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Enter world's first Maltiverse with Heineken

May 14, 2024 | sethlui.com | Gabriel Lee

Ever wonder what gives beer its distinctive fermented flavour? Find out at the world’s first Maltiverse by Heineken. All is revealed at the very appropriately-chosen bar Behind The Green Door from 10-19 May 2024. While admission is free, you’ll have to fork out S$28.00 for the Maltiverse chef table experience by the renowned Chef Stefan Kam.
2 cats per HDB flat from 1 Sep

May 13, 2024 | sethlui.com | Gabriel Lee

Cat lovers in Singapore, rejoice! You’ll be able to keep up to 2 cats in your Housing and Development Board (HDB) flat from 1 Sep 2024. This reverses a 35-year ban, one that many people did not even know existed. But here’s the caveat: owners will have to microchip and license their felines. This is to improve traceability to safeguard public and animal health, said the Animal & Veterinary Service (AVS) under the National Parks Board (NParks) in a press release.
Explainer: What warming oceans mean for our planet

Jan 19, 2024 | eco-business.com | Gabriel Lee

Last year, sea surface temperatures and the energy in the upper 2,000 metres of the ocean both hit record highs, according to a recent study in the journal Advances in Atmospheric Sciences. In 2023, the oceans soaked up around 9 to 15 zettajoules more heat energy than in 2022, which is enough to boil 2.3 billion Olympic-sized swimming pools, said the US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and the Chinese Institute of Atmospheric Physics.
Sustainability innovations that made the headlines in 2023

Dec 25, 2023 | eco-business.com | Robin Hicks |Gabriel Lee

2023 was a year in which greenhouse gas emissions remained stubbornly high, extreme weather ran riot and geopolitical tensions added to the need for solutions for a cleaner, safer world. This year, scientists in California continued to work on an earlier breakthrough in which a nuclear fusion reaction that released more energy than it used was produced, successfully replicating the process – known as ignition – for at least three times.
Climate disinformation campaigns that tried to block climate action in Asia Pacific

Aug 23, 2023 | eco-business.com | Gabriel Lee

Climate disinformation – where scientific data is misrepresented to erode trust in climate science – has been around since the 1980s, when fossil fuel companies ran advertorials in newspapers denying the existence of climate change. Today, climate disinformation is no longer limited to traditional media. The internet has become fertile ground for fabrications about climate change, thwarting efforts to curb global warming.
What can the world learn from Indigenous people in protecting the environment?

Aug 7, 2023 | eco-business.com | Gabriel Lee

“Although indigenous people represent about 5 per cent of the world’s population, we protect 80 per cent of all biodiversity. That should be enough of a statistic to underscore the influence we have,” says Laetania Belai Djandam, a 21 year-old environmental activist descending from the Dayak tribe of Indonesian Borneo.
Indonesian smallholders union launches foundation to help farmers comply with EU deforestation law

Aug 2, 2023 | eco-business.com | Gabriel Lee

Indonesia’s smallholder union (SKPS) has established a foundation to help farmers comply with new regulations that aim to weed deforestation out of global supply chains. The Farmers For Forest Protection Foundation (4F), announced at an event in Jakarta on Tuesday (1 August), was developed to support forest conservation and responsible deforestation-free practices that improve the welfare of smallholder farmers and rural communities.
Global benchmark launches to define what 'high quality' carbon credits are

Jul 28, 2023 | eco-business.com | Gabriel Lee

A new benchmark has launched to bring more clarity to the definition of a high-quality carbon credit, which companies are increasingly using to offset their climate impact. On Thursday (28 July), the Integrity Council for the Voluntary Carbon Market (ICVCM), a governance body for the voluntary carbon market, released a global benchmark for high-integrity carbon credits, with the aim of bringing more transparency to how carbon offsetting contributes to global climate goals.
Does eco-vandalism drive climate action?

Jul 26, 2023 | eco-business.com | Gabriel Lee

On 16 July, climate activists defaced a US$300 million superyacht owned by billionaire Walmart heiress Nancy Walton Laurie on the Spanish island of Ibiza by dousing it with paint. The stunt was the latest act of what recently became known as eco-vandalism, and followed a similar action on a private jet at Ibiza Airport two days prior.
Explainer: What is an eco-tourism tax?

Jul 18, 2023 | eco-business.com | Gabriel Lee

Bali will impose a 150,000 rupiah (US$10) tax on tourists entering the “Island of Gods” from 2024 to preserve its environment and culture, officials declared on Wednesday (12 July). From January 2022 to March 2023, 1.03 million international tourists visited the island, a huge jump from the 51 foreign tourist arrivals in 2021, when the once-popular destination was hobbled by Covid-19 pandemic movement restrictions. Before the pandemic hit, tourist numbers on Bali had been steadily rising.