Southeast Asia facing calamitous weather extremes as 1.5°C global ...
2021年8月10日 · A global warming increase of 1.5°C above pre-industrial levels, a marker that world leaders pledged not to exceed this century when the Paris Agreement was signed in 2015, could be reached by 2030 — possibly earlier — as greenhouse gas emissions continue to rise despite widely-promised climate action by the world’s biggest carbon polluters.
Philippines approves first large-scale waste-to-energy plant
2022年9月26日 · Under the agreement inked last Thursday, NSEI will invest close to US$82 million to construct the incinerator, and in return, city mayor Mike Rama consented to use the facility and pay a tipping fee higher than the current base fees being paid for using landfills.. This is the first large-scale WTE in the country, after a proposal for a US$423 million facility in Quezon Ciity stalled in 2019 ...
7. Affordable and clean energy - Eco-Business
Power wheeling can drive corporate investments and advance Indonesia’s renewable energy goals. Allowing private firms to sell clean power directly to consumers via PLN's networks could help the country meet its targets without burdening the national budget and to let the state-owned electricity utility focus on grid modernisation.
8 brands called out for greenwashing in 2020 - Eco-Business
2020年12月18日 · Eco-Business highlights the times when brands were called out for piggy-backing environmental or social issues. A protest against greenwashing during the Covid-19 pandemic. Shell, Johnson & Johnson and IKEA are among the corporates that have been accused of using misleading green claims this year. Image: Michael Fornton/Flickr.
Eco-Business appointed as training partner for Enterprise …
Singapore, 23 rd March – Eco-Business has been appointed as a training partner by Enterprise Singapore (EnterpriseSG) for the Enterprise Sustainability Programme Foundational series.. This initiative is part of broader efforts by Ministry of Trade and Industry (MTI) and its agency Enterprise Singapore to provide more support for local businesses and professionals in the decarbonisation of ...
Why Amsterdam’s The Edge is a model for green offices worldwide
2016年8月31日 · The Edge, an innovative office building in Zuidas, the financial centre of Amsterdam, features, among other things, 4,100 square meters of rooftop solar panels and ethernet-powered LED lighting. Completed in 2015 by London-based PLP Architecture, The Edge was awarded the highest rating (of 98.36) ever recorded by the Building Research ...
Factcheck: How electric vehicles help to tackle climate change
2019年5月14日 · Electric vehicles (EVs) are an important part of meeting global goals on climate change. They feature prominently in mitigation pathways that limit warming to well-below 2C or 1.5C, which would be inline with the Paris Agreement’s targets. However, while no greenhouse gas emissions directly come from EVs, they run on electricity that is, in large part, still produced from fossil fuels in ...
In carbon markets we trust? New global guidance aims to stop ...
2022年7月22日 · For Mozambican conservationist Gabriela Curtiz, the key to making a new plan for carbon credits work in the remote mountains of Gorongosa National Park, ravaged by civil war in recent decades, is to involve the community living there. “Listening is the first part of changing people’s minds - then they will hear you, too,” Curtiz told the Thomson Reuters Foundation.
Petronas is Asia’s first oil company to set net zero target
2020年10月29日 · The company’s president and group chief executive Tengku Muhammad Taufik announced the news on Wednesday (28 October) during a townhall meeting. Petronas becomes the first oil company in Asia to set a net zero target, and follows the likes of international majors Shell, Total, and BP, which have also set decarbonisation goals in the last year following increasing pressure from consumers and ...
Malaysia to ban single-use plastic | News - Eco-Business
2018年9月26日 · Malaysia to ban single-use plastic. The government has charted a zero-waste plan that aims to abolish single-use plastic by 2030. Malaysia is the first country in Southeast Asia to take bold action to tackle plastic pollution. Plastic litter washed up on the coast of Sabah, Malaysia. Image: WWF-Malaysia. In an unprecedented move against plastic ...