#air pollution News
Energy
Energy transition is a ‘priority’ for Indonesia, but coal sector must be protected, say officials
EB Studio
Indonesia will still be using coal by 2060, alongside emerging energy sources such as hydrogen and ammonia, policymakers said at an event in Jakarta. Indonesia has the potential to be a regional renewables powerhouse, but barriers such as fossil fuel subsidies are slowing the transition.
Carbon & Climate
Singapore student activists question ExxonMobil backing of low carbon solutions lab
Students from Singapore's Nanyang Technological University says there is a conflict of interest in the oil major's involvement in a project that claims "to help build a more sustainable future," and point to the firm's checkered history on climate. NTU and Exxon have defended the lab, saying it supports the green energy transition.
Food & Agriculture
Prabowo administration signals hard stance on illegal deforestation in Indonesia as it plots food estate expansion
Incoming president Prabowo Subianto will "double down on law and order" to ensure sustainability compliance in the resources sector, the head of his advisory team says.
Sweltering days found to increase mortality in three cities across India.
#air pollution Opinion
As climate change makes smog and bushfires more common, people will die from air pollution at increasingly high rates – especially in densely populated cities.
Policy & Finance
Is Southeast Asia’s healthcare workforce ready for climate change?
Across the region, it’s never been more critical to cultivate a resilient healthcare workforce capable of addressing climate-induced public health issues.
Regular stakeholder consultation is needed to address climate change and lessen pollution-related health impacts.
Carbon & Climate
Climate change poses dire health and human rights risks
Human health relies on healthy ecosystems, but these are under threat. Securing the right to live in a healthy environment is crucial for all.
Carbon & Climate
The ozone layer's recovery shows how to protect the planet
Policy & Finance
The World Bank and IMF must put a value on clean air
#air pollution Podcasts
Green Buildings
‘Sustainability must be accessible’: Arthaland’s CSO on making sustainable real estate in the Philippines a norm
EB Studio
If a real estate development can reduce energy and water consumption – and emit fewer carbon emissions – it is built to last, Oliver Chan tells the Eco-Business podcast. The key, however, is to first educate future homeowners and businesses that going green does not mean breaking the bank.
Carbon & Climate
How has the pandemic really affected air pollution?
Has Covid-19 really improved air quality? Eco-Business spoke to air pollution epidemiologist Dr Vivian Pun about the real air quality story behind the pandemic, and what the virus is telling us about tackling the world's most underrated environmental issue.
#air pollution Press Releases
United Nations Environment Programme
New initiative aims to curb the toxic impacts of agriculture
Greenpeace Southeast Asia
Renewed calls for Asean to prioritise and protect citizens’ rights to clean air from transboundary haze
Singapore Business Federation
New guidelines to improve indoor air quality in Singapore
