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Environment
China energy security
China hopes to power AI boom with green energy in new data centre strategy
Beijing’s new plan links data centres to renewables as power demand from high-end computing surges.
5 Jun 2025 - 7:00PM
Science
Chinese drone completes world’s first delivery on Mount Everest
6 Jun 2024 - 9:06PM
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Hong Kong Sevens
Major sports events including HK Sevens need to ‘double down’ on sustainability
8 Apr 2024 - 3:02PM
Green living
What saves your health, money and the planet? A whole food plant-based diet
Experts say eating WFPB meals instead of animal products is much better for the environment, reduces risks of chronic diseases, and can be significantly cheaper calorie for calorie.
26 Jun 2024 - 10:58AM
A whole-food plant-based (WFPB) lifestyle includes eating foods derived mainly from plants, such as whole grains, beans, legumes, nuts, seeds, vegetables and fruits, and few or even no animal products. Photo: Shutterstock
International Women's Day
On International Women’s Day 2022, three Hong Kong trailblazers
The plight of the environment, migrant workers and widows and divorcees has occupied the minds of these women in Hong Kong and prompted them to act.
8 Mar 2022 - 8:27AM
ESG investing
Hong Kong’s ESG bonds quadruple as city’s green credentials take shape
ESG-related debt, also called sustainable bonds, are fixed-income financial products that raise capital for the purpose of financing projects that have environmental or social benefits.
6 Dec 2021 - 6:05PM
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Banking & finance
Hong Kong sells US$3 billion of green bonds, including first euro issue
Hong Kong’s government priced its first green bond in euros as it plans to issue US$22.5 billion of the sustainable financial instrument over the next five years.
18 Nov 2021 - 9:07PM
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Hong Kong has raised US$3 billion in its third green bond offering since 2019. Photo: Felix Wong
Environment
A problem that runs deep: noise pollution’s toll on Chinese white dolphins
Underwater noise from marine traffic affects the critically endangered dolphins’ ability to hunt and communicate, explains documentary maker Daphne Wong in her new film, Sea Of Noise.
1 Jul 2021 - 2:36PM
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Food and agriculture
Urban farms sprout up as Covid-19 leaves celebrities with thyme on hands
While Covid-19 has been creating havoc with everything else, one hobby has just kept growing: gardening. And even Bollywood fingers are turning green.
2 Aug 2020 - 4:09PM
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Green living
6 ways to make your New Year’s Eve party more eco-friendly
Limit your impact on the environment this NYE with these tips for a green celebration
30 Dec 2019 - 6:00PM
Conservation
The great rape of the Everglades
What nature took millennia to build took humans only decades to tame. If only we knew then what we know now ...
21 Dec 2019 - 9:00AM
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A rosette spoonbill in the Everglades
Conservation
The wildlife of the Everglades in photos
Florida’s tropical wetland is home to stunning beauty both in the water, and on the land and in the trees surrounding it.
21 Dec 2019 - 9:00AM
Conservation
The epic battle to rid Florida's Everglades of invasive Burmese pythons
Among the vast range of flora and fauna in the national park are a number of invasive species that are threatening the natural balance.
2 Jan 2020 - 12:24PM
10 top tips for a greener Christmas celebration
18 Dec 2019 - 4:48PM
Conservation
Some good news, finally, for coral reefs
An experiment at the Great Barrier Reef, which involves playing recordings of healthy coral, is luring fish back to dead patches, which could lead to the reefs’ revival.
5 Dec 2019 - 8:02AM
The world's coral reefs are at risk
Climate change
What is carbon offsetting, and does it work?
Countries can pay to fund emission reductions in another country to help reach its own emissions reductions targets
3 Dec 2019 - 8:00AM
Green living
How to buy clothes without destroying the planet
Shopping tips that will help protect the environment from further damage, from an expert on sustainability and fast fashion
24 Oct 2019 - 8:00AM
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Climate change
Climate change is causing diseases like dengue, as well as flesh-eating bacteria to flourish
14 Oct 2019 - 12:49PM
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Warmer weather affects mosquito breeding, which may lead to an increase in some deadly diseases.
Healthy eating
7 tips to help you put your diet on a plant-based path
30 Sep 2019 - 11:45AM
Green living
Which milk is best for the environment? A guide to the impact of cow, almond and soy milk on the planet - and your health
We compared the carbon footprint, water footprint, and nutritional value of the three products, and suggest some possible alternatives.
30 Sep 2019 - 2:56PM
Green living
Five easy ways to cut down on plastic waste and live a green life
Let’s face it: most of us have a serious addiction to plastic.
30 Sep 2019 - 3:03PM
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Climate change
Are paper straws really better for the environment than plastic ones?
An expert explains why they may not be the eco-friendly alternative the name suggests.
30 Sep 2019 - 2:32PM
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Climate change
10 air pollution facts that should terrify you
The World Health Organisation says polluted air causes 7 million deaths globally each year.
30 Sep 2019 - 10:33AM
Environment
Five things you’re getting wrong about tropical rainforests
30 Sep 2019 - 10:26AM
Green living
How to cut down on single-use plastic – everyone can do it
30 Sep 2019 - 12:26PM
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