’s Person of the Year. This makes the 16-year old is the youngest person to ever be chosen…
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Greta Thunberg, the famous teenage climate activist and inspiration for the global #FridaysForFuture strikes, has just been named the Youth Role Model of the Year by PETA. As the face of the global climate movement, Greta Thunberg has…
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In the midst of record-breaking bushfires in Australia, which has raged through the country since September, the Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison has announced a major shakeup of public services, including the removal of emissions…
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The Singapore government has announced that a future rail line will cut beneath the city-state’s largest nature reserve, which contains primary forests and freshwater streams inhabited by endangered animals. The move stands in stark…
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Despite being around for half a century, the concept of “stakeholder capitalism” hasn’t garnered much attention until now as a solution to our escalating climate emergency. While some have argued that a more radical overhaul of capitalism…
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In a recently published paper in Nature Communications, scientists have found that playing sounds through underwater loudspeakers can help and bring new life thelp dying coral reefs. These findings bring hope to the future of habitat…
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Thanks to huge funding from the fossil fuel industry, anti-climate political lobbyists and irresponsible celebs, we live in an age where a section of the population is still in denial about our climate crisis. Although much of the public…
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A renewable energy revolution currently underway in Seoul, the capital of South Korea. By 2022, every single public building and 1 million homes in the city will have solar panels. This move is a part of the country’s concerted shift…
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Today, on November 29th, students around Hong Kong gathered together for a school climate strike as a part of the global #FridaysForFuture movement inspired by renowned student striker Greta Thunberg. The event, which is organised by…
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It’s hard to dismiss former United States President Barack Obama’s impact. He has been instrumental in altering our view of world leaders and influencing how modern politicians interact and communicate with us. Whether you’re a big…
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A New Hope: Hong Kong's Answer To Greta Thunberg . Lance Lau Believes The Future Is Worth Fighting For.
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News about koalas going "functionally extinct" have made headlines in the past few days in the midst of Australia's unprecedented bushfire season, but experts have questioned these claims. However, scientists all agree that koalas are…
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After a 100-fold increase in usage, Oxford Dictionaries has just declared that the word of the year for 2019 is “climate emergency”. The massive spike in the use of the term demonstrates “greater immediacy” in the conversations we’re now…
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Marie Kondo selling useless things online sparks no joy for our planet. Marie Kondo, the pint-sized Japanese personality that achieved global fame including a New York Times bestselling book and a Netflix show, has launched an online…
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Online browser extension TreeClicks plants trees for users who shop on its affiliated e-commerce sites, including big names like Amazon, Ebay and ASOS. While shopping itself is not the best decision for the planet- reducing overall…
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A baby born in 2019 will live a life that is fundamentally affected by climate change, says a new report by The Lancet commission. Due to soaring global temperatures - which are showing no signs of slowdown with carbon emissions rising…
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A new study, conducted by conservationists from the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) and other environmental organisations, has found that illegal snares are a more severe threat to Southeast Asia’s biodiversity than degradation caused by forest…
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Founded in 2007, London-based company Wholegrain Digital focuses on making the digital and online world more sustainable. In 2018, they created the world’s first carbon emissions calculator for websites to try and fight the huge energy…
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According to a new report titled “Global Consumer Trends 2030” by global market research agency Mintel, there will be 7 major social and tech trends that shape consumer decisions in the 2020s. The anticipated trends include wellbeing,…
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