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Deluge of Electronic Waste Turning Thailand into ‘World’s Rubbish Dump’
At a deserted factory outside Bangkok, skyscrapers made from vast blocks of crushed printers, Xbox components and TVs tower over black rivers of smashed-up computer screens. This is a tiny fraction of the estimated 50m tonnes of electronic waste created…
Starbucks Urged to Cut Ties With Hong Kong Chain That Still Serves Shark Fin
Starbucks is being pressured to cut ties with popular Hong Kong restaurant chain Maxim’s Caterers Limited over its offering of dishes with shark fin. Maxim’s said it phased out the controversial product in 2017 but undercover investigators with the wildlife…
Hong Kong Announces World’s Largest Sovereign Green Bonds Programme
Hong Kong has announced plans for a green bond programme with a borrowing ceiling of HKD100bn (US$12.8bn) as part of its budget for 2018/19, in a bid “to demonstrate the government’s commitment to promoting green finance”. The scale of issuances…
HONG KONG: Time for Power Companies to Lead the Energy Revolution for a Sustainable City
Reading the coverage of the latest Scheme of Control Agreements (SCAs) between the Hong Kong government and the power companies, you would be forgiven for thinking the rate of return was the only point at issue. But the real question…
European Smog Could Be 27 Times More Toxic than Air Pollution in China
Much of the air pollution in China comes from natural sources, rather than the burning of fossil fuels that makes up most of the problem in the West. Smog in Europe and North America could be more than 25 times…
New York City To Host Formula E Electric Car Race in July 2017
The Formula E series of electric car races will be headed to New York City towards the end of July 2017, putting on a pair of races along the Brooklyn waterfront. The tentative dates for the two races are: July…