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Pollution

Global Enterprise

Polluting Singapore ship’s agent pays token damages to Sri Lanka

In Colombo, Sri Lanka’s Supreme Court has scheduled a hearing on Thursday about the implementation of its decision.
Global Enterprise

Singapore firm rejects US$1 billion Sri Lankan pollution damages

Australia’s pledge follows the release this week of a national climate risk assessment that found rising temperatures will have “cascading, compounding, concurrent” impacts on life in Australia, home to more than 27 million people.
ESG

Australia vows to cut emissions by 62 to 70% by 2035

Antarctica is showing increasing signs of the polluting impact of tourism and scientific activities, according to a study published on Wednesday in the journal Nature Sustainability.
ESG

Surging tourism is polluting Antarctica, scientists warn

Coal use in the sector as a fuel and feedstock rose 20% in the first six months of the year, on top of a 10% increase last year.
Energy & Commodities

China emissions fall while chemicals emerge as new hotspot

Despite clean-up efforts, debris still litters the seabed of the Unesco-listed tidal wetland, which spans the coasts of the Netherlands, Germany and Denmark.
Lifestyle

Dutch divers still haul up debris six years after container spill

Activists stage a protest during the last day of the Second Part of the Fifth Session of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee on Plastic Pollution (INC-5.2), Geneva, Switzerland, Aug 14, 2025.
ESG

Plastic pollution talks go into overtime as countries push for late breakthrough

More than 400 million tonnes of plastic are produced globally each year, half of which is for single-use items. Only nine per cent is actually recycled.
ESG

Plastic pollution treaty talks in disarray

A sign indicating the ultra-low emission zone (ULEZ) in London, United Kingdom, April 2, 2025.
ESG

Clean streets vs business woes: pollution charge divides Londoners

Women walk on a road in India's capital as the sky is enveloped with smog, in New Delhi, India, Nov 19, 2024. India, fifth in the smog rankings behind Chad, Bangladesh, Pakistan and the Democratic Republic of Congo, saw average PM2.5 fall 7 per cent on the year to 50.6 mg/cu m.
ESG

Only seven countries met WHO air quality standards in 2024

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