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Q&A: How China’s ‘two new’ policy aims to help cut emissions
China’s central government listed “boosting consumption and stimulating domestic demand” as its first “major task” for 2025, at the recently closed “two sessions”.
The founding president of the Philippine Alliance for Recycling and Materials Sustainability died on 18 February, leaving behind a legacy of having bridged corporates, government and civil society towards achieving circularity.
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‘Water will be critical’, says UOB, first Singapore bank to publish TNFD-aligned report
A fifth of the lender’s portfolio faces high nature-related risks, says sustainability head Eric Lim, noting water’s broad impact and the lack of target-setting tools. Oil and gas, though a focus sector, was excluded from its analysis.
Tourism has caused severe coastal contamination, with consistently high faecal coliform levels in the sea off El Nido, despite efforts like a new sewage treatment plant.
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