SINGAPORE: People in Singapore strongly support the use of clean energy to power homes, vehicles and industries, and want “more ambitious climate action”, the National Climate Change Secretariat (NCCS) has found. These were among the findings from a public consultation exercise conducted by the NCCS which focused on Singapore’s long-term low emissions development strategy (LEDS). The exercise saw about 2,000 submissions from businesses, […]

As sea levels rise, people living in coastal regions will see floods. Most of this will take place in Asia. In the Philippines, climate change is no longer an abstract concept for those living near the coast.  

Challenge Cooling and refrigeration are essential to increasing labor productivity, improving educational outcomes, safeguarding food and minimizing its waste, improving healthcare, and supporting countries’ digital ambitions. But all this is also contributing to climate change as various compounds used as refrigerants are not only ozone-depleting substances but also potent greenhouse gases. Thailand, the second-largest producer […]

There were many topics discussed during the World Economic Forum’s (WEF) annual meeting at Davos last week. Not surprisingly, climate change and the reduction of carbon emissions took centre stage, with the likes of Swedish climate change activist, Greta Thunberg calling for a zero-carbon footprint. Speaking on a panel with Thunberg was Hindou Oumarou Ibrahim, […]

While the stark reality of the global climate emergency struck home in Australia with its worst bushfire season, its neighbour Indonesia faced catastrophic floods and islands disappearing below the rising sea. Green Left’s Peter Boyle interviewed Yuyun Harmono, the climate change campaigner of Friends of the Earth Indonesia (Wahana Lingkungan Hidup Indonesia – WAHLI). In recent weeks there […]

It is undeniable that plastic waste contributes to ecological devastation and issues in human health. In 2017, industrial ecologist, Roland Geyer, led a study on the ‘Production, use and fate of all plastics ever made’ and estimated that there are more than 8.3 billion metric tons (Mt) of plastics that have been produced since the […]

Extreme weather conditions have caused disruptions and financial losses to electricity companies, says Kamia Handayani. ENSCHEDE: Severe weather conditions triggered by climate change can adversely affect the operation of power plants. Heavy rainfall, heatwaves and lightning can disrupt electricity transmission and distribution networks and cause power outages. A 2019 World Bank report showed natural shocks and […]

Environmental consciousness in Thailand tends to romanticise its natural heritage rather than think pragmatically about its future, says an expert. LONDON: Thailand recently took an important step towards environmental protection when 75 leading retailers stopped issuing plastic bags to shoppers. This step continues a campaign started by environmentalists and local governments in Thailand to reduce […]

Agriculture can either be the main cause or our greatest asset in fighting the climate crisis. But, for this, it must be radically transformed. Humanity now depends on just three crops (wheat, rice and maize) for more than half of its food. Our dependence on so few crops grown in so few countries to feed […]

Rising sea levels threaten Singapore’s survival directly, and mitigating the effects is a burden that future generations of Singaporeans have to shoulder, said Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Sam Tan. “Climate change concerns the well-being of future generations. I think it is only fair that they would have to shoulder their share of the […]