#biofuels Berita
Malaysia’s commodities minister is touting palm oil biomass as a coal alternative, while signalling a hard stance on deforestation. But experts warn that the full lifecycle emissions of biomass could exceed that of coal.
Karbon & Cuaca
Geoengineers eye up ocean ‘dead zones’ for carbon storage
Proponents of modifying the ocean to battle climate change have rising hopes for their biomass sinking plans, but critics fear the environmental impacts.
Makanan & Pertanian
Rising emissions from farm equipment could ‘hinder’ China’s net-zero goals
Rapidly rising emissions from China’s agricultural machinery could 'hinder' the country’s push to net-zero, according to new research.
Advances in biofuels could cement Thailand’s role as a regional leader in renewable energy.
Pengangkutan
Asia divided on shipping carbon tax
Karbon & Cuaca
What are biofuels and are they green?
#biofuels Pendapat
Some members of the United Nations International Maritime Organisation argue that biofuels should be central to the effort to decarbonise the shipping industry but there is nothing sustainable about it.
Pengangkutan
Can the shipping industry decarbonise?
As the UN’s shipping regulator explores ways to decarbonise global shipping, biofuels aren’t the green alternatives they are portrayed to be.
Pembuatan
Fast fashion has a serious coal problem
A handful of fashion brands – H&M, Ralph Lauren, Decathlon and Adidas – are working to stop using coal to power their factories in 2025, while others are prioritising decarbonisation at lower levels of ambition.
A balance between emission and growth warrants integrated energy planning, leading to a low-cost transition pathway for sustainable growth.
Polisi & Kewangan
Financing gender-energy access programmes in Asean
#biofuels Video
Makanan & Pertanian
This anti-palm oil ad for a British supermarket just got banned
The ad, which was made by Greenpeace and rebadged by Iceland, was blocked from airing on television by the UK's ad watchdog because it broke rules on political advertising. Iceland says it is not anti-palm oil, 'we are anti-deforestation.'
Dutch multinational DSM's chief technology officer Marcel Wubbolts shares how the company's persistence in positioning sustainability as a core driver for profits seems to have paid off.
#biofuels Audio
Makanan & Pertanian
‘We revised the standard because we should’: What RSPO’s new rules for sustainable palm oil mean for people and planet
Studio EB
The Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil has released new criteria for certifying responsibly grown palm oil. What's changed and how does RSPO respond to criticism that the new standard lowers the bar for deforestation?
Studio EB
With alternatives such as sustainable aviation fuel still too expensive and low in demand for the aviation industry to consider, carbon offsets could be a way to reduce emissions – if used right. EcoSecurities and the International Air Transport Association tell the Eco-Business podcast how airlines can ensure compliance when new regulations become mandatory
Makanan & Pertanian
Is there such a thing as sustainable palm oil?
Some environmentalists would argue that there's no such thing as sustainably grown palm oil, because of the crops links to deforestation and human rights abuses. Eco-Business spoke to Monique van Wijnbergen about how palm can be done right.
Makanan & Pertanian
Where is the palm oil industry on human rights?
Studio EB
As global attention focuses on forests and the plight of orangutans, the untold part of the palm oil story is people. What is the industry doing to protect palm oil workers' rights and those of the people who defend their land as the industry expands?
#biofuels Siaran Akhbar
Rainforest Foundation Norway
Aviation climate targets may drive 3 million hectares of deforestation
Advanced Biofuel Center
Global Moringa Meet 2019 demonstrates advancements in production & application of moringa
Advanced Biofuel Center
Preliminary agenda out for 2019 Global Moringa Meet
