MANILA— Showing its commitment to battling climate change within the member-states of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean), particularly the Philippines, Norway led on Tuesday a tree-planting ceremony at the La Mesa Watershed in Quezon City. The activity was attended by no less than Norwegian Ambassador to the Philippines Bjørn Jahnsen, together with the […]

The construction sector is complicit in the threat of climate crisis, emitting carbon dioxide (CO2) gas through greenfield development, material production and the use of fossil fuels. While ASEAN countries have expressed their joint commitment through national pledges to take action and fight climate change, they are still primarily focused on developing their nations. To mitigate […]

These days, the reminders of how rapidly the world’s climate is changing come with depressing frequency. In just the past few months, we’ve had heatwaves in Europe and the US, floods and droughts in India, wildfires in Siberia and Typhoon Hagibis, which killed dozens in Japan. Added to that, a recent landmark report by the United Nations’ Intergovernmental Panel […]

KUALA LUMPUR (Bernama) — Malaysians could do more to abate climate change and help the country’s deteriorating environmental condition by being more prudent in using energy and natural resources, particularly water. During the Malaysia Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) Summit 2019 recently, it was reported that Malaysians domestic use of water is an average of 210 […]

Driven by greenhouse gas emissions, climate change, and an accelerating pace of ice melting in the Arctic and Antarctica, capital cities Ho Chi Minh City and Bangkok could be underwater by 2050, a recent study has found. Rising floods in Vietnam . Image: EU Civil Protection and Humanitarian Aid, CC BY-SA 2.0 Radio Free Asia Friday […]

SINGAPORE: Pursuing economic growth and protecting the environment need not be mutually exclusive activities, according to Trade and Industry Minister Chan Chun Sing. For Singapore, even though the issue of climate change poses challenges, there are opportunities too. Advertisement Speaking to CNA in an interview on Monday (Nov 11), Mr Chan was asked by presenter […]

Thailand’s green bond potential has been recognised with the issuance of the country’s first Certified Climate Bonds which will finance solar power plants with the potential to generate over 140,000 megawatt-hours of clean energy per annum, as the country strives to achieve its 20% greenhouse gas emissions target. Green bonds are a fixed-income debt instrument […]

A study carried out by scientists in the US has revealed worrying times are ahead. It claims by 2050, Hồ Chí Minh City will be completely submerged underwater. Three of the city’s young residents give Việt Nam News their opinions on the matter. Read more at http://vietnamnews.vn/environment/537899/on-the-brink-how-climate-change-affects-hcm-city.html#XeDJy7Dp0QvWx08B.99

SINGAPORE – Global warming may be causing temperatures to climb, but turning on the air-conditioner to escape the heat could be making things worse. Emissions from cooling buildings and homes make up a “sizeable” proportion of this sector’s total emissions, Senior Minister of State for the Environment and Water Resources Amy Khor said in Parliament […]

The UN chief on Saturday warned Asia to quit its “addiction” to coal, as climate change threatens hundreds of millions of people vulnerable to rising sea levels across the region. The warning follows fresh research this week predicting that several Asian megacities, including Bangkok, Ho Chi Minh City and Mumbai, are at risk of extreme […]