Grist

JULY 19, 2021

Poison ivy is a fixture of the landscape in eastern North America and parts of Asia. Research shows that the main culprit behind climate change — increased concentrations of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere — is supercharging poison ivy. The leaves are looking leafier, the vines more prolific.

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Business Green

JANUARY 9, 2023

The report warns that industries that require outdoor and physical labour, such as agriculture and manufacturing, are particularly exposed to escalating climate impacts, and details how emerging economies in Sub-Saharan Africa, South Asia, and South East Asia are particularly exposed to escalating heat-related risks.

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GreenTechMedia

SEPTEMBER 24, 2020

“As the world begins to reconstruct its economy, all energy and natural-resources sectors will face a survival of the fittest,” said Prakash Sharma, head of markets and transitions for Asia-Pacific at Wood Mackenzie. ’s climate change board.

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Planet Pulse

AUGUST 21, 2023

A conversation with Ben Allard While we’ve explored a number of industries in which satellite data can be used to monitor and verify what we see on the ground based on what we can see from space in this “Getting to Ground-Truth in Asia” series, we now turn to what we believe we may see for the Earth observation industry in the future.

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Latham's Clean Energy Law Report

DECEMBER 12, 2023

Green , James Bee , and Kevin Mak On 3 December 2023, the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) unveiled the Singapore-Asia Taxonomy for Sustainable Finance (Taxonomy) at the United Nations COP28 climate conference in Dubai.

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AFN Sustainable Protein

JANUARY 10, 2023

In the rest of the world (ROW), Asia particularly, it’s an entirely different story. This is not the case in Asia. The future is Asia. ” Well, Asia is where the action is, folks. We need to create products they want to buy so we can fill the demand gap that climate change and industrial agriculture have wrought. .

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Grist

MARCH 3, 2022

On Monday, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change released a stark warning that time is running out to adapt to climate change. Climate change is no longer a future prospect; it’s making people sick right now. degrees Celsius (1.96 degrees Fahrenheit) above pre-industrial levels.

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Grist

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

I think it’s funny that humans have this enormous taboo about a biological function that’s ultimately going to help us survive climate change,” said Sarah Everts, the author of The Joy of Sweat. These kinds of leaps are a lot for our bodies to handle, making heat waves in cooler climates especially deadly.

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Energy Central

MAY 2, 2022

North America, Asia, and Europe are disproportionately energy hogs. They consume most of the fossil fuels burned which is the cause of anthropogenic climate change. Consumption of energy is an unequal game. Our North American and European homes need to be heated in the winter and chilled in the summer.

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Grist

JANUARY 7, 2021

If this shift is a result of climate change and continues, it could have profound implications: Over the next century, Seattle might become as dry as Los Angeles, and California could settle into an era of unending drought. Well, if you want to know how the climate-changed future will unfold, look at the past: In the Pliocene, 2.6

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Grist

AUGUST 1, 2023

As climate change intensifies, storms like Ana and Gombe are becoming more frequent, more powerful, and wetter. The World Health Organization, or WHO, says that while poverty and conflict remain enduring drivers for cholera around the world, climate change is aggravating the acute global upsurge of the disease that began in 2021.

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The City Fix

OCTOBER 23, 2023

It is no surprise then, that Asia and the Pacific have become increasingly more urban. Cities have always been dynamic hubs of culture, education, economic growth and opportunity, and most importantly, centers of social interaction attracting residents and visitors alike.

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Terra Infirma

JUNE 19, 2023

No one wants to confirm it’s Africa, Asia & South America that’s the real problem! He cited research that, if my memory serves, could be summarised as “Everybody wants something done about climate change, but are not so keen on the idea of doing something themselves.

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Smart Energy International

JULY 29, 2022

The smart electricity metering market in Asia-Pacific is on its way to reaching a historic milestone of 1 billion installed devices, according to a new research report from IoT analyst firm Berg Insight. Asia-Pacific rollout. million units in 2021 to 1.1 billion units in 2027. million units.

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Business Green

JANUARY 10, 2023

It therefore reiterated its calls for greater loss preparedness and climate protection as "a matter of urgency" to help tackle rising climate-related costs, particularly against the current backdrop of challenging economic pressure on insurers from high inflation rates and a shrinking capital base.

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Eco-Business

APRIL 29, 2024

Across the region, it’s never been more critical to cultivate a resilient healthcare workforce capable of addressing climate-induced public health issues.

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Envirotec Magazine

SEPTEMBER 17, 2021

Research published on 16 September highlights the troubling trend of pockets of funders continuing to finance additional coal-fired generation capacity in South Asia and Sub-Saharan Africa. These countries need affordable, reliable and clean energy to support their socio-economic development and to mitigate climate change.

