Korean ministry to work on new deposit system for single-use cups
From June 10, franchise cafes, bakeries and fast-food franchises with more than 100 branches have to charge a 300 won deposit per single-use cup to customers.
Recycling glass is no longer commercially viable in the age of plastic
An environment and waste management specialist said the reason plastic is favoured over glass is because it can fetch a better price in terms of reselling and production cost.
Malaysian dry season: Sufficient underground water reserves to face eventualities
Only a few places showed moderately dry conditions, stated the National Disaster Management Agency, with Terengganu recording the highest rainfall for the current three months.
Current crisis could spur countries to invest in nuclear energy: IEA economist
Belgium, for instance, reversed a decision to phase out nuclear energy by 2025 and extended the life of two reactors for another decade after the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
World’s oceans at most acidic level in 26,000 years, climate report warns
The report follows the latest UN climate assessment, which warned that humanity must drastically cut its greenhouse gas emissions or face increasingly catastrophic changes to the…
Time to stop the decline of the ocean’s health
Among other harmful threats, plastic waste is choking the ocean, and if we continue on our current track, more than half of the world’s marine species may become extinction by…
Extreme temperatures compound poverty in Jacobabad
Temperatures peaking at 51 degrees celsius, canals in the city — a vital source of irrigation for nearby farms — have run dry, leaving residents facing desperate dilemmas.
Provincial board lifts ban on open pit mining in South Cotabato
The lifting of the ban would potentially unlock the resources of Southeast Asia’s largest untapped copper-gold minefield.
In East Java, climate change takes a bite out of apple crops
The unseasonal non-stop rains in the area have been upsetting the flowering season, damaging blossoms, and shrinking harvests, destroying the crops of many apple growers.
US climate envoy Kerry pledges to assist Vietnam with energy transition, climate change
The two sides also agreed to deepen the Vietnam-US comprehensive partnership in major spheres such as politics-diplomacy to economy-trade and national defence-security.