TOKYO: Japan’s greenhouse gas emissions rose 2.0 per cent in the year through March 2022, the first increase in eight years, government data showed on Friday (Apr 21), as industrial activity picked up from the COVID-19 pandemic-induced slump. Emissions for the 2021/22 financial year climbed to the equivalent of 1.17Continue Reading
BEIJING: China’s agriculture ministry issued a three-year action plan on Friday (Apr 14) to reduce soymeal use in animal feed as it continues to try to reduce its heavy reliance on soybean imports. The new plan proposes that soymeal ratios in animal feed should be reduced to under 13 perContinue Reading
TOKYO: Japanese companies and climate groups called on the nation’s government on Wednesday (Apr 12) to step up the introduction of renewable energy and quickly adopt carbon pricing to tackle global warming. The Japan Climate Initiative (JCI), an alliance of companies, local governments and NGOs, issued the message ahead ofContinue Reading
NEW DELHI: India’s wild tiger population – by far the largest in the world – has risen above 3,000, according to a census released on Sunday (Apr 9), boosting efforts to conserve the endangered species. The largest of all cats, tigers once roamed throughout central, eastern and southern Asia. ButContinue Reading
Sperm whales, the world’s largest predators, are listed by the International Union for Conservation of Nature as being “vulnerable” to extinction. Vets and forensic experts have arrived at the scene to investigate the cause of the whale’s death, and its carcass will be buried in the coming days. “Today weContinue Reading
DHAKA, Bangladesh: Conservationists in Bangladesh said Tuesday (Mar 28) that tourists dropping rubbish in the world’s largest mangrove forest had seriously damaged the ecosystem, forcing the imposition of a single-use plastic ban in the World Heritage site. The Sundarbans forest straddles the Bangladeshi coastline and is home to some ofContinue Reading
“If we patrol at night, they don’t go. When we return at daytime, they go in the river,” Pharong said. Low wages mean guards are forced to take extra work onshore to support their families, taking them away from patrol duties. Each guard receives about US$65 a month from theContinue Reading
Asia’s Great Climate Frontiers: In the rainforests of southern Thailand, locals are spearheading efforts in environmental protection. In the last part of a monthly series, CNA looks at the catalysts to changing attitudes and hope for the future.Continue Reading
NEW DELHI: India on Monday (Feb 20) invoked an emergency law to force power plants that run on imported coal to maximise output ahead of an expected record surge in power usage this summer, according to an internal power ministry notice seen by Reuters. Many of India’s power plants thatContinue Reading
China is home to 16 of the 20 global regions most vulnerable to climate change, according to data published on Monday (Feb 20), with some of the world’s most important manufacturing hubs at risk from rising water levels and extreme weather. Climate risk specialists XDI assessed more than 2,600 regionsContinue Reading