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Global Renewable News

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

CGG has announced the release of a Southeast Asia Carbon Storage Study to support and accelerate the screening process for all players in the region's fast-growing CCUS market. This study ranks an.

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Eco-Business

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

A study shows that people affected by climate change are more prone to communicable diseases, as it highlighted some 2.5 million individuals who haven’t been reached by HIV/AIDS services are the most affected.

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Global Renewable News

APRIL 15, 2024

Highlights The joint financing facility will support the energy-as-a-service provider to grow its rooftop solar portfolio in South and South-East Asia to nearly 350 MW by 2025, which will help a.

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The City Fix

FEBRUARY 10, 2023

Mayors from Latin America, Africa and Asia will be welcoming more than 90% of the new urban inhabitants in the next decade. Governing these ballooning cities is a continuing challenge, not just in terms of urban design and revitalization, but.

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The City Fix

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

Over 50% of all transport-related emissions come from high-income countries, where people are more likely to own and depend on personal vehicles. Meanwhile, less than 1% is generated by low-income countries in regions like sub-Saharan Africa and Latin America. In these.

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Eco-Business

MARCH 7, 2023

With South Asia set to bear the brunt of global heating fallouts, it is imperative to note the nuances including the causes, duration and results of climate-induced migration in the region to chart the way forward.

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Business Green

OCTOBER 30, 2022

UN Conference on Trade and Development fears that slowdown in foreign investment could impact flows of climate-related finance. Investment in projects that tackle climate change is expected to decline in 2022 as global foreign direct investment flows drop, according to a report published by the UN Conference on Trade and Development.

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Business Green

APRIL 1, 2020

The bank published a research note late last week from Ashim Paun, co-head of Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) research at HSBC, which details how "within the stock market turmoil, shares of companies focused on climate change or ESG issues - environmental, social and governance - outperformed as the virus spread".

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Eco-Business

MARCH 19, 2024

Already a serious issue facing Asia Pacific, water security will continue to worsen in lockstep with climate change in the region.

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Business Green

NOVEMBER 9, 2021

As the focus of the COP26 Climate Summit today turns to 'science, innovation, and gender', the UK has announced plans to spend £165m on projects around the world that aim to tackle gender inequality while at the same time addressing climate change. The event will also feature 'Little Amal', a 3.5

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Business Green

DECEMBER 7, 2022

Google has today announced it is to launch a new accelerator programme specifically focused on start-ups working on climate solutions, which will see it extend the service to Europe for the first time. The programme runs alongside Google's Circular Economy Accelerator, which supports start-ups in North America and Asia.

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Eco-Business

APRIL 8, 2024

Researchers emphasise the critical importance of water governance for the future of one billion people in South Asia, highlighting that climate change exacerbates pressures on water resources and poses a risk of destabilisation, thereby advocating for integrated river basin management approaches.

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Eco-Business

AUGUST 6, 2023

Asia's green transition pathways need to be socially inclusive given huge differences in economic development across the region, says experts at the Boston Consulting Group. State-owned enterprises have an "outsized" role to play, they add.

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Eco-Business

DECEMBER 18, 2019

Asia is projected to be hit the hardest by climate change, and this year clearly showed why. Here are some of the climate change disasters that ravaged the world’s most populous continent in 2019.

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Unsustainable

AUGUST 9, 2019

Climate Change is Boosting Global Inequality and Current Political Systems are Not Equipped to Tackle It words Ashita Parekh “Saving our planet, lifting people out of poverty, advancing economic growth… these are one and the same fight.

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Envirotec Magazine

MAY 9, 2022

Adapting to climate change is now a challenge for every industry, regardless of location. All strategies addressing the effects of climate change, including destructive floods, call for the drawing-up of long-term scenarios and plans, particularly for cities and city planning.

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Eco-Business

NOVEMBER 17, 2022

Southeast Asia is already feeling the effects of climate change and needs strategic and effective action by investors. It could be more effective as a strategy, as compared to divestment.

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AGreenLiving

MARCH 30, 2020

Most central banks in Asia already believe they should help to promote green bonds and other low-carbon initiatives. View original post here: Asia’s central banks must rise to the challenge of climate change.

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Business Green

NOVEMBER 17, 2022

As the latest round of United Nations climate change negotiations draws to an end in Egypt this weekend, you could be forgiven for feeling pessimistic. Countries' emissions targets have hardly changed since a year ago. So, is the cause of international cooperation on climate change hopeless? Far from it.

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R-Squared Energy

FEBRUARY 26, 2020

Last week Jeff Bezos, founder, president and CEO of Amazon — and the world’s richest person — announced in an Instagram post that he would commit $10 billion toward fighting climate change. Climate change is the biggest threat to our planet. Today, I’m thrilled to announce I am launching the Bezos Earth Fund.??? ???

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