Hong Kong’s first blog for SDG education news and announcements
Image by Paul Edney from Pixabay AI's looming climate cost: Energy demand surges amid data center race (NikkeiAsia) Climate misinformation overshadows record floods worldwide (CNA) The Ice Man of Ladakh building artificial glaciers in the Himalayas (FuturePlanet) Could low-carbon cement and steel be cheaper than we think? (Hannah Ritchie) New fabric makes urban heat islands more bearable (ScienceDaily) World Bank to issue bond to boost Amazon reforestation (reuters) No shortage of public money to pay for a just energy transition (CHN) The flaws in sustainability reporting (Eco-business) The last ozone-layer damaging chemicals to be phased out are finally falling in the atmosphere (The Conversation) . . .
Image by Anfaenger from Pixabay Power of Youth: Driving SDG Progress Through Teenage Innovation (IISD) Does voting help the climate? (The Conversation) HSBC backs alternative way to clean up coal plants in Asia (Eco-business) Meth-addict fish, aggro starlings, caffeinated minnows: animals radically changed by human drugs – study (The Guardian) Developing countries suggest rich nations tax arms, fashion and tech firms for climate (CHN) Innovative demand strategies for clean energy (ScienceDaily) Do electric cars use more water than petrol cars? (Hannah Ritchie) Floating bamboo houses keep this indigenous tribe safe in a typhoon (FuturePlanet) UN chief urges fossil fuel ad ban as heat records pile up (CNA) . . .
Image by Christo Anestev from Pixabay World Entrepreneurs Call for Harnessing Power of Innovation for SDGs (IISD) How cities around the world are finding ways to beat extreme heat (Eco-business) Climate change is fuelling turbulence and posing threats to South Asian aviation (Eco-business) ‘The tranquility frees you’: Bogotá, the city that shuts out cars every week (The Guardian) Rich nations meet $100bn climate finance goal – two years late (CHN) Climate court cases that could set precedents around the world (reuters) Aerosol pollution, greenhouse gases must be reduced simultaneously to keep forest fires in check (ScienceDaily) Now or Never (vid) (Aljazeera) Philippines deploys river rangers in battle against plastic (CNA) ASEAN faces carbon, digital conundrums: 3 takeaways from Future of Asia (NikkeiAsia) . . .
Image by Petra from Pixabay For drought relief, Cordilleran women in the Philippines rely on seed saving (Mongabay) UN forum in Bahrain endorses declaration on entrepreneurship and innovation for the SDGs (UN) Why China’s top COVID-19 expert is studying climate change to prepare for the next global pandemic (CNA) The drought that forced a Himalayan village in Nepal to relocate (BBC) Europe's battered Green movement tries to salvage climate agenda (reuters) Hellmann’s Hops Into Shoe Space with New Sneakers Made from Food Waste (greenqueen) Can ‘rock weathering’ help tackle the climate crisis and boost farming? (The Guardian) Clean cooking: What new global pledge means for climate, nature and gender goals (Eco-business) Measuring your food waste for six weeks can change your habits (The Conversation) . . .
Image by entrondesign from Pixabay All Hands on Deck: How to Mobilize Everyone to be a Climate Changemaker (IISD) Indigenous farmers in Indonesia protect forests, boost incomes (Mongabay) Why cheap renewables are stalling (The Conversation) West must face up to paradox of green transition (Nikkei Asia) Could electric vehicles feed China’s grid? (Eco-business) These 3D-Printed Clay Coffee Cups Are Disposable, but Can They Save Us From Microplastics? (Wired) The 1.5C global heating target was always a dream, but its demise doesn’t signal doom for climate action (The Guardian) The world has (probably) passed peak pollution (Hannah Ritchie) World Bank tiptoes into fiery debate over meat emissions (CHN) Spoor uses AI to save birds from wind turbines (TechCrunch) More than 60% of world's coral reefs may have bleached in past year, NOAA says (reuters) . . .
Image by Lori Lo from Pixabay Google Launching New Mapping and Emissions Reduction Technologies (GreenCitizen) UN Youth Forum focuses on sustainable future for all (UN) Water extraction and weight of buildings see half of China's cities sink (BBC) Ice age climate analysis reduces worst-case warming expected from rising CO2 (ScienceDaily) Scotland ditches 2030 climate target to cut emissions by 75% (reuters) Penguins in the pond, kiwi in the back yard: how a city brought back its birds (The Guardian) Is China ready to put solar panels out at sea? (Eco-business) Older Swiss women just set a global legal precedent for challenging their nation’s climate change policy (The Conversation) Global Compact Network UK Unveils Tool for Businesses to Assess SDG Impacts (IISD) . . .
Image by Wolfgang Eckert from Pixabay Do Investors Support the Sustainable Development Goals? (IISD) Only 57 producers are responsible for 80% of all fossil fuel and cement CO2 emissions since 2016 – new report (The Conversation) SBTi approves carbon credits for Scope 3 emissions offsetting to dismay of NGOs, own staff (Eco-business) Explainer: How does corporate purpose drive sustainable growth? (Eco-business) ‘Small but mighty’: how invertebrates play central role in shaping our world (The Guardian) Hellmann’s Launches AI Recipe Tool to Cut Household Food Waste (greenqueen) Voltpost wants to bring curbside EV charging to a lamppost near you (TechCrunch) US surpasses renewable energy goal for public lands (reuters) Ocean currents threaten to collapse Antarctic ice shelves (sciencedaily) . . .
India's plan to turn isles into own 'Hong Kong' riles environmentalists (Nikkei) Spain Pledges $502M for Desalination Plants (GreenCitizen) UN issues global alert over teacher shortage (UN) China solar industry's record-breaking growth to stall in 2024 (CNA) How ancient 'skywells' are keeping Chinese homes cool (FuturePlanet) Many people don't know that nuclear power is low-carbon (Hannah Ritchie) ‘Fight waste to fight hunger’: food banks embrace imperfection to feed millions in Brazil (The Guardian) New scheme to up plastic recycling rates in Hong Kong gets broad support, but consumers want higher rebates (Eco-business) How psychology can help people live more climate-friendly lives – lessons from around the world (The Conversation) . . .
