Bangkok, one of South East Asia’s largest cities is full of ‘tuk tuks’ and motorbikes. These diesel-powered vehicles release 18 million tons of greenhouse gases to the atmosphere every year. ETRAN, an innovative startup, has built motorbikes propelled by clean energy to reduce air pollution and improve people’s lives. They are also in partnership with other companies to provide EV infrastructure and …
The reality is that many Southeast Asian cities are designed with cars in mind rather than public transportation. Other than that, a properly planned public transportation system could take years to develop. Many of the public transport infrastructure projects in the region will only be completed at the end of the next decade. For example, …
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Transportation in Southeast Asia is going green to clear its polluted skies. This video from Eco-Business highlights the region’s transport electrification story.
As the world works to recover from the ongoing crisis, governments need to include in their recovery strategies, actions that can especially focus on sustaining and improving one of the most critical, visible and universally needed environmental resources, our oceans – including all water bodies, seas, lakes and rivers. Asian Development Blog The ocean which …
“We need to think not just about what is financially material today, but what is financially material tomorrow and the question of how we can incorporate both material risk and sustainability outcomes into our investment processes.”- Fiona Reynolds at her opening address in a United Nations supported Principles for Responsible Investment digital symposium There …
