#public transport News
Carbon & Climate
Singapore can achieve net zero well before 2050, we should help our neighbours to decarbonise: Activist Ho Xiang Tian
The Sustainability Leadership A-List Youth winner tells Eco-Business about the Singapore he wants to see: a carbon-neutral decarbonisation pioneer that has stopped financing fossil fuels in Southeast Asia.
Carbon & Climate
South Pole’s regional policy director on how Asia is leveraging its growing carbon markets to raise climate ambition
EB Studio
In the wake of the world’s first Article 6 transaction between Thailand and Switzerland South Pole’s regional policy director Karolien Casaer-Diez reflects on how the rise of carbon markets in Asia, combined with effective regulation, may hold the key to reducing the region’s carbon emissions.
Urban Institute's work will look beyond hard infrastructure to consider socio-cultural issues surrounding city living, such as inequality and the consequences of growth. Launched by SMU, it will be helmed by geographer Orlando Woods.
British rock band Coldplay's release of its arena tour sustainability report – it is one of few artistes to do so – brought it extra attention. Korean pop powerhouses are starting to align themselves with the climate movement. Observers say it is a good start, but claims need to be scrutinised.
#public transport Opinion
Carbon & Climate
Fixing Jakarta’s commuter pollution problem
The Indonesian capital’s air quality is already bad. Emissions from vehicles commuting from its fringes worsens the situation.
Yes, systemic change is our end-goal. But let’s not discount the value of individual action in making that possible.
Future projections of electric mobility are promising, but uptake in the region will depend heavily on the strategic decisions and actions of its key stakeholders—industry, government, and consumers.
Policy & Finance
We should not aim to return to normal
Normal contributed to this pandemic. Governments should direct stimulus measures towards a greener and more equitable normal.
#public transport Videos
With a vision to end the drudgery of manual rickshaw pulling, social enterprise SMV Green is also helping restore clean air in one of India's most polluted cities through electric rickshaws.
EB Studio
About four out of every five people impacted by sea-level rise by 2050 will live in East or Southeast Asia, creating an urgent need climate-smart solutions for cities. This year’s Innovate4Climate summit will look at the climate-smart solutions the region needs.
Transport
The record-breaking electric bus
The Proterra Catalyst E2 Max electric bus has broken the world record for driving the longest distance on a single charge.
Carbon & Climate
Amid rising temperatures, UN agency launches video ‘forecasts’ on impact of climate change
If greenhouse gas emissions continue to increase, the Earth’s average global surface temperature could rise more than 4 degrees Celsius or 7.2 degrees Fahrenheit by the end of this century. These videos attempt to show how that looks like.
#public transport Podcasts
Cities
Writing the future together
EB Studio
[The EB Podcast] In this concluding episode of the Let’s Write the Future series, we explore how the rise of renewable energy, the electrification of transport and the Fourth Industrial Revolution are changing our lives, cities, and the world.
#public transport Press Releases
#public transport Research
British Embassy Manila and Eco-Business
Electric vehicles in the Philippines: Business opportunities, market barriers, and policy signals
Eco-Business
Partners for the Environment
Eco-Business
Sustainable Cities: From Possibility to Reality
