climate change

Apparently in South Korea, environmental concerns are limited to domestic policy. Contradicting its recent Green New Deal pledges to tackle the climate crisis, South Korea will be backing a new coal project in Indonesia. The move by the…
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By: Alex Thomson They’re the largest manufacturer, buyer and retailer of wood on the planet. IKEA’s factories consume more than 20 million cubic meters of wood a year. That works out as roughly one tree every second. The company…
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A new United Nations report finds that the coronavirus pandemic is causing severe disruption to the achievement of the globally agreed Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) by 2030. While progress towards the goals had been slow, especially…
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A new report by a Hong Kong-based public policy think tank says that if action is taken immediately, the city has a chance to achieve carbon neutrality by 2050, a target set out by the Paris Agreement. The major recommendations from the…
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By: Mark Hertsgaard and Kyle Pope TO HEAR MANY JOURNALISTS TELL IT, the spring of 2020 has brought a series of extraordinary revelations. Look at what the nation has learned: That our health-care system was not remotely up to the…
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House Democrats in the United States have released a new comprehensive report with an aggressive climate emergency “action plan” to eliminate the country’s emissions by 2050. The 500-page plan spells out specific steps that the federal…
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Students from Nanyang Technological University (NTU) in Singapore have recently set up a new fossil fuel divestment group, demanding the university to make public its dirty energy investments and providing a platform for the university…
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Farfetch, the London-based online luxury fashion platform, has just introduced a new fashion footprint tool aimed at helping shoppers track the environmental impact of their spending decisions. The new carbon footprint calculator is a part…
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By: Emily Holden More than a decade of overwhelming evidence links air pollution and heat exposure with negative pregnancy outcomes in the US, according to a new review of dozens of studies. The investigation, published in the…
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A new study conducted by researchers from the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) has found that when it comes to energy consumption, Hong Kong households do value the environment more than originally thought. However,…
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Anglo-Dutch consumer goods behemoth Unilever has just announced its new set of climate goals. In addition to investing US$1.1 billion in a new climate fund, the company now aims to reach net zero emissions by 2039, hitting the benchmark…
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By: Jeff Berardelli Alarming heat scorched Siberia on Saturday as the small town of Verkhoyansk (67.5°N latitude) reached 100.4 degrees Fahrenheit, 32 degrees above the normal high temperature. If verified, this is likely the hottest…
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Developed by the Ellen MacArthur Foundation and more than 30 collaborating companies, Circulytics is a digital measuring tool that provides companies with a comprehensive report of circularity across its entire operations. Going beyond…
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Vegan Arborist is a new London-based online business and consumer platform dedicated exclusively to sustainable and plant-based products. Launched earlier this year in April, the platform matches impact investors with sustainable companies…
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Two students from the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) have just won a sustainability prize in an entrepreneurship competition. Swapnil Mishra and Aditi Deodhar, who founded Planeteers, have created a vegan and…
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After rising pressure for a green coronavirus recovery plan, the Indonesian government is now working on a scheme with a local think tank that plans to instal solar panels across thousands of rooftops. It is expected to cost over US$1…
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By: Rachel Ramirez “I can’t breathe.” These were among the final words that George Floyd and Eric Garner gasped before their deaths at the hands of white police officers. That plea has become part of the current rallying cry for…
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Actress and activist Emma Watson has just joined the board of French luxury fashion group Kering as a director, and has also been appointed as the chair of the board’s sustainability committee. Kering, whose fashion brands include Gucci,…
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Hong Kong-based Redress, a charity dedicated to fighting fashion waste, has just established its new headquarters in Sham Shui Po, the heart of the city’s historical textile manufacturing hub. The new space will feature a Retrospective…
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Global sportswear and sneaker giant Adidas is veganising its most iconic Adidas original designs. It has revamped two classic models, the Samba and the Continental 80, and both shoes are now completely animal-free and contains sustainable…
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Link Asset Management, the manager of Link REIT, has just secured a five-year sustainability-linked loan of HKD$1 billion (US$129 million) from Singapore-headquartered OCBC Bank. It marks the property company’s first sustainability-linked…
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