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Low-carbon transition with data
Oped, Charika Channuntapipat & Saliltorn Thongmeensuk, Published on 28/02/2024
» Amid escalating climate crisis concerns, the imperative for businesses to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions does not slow down their growth; instead, it paves the way for new opportunities.
Brand audits and coastal cleanups
Oped, Pichmol Rugrod, Published on 20/09/2023
» One cannot ignore the amount of plastic pollution these days. It's quite common to find single-use plastic waste lying around once it has served its purpose. It is anywhere and everywhere.
Can AI help end deforestation?
Oped, Julian Fox & Anssi Pekkarinen, Published on 21/04/2023
» From hoovering kitchens and driving cars to reading and writing, artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning are increasingly being used to save human's time. But can this kind of technological innovation help us save the planet?
No net zero without nature
News, Nigel Topping & Mahmoud Mohieldin, Published on 18/07/2022
» Businesses, investors and governments that are serious about fulfilling net-zero emissions pledges before 2050 should be rushing to protect, conserve and regenerate the natural resources and ecosystems that support our economic growth, food security, health and climate. Yet there appear to be worryingly few trailblazers out there.
Carbon shift may aid companies
News, Sharad Apte & Dale Hardcastle & Torsten Lichtenau, Published on 09/08/2021
» Covid-19 has intensified the race to battle climate change, renewing focus on critical efforts to drastically cutt greenhouse gas emissions to reach a 50% reduction by 2030 and net zero by 2050.
Why sustainability revolution is the new digital
Oped, Orit Gadiesh, Jenny Davis-Peccoud & Gerry Mattios, Published on 30/01/2021
» Even in a year dominated by a global pandemic, the sustainability revolution has accelerated faster than expected, while also expanding to include a wider range of environmental and social issues.
Standing up to hate speech
Asia focus, Nareerat Wiriyapong, Published on 06/07/2020
» As a regular social media user, I find it annoying whenever I scroll through my Facebook account to find many ads that aren't relevant to my interests. My main purpose for using social media is just that: social. I like to hear from people I don't see regularly or long-lost friends from my school days.
Circular solution to plastic plight
News, Naina Subberwal Batra, Published on 24/12/2019
» We are drowning in plastics. Unless we change our behaviour, there will be more plastic by weight than fish in the ocean by 2050. Solving this crisis requires us to do more than just banning plastic straws. We need a paradigm shift. We must adopt deep structural changes to our plastic production and consumption patterns in order to move away from the extractive linear model of "take, make, use and dispose" towards a "closed-loop" circular economy -- an economy that is intentionally restorative.