#cooling News
Carbon & Climate
Singapore watchdog bans aircon ad claiming it can ‘save the Earth’ after greenwash complaint, in first ruling of its kind in Asia
Exclusive
The decision by the Advertising Standards of Singapore comes a month after a study found that more than half of environmental claims made by brands on e-commerce sites in the city-state were vague with insufficient detail to support environmental claims.
Energy
Renewables options needed in the Philippines despite grid limitations: clean energy advocates
EB Studio
The country’s latest green energy auction might have been hampered by issues with transmission lines, but experts say this should not stop businesses from expanding their renewables use. Battery storage could be a solution.
Spikes in temperature-related deaths during extreme summer heatwaves “will eventually become commonplace” if societies do not adapt to the dangerous impacts of extreme heat, new research finds.
Carbon & Climate
Warming world ‘brutalises’ women as heatwaves deepen gender divide
Rising heat fuelled by climate change will hit women harder than men when it comes to their work, pay and health, report warns.
Carbon & Climate
Can new Bangladesh chief heat officer bring relief to Dhaka?
#cooling Opinion
As cities grow and heat up, it’s time to get rid of your air-conditioner and have more plants in your homes.
As the world warms, heat stress will harm economic productivity and worsen inequality across Asia. ADB should play a more active role in stimulating green cooling innovation, writes Sindra Sharma-Khushal of climate change think tank E3G.
Carbon & Climate
Climate-friendly cooling can slow global warming
As global temperatures rise and demand for air conditioning and refrigeration soars, all countries must adopt common-sense initiatives to make cooling more efficient, less emissions-intensive, and more affordable for consumers.
#cooling Podcasts
Green Buildings
‘Sustainability must be accessible’: Arthaland’s CSO on making sustainable real estate in the Philippines a norm
EB Studio
If a real estate development can reduce energy and water consumption – and emit fewer carbon emissions – it is built to last, Oliver Chan tells the Eco-Business podcast. The key, however, is to first educate future homeowners and businesses that going green does not mean breaking the bank.
