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Environment

UN climate experts hold tense Bangkok meet

The divisions at the IPCC session mirror those that have long riven the COP conferences, which have seen disagreements between developed and developing nations over issues such as an end to fossil fuel use, compensation for the damage caused by climate change and funding to adapt to a warming planet.

3 days ago
Environment

Coffee regions hit by extra days of extreme heat: scientists

An analysis found that there were 47 extra days of harmful heat per year on average in 25 countries representing nearly all global coffee production between 2021 and 2025, according to independent research group Climate Central. ...

1 month ago
Environment

Why Indonesian K-pop fans are boycotting a Korean bank

They are putting pressure on Hana Bank to end loans tied to coal-fired power in Indonesia. ...

1 month ago

The Latest

City premium

Jakarta needs to step up efforts or environmental woes may get worse in 2020: activists

A restoration campaigner for the Jakarta chapter of the Indonesian Forum for the Environment (Walhi), Rehwinda Naibaho, raised concerns that with the current trend, Jakarta may face a worsening environmental crisis in 2020.

6 years ago
Environment

Brave as lions: Zoo heroics save animals from Australia's raging fires

When everyone else in the Australian town of Mogo fled the flames that tore through surrounding bushland, Chad Staples didn't consider abandoning his family. By family, he means giraffes, rhinos, lions and gorillas among the 200 residents of Mogo Zoo.

6 years ago
Environment

South Africa's Desmond Tutu and Al Gore urge end to fossil fuels

Archbishop Desmond Tutu joined former US vice president Al Gore on Tuesday to call on nations and companies to ditch fossil fuels to head off climate change.

6 years ago
Environment

It's official: India just experienced its hottest decade on record

The past decade was India's hottest on record, with extreme heat directly killing about 350 people last year, the national meteorological department's chief said on Tuesday.

6 years ago
Environment

Koala mittens and joey pouches: Australian bushfires spark global knitting frenzy

Knitting needles are clicking furiously around the world to create hundreds of protective pouches and blankets for native wildlife made homeless by Australian wildfires that have razed large swathes of bushland.

6 years ago
Environment

Bangladesh to ban use of single-use plastic in hotels and restaurants

Bangladesh's High Court on Monday ordered the government to ban single-use plastics in coastal areas and in hotels and restaurants in one year to combat pollution.

6 years ago
Science & Tech

Amazon.com staff warned over criticizing company's climate policy

Amazon.com Inc employees who publicly demanded more aggressive action by the company to combat climate change have been told they violated company policy, with the US e-commerce giant saying further infractions could end in firings.

6 years ago
Science & Tech

E-car sales in Norway reach new record high

Sales of new electric cars in Norway hit a record high last year, sector experts said Friday, reaching 42.4 percent of all nearly-registered cars in 2019, mostly thanks to strong demand for Tesla's Model 3.

6 years ago
Environment

Australia's 'insurance' koala population halved by bushfires

At least half of Australia's only disease-free koala population, a key "insurance" for the species' future, is feared dead with more badly hurt after bushfires swept through an island sanctuary, rescuers said Sunday.

6 years ago
Environment

Russia unveils climate 'adaptation' plan

The Russian government has published a plan to adapt the economy and population to climate change, aiming to mitigate damage but also "use the advantages" of warmer temperatures.

6 years ago
Opinion

Australian bushfires a warm welcome to global warming

Currently, Canberra’s air quality is ranked as the worst of any major city due to the fires.

6 years ago
Environment premium

JAAN and the Fight for Animal Rights

Raising awareness about environmental issues is a step in the right direction for a better future, but many tend to overlook one particular issue: defaunation.

6 years ago
Environment

Padalarang village in pursuit of conservation, sustainable living

A conservation-based village, the Kampung Berseri Astra Cidadap, wants to instill an ecofriendly mindset in the villagers and develop their potential.

