LONDON: Climate change will put three times more people at risk of coastal flooding by 2050 than previously thought, according to a study published on Tuesday (Oct 29), with swathes of Asia and cities in North America and Europe all vulnerable to rising seas. The research by Climate Central, a US-based non-profit climate science and […]

SINGAPORE — If Singapore does not take steps to reduce the emissions of greenhouse gases in relation to the food consumed by its people, the total emissions in this segment will increase by about 19 per cent by 2030 due to population growth, a study found. It also found that the best way to cut […]

EARLIER this month, Energy, Science, Technology, Environment and Climate Change Minister Yeo Bee Yin announced that Malaysia would review its emissions reduction targets at the next United Nations climate change conference in Glasgow next year. Yeo said Malaysia had achieved a 33 per cent reduction in the greenhouse gas emissions (GHG) intensity of the gross […]

Jakarta: The scene is much like any other Indonesian puppet show: the beat of the gongs is frenetic, the musicians wear intricately-patterned traditional costumes and the puppets sway back and forth in a fast-paced exchange laced with maniacal laughter. But the puppets have bottle-cap noses and long, pink hair made from shredded plastic bags, and are […]

BANGKOK (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – When Nanticha “Lynn” Ocharoenchai organized Thailand’s first climate strike in March, more than half of the 50 people who showed up at the rally in Bangkok were students at international schools and expatriates. The same day, Ralyn “Lilly” Satidtanasarn, then aged 11, and a group of fellow pupils submitted an […]

Last Saturday, 50 young entrepreneurs and students took part in a global competition to address the urgent issue of climate change. For in depth analysis of Cambodian Business, visit Capital Cambodia . Phnom Penh’s Impact Hub played host to the contestants, along with the Delegation of the European Union for a one-day hackathon designed to stimulate […]

Votey is 24. She has been born into a world, at the beginning of a mass extinction. Three years ago, she trekked through forests to promote eco-tourism communities in Cambodia as a Young Eco-Ambassador, and a member of the UN Youth Advisory Panel. In 2017, she launched Green Lady Cambodia-Vietnam with two friends to introduce […]

Singapore is hosting a meeting of the United Nations climate science body for the first time this week, in a move experts say demonstrates the Republic’s commitment to tackling climate change. Professor Jim Skea of the Centre for Environmental Policy at Imperial College London said countries volunteering to host a meeting of the Intergovernmental Panel […]

VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/ANN) – The government has established a new fund designed to strengthen Laos’ capacity to address and cope with climate change threats. According to the Prime Ministerial Decree on Climate Change, which was published in the Lao National Gazette on October 17, the fund is a part of the Environment Protection Fund, which was […]

SINGAPORE: Singapore is “pushing the boundaries” and developing new ways to transition to a “low-carbon future”, as it continues efforts to mitigate climate change, said Minister for the Environment and Water Resources Masagos Zulkifli on Monday (Oct 21). In a speech ahead of an Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) meeting, Mr Masagos said that […]