Climate

Achieving food security and low-carbon agriculture
Achieving food security and low-carbon agriculture
October 15, 2012
Agriculture is extremely vulnerable to climate change and, in most places, productivity and yields are likely to suffer. The agricultural sector, however, is also one of the biggest drivers of climate change, accounting for 30 percent of greenhouse gas emissions if forestry and land use change are included. Shenggen Fan, director general of the International Food Policy Institute, believes however, that with the right policies in place agriculture can become part of the climate change solution.
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Chinese regulator hits back at WTO rare-earth investigation
China's recent steps to regulate the rare-earth industry are in line with World Trade Organization (WTO) rules and are meant to protect the environment, the country's top industry regulator said this week.
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A look toward Durban from Asia
A look toward Durban from Asia
November 08, 2011
The Business Summit on Climate Leadership 2011, held in Hong Kong, was upbeat in term of progress being made in a number of areas, particularly China, whose 12th Five Year plan was much discussed for its strong push in the direction of low-carbon development.
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Counting environmental cost
Counting environmental cost
October 30, 2011
The UN Environment Programme's Finance Initiative (UNEP FI) is 20 years old. Now with more than 200 members drawn from the global financial sector, the UNEP FI is a key forum for dialogue about the nexus between economic development, environmental protection, and sustainable development. Fergus O'Rorke, executive editor of CleanBiz Asia, took the opportunity to talk to Paul Clements-Hunt, head of the UNEP's Financial Initiative unit, at the ASrIA 10th Anniversary Conference.
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