6 years ago
Environment

Climate skeptic Meat Loaf says Greta Thunberg is ‘brainwashed’

Teen activist Greta Thunberg has been “brainwashed” into believing in climate change, the American rocker and actor Meat Loaf told an English newspaper.

6 years ago
Culture

Going meme: Thai shoppers get creative after plastic bag ban

Thai shoppers grabbed baskets, buckets and even a wheelbarrow to skirt a new ban on single-use plastic bags at big retailers, with many posting images of their efforts online.

6 years ago
Opinion

To keep plastics out of ocean we must shift to circular economy

In June 2017, the government launched the National Action Plan on Marine Debris with the ambitious target of reducing marine plastic debris by 70 percent — largely tied to 100 percent urban waste collection targets.

6 years ago
Environment

No eyes? No problem. Marine creature expands boundaries of vision

A cousin of the starfish that resides in the coral reefs of the Caribbean and Gulf of Mexico lacks eyes, but can still see.

6 years ago
Environment

No eyes? No problem. Marine creature expands boundaries of vision

A cousin of the starfish that resides in the coral reefs of the Caribbean and Gulf of Mexico lacks eyes, but can still see.

6 years ago
Environment

Once unloved, threatened storks given new hope in Indian zoo

The hatching of two storks on a bamboo platform in a remote Indian zoo has raised hopes that one of the world's most threatened bird species can be saved, experts say.

6 years ago
Environment

Once unloved, threatened storks given new hope in Indian zoo

The hatching of two storks on a bamboo platform in a remote Indian zoo has raised hopes that one of the world's most threatened bird species can be saved, experts say.

6 years ago
Health

Ecotherapy aims to tap into nature to improve your wellbeing

Examples of ecotherapy activities might include gardening, farming, woodland walks, and nature art and crafts.

6 years ago
Health

Ecotherapy aims to tap into nature to improve your wellbeing

Examples of ecotherapy activities might include gardening, farming, woodland walks, and nature art and crafts.

6 years ago
News

Palau bans 'reef-toxic' sunscreen

Palau's pioneering ban on "reef-toxic" sunscreens took effect Wednesday as the tiny Pacific island nation introduced strict environmental measures that also include one of the world's largest marine sanctuaries. 

6 years ago
Environment

Thailand kicks off 2020 with plastic bag ban

Thailand began the year with a ban on single-use plastic bags at major stores, continuing a campaign launched by the government and retailers towards a complete ban in 2021 to reduce waste and debris in the sea.

6 years ago
Environment

Britain's zero-carbon power outstrips fossil fuels in 2019

Britain, the birthplace of coal power, produced more electricity from zero-carbon sources such as wind, solar and nuclear than from fossil fuel plants for the first time in 2019.

6 years ago
Environment

UK's Prince William launches prize to solve Earth's top environmental challenges

Britain's Prince William launched a multi-million pound prize on Tuesday to encourage the world's greatest problem-solvers to find answers to Earth's biggest environmental problems, saying the planet was now at a tipping point.

6 years ago
Environment

Climate champions Thunberg and Attenborough join forces to push for change

Two titan climate campaigners, Greta Thunberg and David Attenborough, joined forces on Monday to push politicians and businesses to step up action on climate change after a year in which schoolchildren took to the world's streets in protest.

6 years ago
Environment

BoE chief calls for faster action on climate change

Bank of England head Mark Carney, soon to become UN special envoy on climate action and finance, urged companies on Monday to move faster on helping to cut carbon emissions.

6 years ago
People

I wouldn't have wasted my time on Trump, says Greta Thunberg

Teenage climate change activist Greta Thunberg said on Monday that talking to US President Donald Trump at a United Nations summit on global warming would have been a waste of time since he would not have paid any attention.

6 years ago
Culture

Sydney fireworks to go ahead despite massive protest petition

A petition to cancel Sydney's famous New Year's Eve fireworks and use the money to fight bushfires ringing the city has topped 260,000 signatures, but officials say the show will go on.

6 years ago
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