carbon offset

By: Bonnie Waring One morning in 2009, I sat on a creaky bus winding its way up a mountainside in central Costa Rica, light-headed from diesel fumes as I clutched my many suitcases. They contained thousands of test tubes and sample…
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Tech Startup EcoCart recently raised US$3M for its free-to-use browser extension that helps shoppers offset their carbon emissions at select merchant shops. San Francisco-based EcoCart can be downloaded for free on the Google browser…
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Ever since the pandemic, many of us have turned to online shopping and other e-commerce services for our daily purchases. Even boomers have gotten more tech-savvy because of the crisis, now officially the fastest-growing category of online…
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Carbon offsetting and capture is all the hype right now, especially in the plans outlined by corporate giants who are banking on these technologies to reach net-zero emissions. Experts are now warning that while a step in the right…
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US-based Delta Air Lines has just announced their plans to become “fully carbon neutral” starting from 1st March this year. Whilst Delta CEO Ed Bastian told CNBC the company will be committing at least US$1 billion over the next decade to…
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Due to the growing attention about our current climate emergency - much of it inspired by the iconic 16-year old Swedish climate change activist Greta Thunberg - we are now seeing a huge increase in carbon offsetting. The “Greta Thunberg…
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While the effects of climate change will undoubtedly be felt all around the world, it will have the most devastating impact on Asia and the Pacific, home to roughly 60% of the global population. Extreme weather events, such as prolonged…
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It’s time for action. In order to meet the target to limit global warming to 1.5 degrees celsius above pre-industrial levels as set by the United Nations IPCC, we have to reduce our carbon footprint. Carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gas…
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The global beauty and cosmetics industry is responsible for a whopping 120 billion units of non-recyclable packaging waste annually, according to figures from the Zero Waste Week campaign. From cling film, cardboard, tissue paper, boxes…
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Welcome to our new Monthly Column I Quit Waste with Malaysia-based sustainability expert and waste activist Smita J. In each issue, she will asks the big questions and tackle complex environmental issues around the choices we make every…
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Think Chocolate is now closed. Anyone who doesn't know that Brooklyn is where it's at when it comes to fabulous artisanal food products is obviously taking a vow of media silence. Hip foodie brands are literally pouring out of New York's…
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