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Bags from the Retired Sails Upcycled Bag Collection are crafted by the St James’ Settlement-run Jockey Club Upcycling Centre using discarded sailcloth from the Royal Hong Kong Yacht Club. Photo: Instagram/sjs_upcyclingcentre
Hong Kong environmental issues

How a Hong Kong sailor’s upcycling project turns retired sails into bags

A Royal Hong Kong Yacht Club member has partnered the club with an NGO in Hong Kong to upcycle discarded sailcloth.

Malaysia

Malaysia’s gas-guzzling data centre boom clashes with its clean energy goals

Japan

How everyday cooking oil is helping Japan fight an aviation fuel crisis

US-China relations

Opinion | Energy now a focus of US-China contest of the century

As China and the US race towards energy dominance, attention to climate resilience and resource security can ensure positive outcomes for all.

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Workers inspect a wind turbine on April 23, in China’s Jilin province. Photo : Xinhua
Water sports

Editorial | Hong Kong is on course to benefit from hosting SailGP event

Having signed a one-year contract with the racing league that could be extended, the city must now ensure the event runs smoothly.

Hong Kong society

Opinion | Why Hong Kong must measure the social impact of its cultural events

Without robust data, cultural funding remains vulnerable: proving the social return on investment secures our cultural institutions.

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Hong Kong society

Opinion | Northern Metropolis is Hong Kong’s chance to show the best of urbanism

Hong Kong has an opportunity to affirm that, rather than being opposites, technological advancement and human-centric design go hand in hand.

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A view of the newly commissioned Fanling Bypass (Eastern section), the first major transport infrastructure in the Northern Metropolis border town development project, is seen on May 3. Photo: Eugene Lee
European Union

‘The blind few’: Pope urges end to pollution, decries profits earned

The world should ‘reject temptations of power and enrichment linked to practices that pollute the land, water, air, and social coexistence’.

Fashion

Chinese fast-fashion juggernaut Shein to buy eco-friendly Everlane

The ‘jarring’ takeover bid arrives at a time when Everlane is struggling with weak sales and higher debt.

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Hong Kong environmental issues

Opinion | Mass tourism is not ecotourism. Hong Kong must do better on this soon

The Yangtze’s turnaround was made possible by the political will to resist economic pressure. Hong Kong should implement similar principles.

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Tourists enjoy hotpot on the beach at Ham Tin Wan on May 2, during the Labour Day “golden week” holiday. Photo: Edmond So
Hong Kong environmental issues

Editorial | Hong Kong’s trees can serve as barometers amid climate change

The authorities and the public can play a role in documenting anomalies in leaf-shedding and flowering, and act to mitigate environmental harm.

Kapok trees bloom with vibrant red flowers while retaining green foliage that typically would have shed during winter, in Hong Kong on March 16. Photo: AFP
Hong Kong property

Hong Kong’s first biodiversity loan goes to Henderson Land for Central Yards

Loan from HSBC and Hang Seng Bank, reportedly worth US$12.8 million, enhances city’s stature in sustainable finance, parties say.

India

Video | How India is turning cow dung into cooking fuel

In the Hindu-majority nation, where cows are revered and their dung is widely available, biogas is a natural lifeline.

India

Cash cow: biogas from dung solves India’s cooking fuel shortages

It is easy to find biogas supporters in a Hindu-majority nation where cows are revered and dung and urine have many uses.

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Gauri Devi cooks chapatti using biogas at her home in Uttar Pradesh’s Bulandshahr district on April 24. Photo: AFP
Diplomacy

Opinion | How China-Gulf ties can turn energy vulnerability into sustainability

Hormuz tensions are a reminder to start building a better, more sustainable energy order before the next crisis hits; Hong Kong can help.

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A man walks beneath solar panels at the Al Dhafra solar power project south of Abu Dhabi in 2023. Photo: AFP
Hong Kong environmental issues

Editorial | Hong Kong needs to better protect its natural assets from tourists

Without stronger measures that address risks all year round, the city could lose the natural heritage it seeks to showcase.

Fashion

Ferragamo traces 80% of leather amid EU sustainability push on fashion

A new EU framework will require brands like Italian luxury label Ferragamo to ensure their items are sustainable from start to end.

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Japan

Japan’s FamilyMart gives old clothes new lease of life to reduce textile waste

Some 560,000 tonnes of clothes are estimated to be thrown away in Japan each year – about 70 per cent of new clothing supplied to the market.

FamilyMart executives launch boxes to collect used clothing and goods at a convenience store in Tokyo on April 13. Photo: Kyodo
Hong Kong environmental issues

Opinion | It’s not ecotourism if it risks damaging Hong Kong’s natural assets

Authorities need to shift ecotourism management strategies to avoid it becoming part of the problem it was meant to solve.

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Thailand

‘Destroying the world’s kitchen’: the poisoning of the Mekong River

Many millions depend on the river but toxic run-off from mining for modern technology - including for war - could be an existential threat.

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Food and Drinks

The best restaurants and bars in Hong Kong, Macau and the GBA, revealed

SCMP’s 100 Top Tables Guide 2026 – its biggest ever – awarded winners in the Greater Bay Area and celebrates the region’s vibrant F&B scene.

Pictures from 100 Top Tables 2026 award event/ceremony at The Murray. Photo: SCMP / Jocelyn Tam
United States

US green power growth to hit another record in 2026, despite Trump: report

Clean energy is still a fast cheap source of new capacity, but the government has tried to halt or slow the building of solar and wind farms.

US President Donald Trump’s government has pushed back against clean energy, but the sector is still growing. File photo: via TNS
Hong Kong environmental issues

Calls to turn HK$30 billion waste facility into tourism, education hub

I·PARK2 to operate alongside I·PARK1, jointly processing 9,000 tonnes of waste a day for renewable energy.

Food and Drinks

100 Top Tables 2026: the finest restaurants and bars in Hong Kong

Read on for our list of the top talent in the region’s dining scene this year, from best new restaurant to champion of sustainability.

Fashion

The ‘mob wives’ of New York are making fur fly again

Used real fur coats are flying off shelves as ‘thoughtful’ additions to wardrobes. But animal rights activists voice concerns over the trend.

Cowits niece poses wearing a fur coat, recalling “mob wife” fashion. Photo: Instagram/madisonavefurs
Hong Kong environmental issues

Some Hong Kong trees are behaving strangely and botanists want to know why

Experts call for citywide study lasting up to decade to determine whether climate change is behind late leaf-shedding and early flowering.

A cockatoo on the branch of a blooming cotton tree in Admiralty in March. Experts have warned early flowering could disrupt pollinators and species further up the food chain. Photo: Karma Lo
AIIB

Opinion | Asia’s future depends on looking beyond the West and its institutions

The countries with the best practical experience in hard development are in Asia, with much practical knowledge and experience to share.

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US, Israel war on Iran

Powerful reaction: how Iran war could spark Asia’s green hydrogen surge

The war-driven hike in fossil fuel prices is narrowing the cost gap, making the clean energy alternative look like a good option.

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