KUALA LUMPUR: Bigger palm oil companies will not be affected by a new European Union law banning goods linked to deforestation, two of Malaysia’s largest producers of the commodity said on Monday (Jun 12). The EU passed a law this year banning imports of commodities linked to deforestation, a moveContinue Reading
“PLASTIC POLLUTION CRISIS” Pham Van Tu, a local resident and freelance tour guide, said he had received a lot of complaints from visitors. “They read in the media that Ha Long Bay is beautiful, but when they saw a lot of floating trash, they didn’t want to swim or goContinue Reading
China relied on coal for nearly 60 per cent of its electricity last year. The push for more coal plants “risks climate disasters … and locking us into a high-carbon pathway”, Greenpeace campaigner Xie Wenwen said. “The 2022 coal boom has clearly continued into this year.” A study released inContinue Reading
To mark Earth Day, CNA looks at efforts to set up Malaysia’s first cultivated meat production facility in Penang and what it means in the fight against climate change.Continue Reading
To mark Earth Day, CNA looks at how a woman in West Java perseveres to help endangered silvery gibbons against the odds.Continue Reading
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
