Innovation

Two new techs to combat Baltic eutrophication get pre-commercialization boost

Press release / Testing has started on Aquacare and TerraNova technologies, which aim to recycle waste phosphorus as agricultural fertilizer, in demonstration sites in Sweden.

28 November 2019 / About Innovation and Water resources

Transformational change through a circular economy

SEI brief / This brief calls for transforming the current linear take>make>waste system into one where waste is reused as raw materials, completing the resource circle.

15 November 2019 / About Behaviour and choice, Bioeconomy, Business, Innovation, Supply chains and Sustainable lifestyles

Careless development models in wake of Yolanda

Media coverage / As Tacloban city struggles six years after being devastated by Typhoon Yolanda, a call to transform current development and recovery models.

9 November 2019 / About Adaptation, Cities, Climate policy, Disaster risk, Innovation, Participation and Public policy

Asia Pacific Urban Forum 7

Past event / The 7th Asia Pacific Forum will take place in Penang, Malaysia and focus on transformative pathways to achieve the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.

16 October 2019 / About Behaviour and choice, Cities, Climate policy, Innovation, Participation, Public policy and Sustainable lifestyles

Deltas face the brunt of unsustainable development and climate impacts – we must move beyond concrete to shore them up

Perspective / Asian River Deltas make up "the breadbasket of the world" but are sinking and shrinking due to climate change and poor management. How do we respond?

18 October 2019 / About Adaptation, Behaviour and choice, Food and agriculture, Innovation, Participation and Public policy

Sustainable biofuels: climate, land use, and development

Past event / Professor Lee Lynd will present an analysis on integrating the large-scale biofuel production into our economies.

01 October 2019 / About Bioeconomy, Business, Climate policy, Innovation, Land use, Pollution and Renewables

Delivering on the Climate Action Summit

Perspective / The UN Climate Action Summit aimed to start a race to net-zero emissions by 2050. But what will unleash industrial decarbonization, everywhere and at scale?

30 September 2019 / About Business, Climate policy and Innovation

Arial shot of eucalyptus trees and tea fields in Kenya

Why land-based mitigation is key to net-zero emissions

Perspective / Boosting carbon sinks is crucial in achieving net-zero greenhouse gas emissions. But it has to be done right, and at scale.

20 September 2019 / About Bioeconomy, Climate policy, Food and agriculture, Forests, Innovation, Land use, Mitigation and Renewables

Udon Thani – a model for sustainable cities in a growing Asia-Pacific

Feature / Udon Thani in Northern Thailand is a rapidly developing small city that is planning ahead to ensure its growth is green and sustainable.

17 September 2019 / About Cities, Innovation, Public policy and Sustainable lifestyles