Kurniawati’s company receives plastic from recycling centres across the greater Jakarta area – which has 30 million people – at its factory in Banten province outside the city. Then the company exports recycled plastic to European countries and also distributes it locally to be processed and used as packaging orContinue Reading
SHANGHAI: Though China is aiming to roll out record amounts of renewable capability this year as decarbonisation elsewhere stalls, economic challenges mean Beijing is unlikely to tackle rising fossil fuel consumption ahead of plan – and may hit a more painful maximum. Chinese President Xi Jinping pledged last year toContinue Reading
TAOYUAN, Taiwan: At a line of greenhouses close to 50km from Taiwan’s capital Taipei, vanilla farmer Tseng Tien-fu is installing a large number of solar panels, part of the island’s plan to meet its renewable energy goals without having to sacrifice scarce farmland. Tseng, who have exports most of hisContinue Reading
Environmental defenders are putting their life on the line amid land grabbing and other illegal development activities.Continue Reading