Hong Kong keen on fighting climate change: Finance chief
The city is committed to achieving its Climate Action Plan 2050 by reducing total carbon emissions from the 2005 level by half before 2035, and achieving carbon neutrality by 2050.
Environment
Indonesia to build more wildlife crossings in infrastructure development
Environment and Forestry Minister Siti Nurbaya Bakar said synchronizing infrastructure developments with conservation efforts was a response to concerns that these developments…
Geneva meeting offers Pakistan a rare opportunity to leap towards climate-compatible development
In the upcoming donor conference, Pakistan must present the steps it will take to ensure climate-resilient lives.
Cold waves throw life out of gear in several districts across Tarai
People from impoverished communities, elderly people and children are hit hard by the increasingly cold weather in the area, with five dying from the cold in the past three weeks.
Bangladesh recycles only 36% plastic waste: Experts
Around Tk 40 billion worth of plastic products are sold every year in the country, with over 1.2 million people currently employed in the sector.
Higher forest fires risk as Indonesia heads to potentially dry 2023
According to government data, about 202,617 ha of land and forest were burned between Jan to Nov 2022, compared to 358,867 ha throughout 2021.
Number of Singapore dengue cases in 2022 likely to be second highest on record
As at 3pm on Dec 30, 32,097 dengue cases had been reported – amounting to 91 per cent of the record high of 35,315 cases recorded in 2020.
We are all sharing ‘one’ air
The writer says South Asian nations need to come together and form a united front to prevent the effects of air pollution from affecting the next generation.
Green travel
As the tourism sector is bouncing back after the pandemic, more emphasis is placed on developing in a sustainable and eco-friendly way.
New energy industry boosts high-quality development in China
Among others, Hebei province is striving to build a new power system and contribute to the low-carbon transformation of the energy industry.