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The Rikha Samba glacier in Nepal photographed in 2024. Photo: Tenzing Chogyal Sherpa/ICIMOD
Environment

Black carbon: the super pollutant melting Asia’s glaciers

While CO2 gets the spotlight, black carbon’s potent, short-lived warming effect is pushing Asia’s glaciers past the tipping point.

Climate change

Opinion | Asia can’t afford to wait for the US to wake up to its climate duty

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Climate change

Opinion | China has what it takes to lead the global green steel revolution

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China energy security

China weeds out bad behaviour in quest to harvest farmers’ untapped solar power

The country’s energy regulator called for the ‘healthy and orderly’ growth of small-scale, distributed solar power and dissuaded monopolies.

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Small-scale solar energy installations, like those on households or other buildings, often generate more power than their users need. Photo: AP
Hong Kong environmental issues

Letters | Use of plastic bags to fill holes on Hong Kong beach a travesty

Readers discuss contractors’ actions on a Lantau beach, and a reclamation project in Tseung Kwan O.

Beauty

Waterless beauty products: more sustainable and less hassle at the airport

Dip and Bite are two more brands innovating hair and oral care products that use solids, creams and powders instead of heavy, water-based liquids.

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Food and Drinks

Chinese cuisine in the Yukon answers the call of the wild

Swapping urban China for the Yukon in Canada’s far north allowed Matthew Bossons to hunt and harvest the abundant bounty of the region, and adapt the cuisine of his Chinese wife’s homeland to their new surroundings.

Matthew Bossons’ northern Canada take on Lanzhou lamian, featuring meat from a bull moose hunted and harvested by Bossons and friend Jim Elliot. Photo: Crystal Schick
Fame and celebrity

8 deodorant-free celebrities, from Leonardo DiCaprio to Kourtney Kardashian

Stars like Kourtney Kardashian and Tom Ford may earn millions and rub shoulders with other celebrities, but they don’t spend on smelling good, whether for health, the environment or sex appeal.

Art

Statue of Liberty, Big Ben models made of scrap in underwater art show

A Swedish art project aims to create an underwater city of the world’s most famous buildings to highlight the threat from rising sea levels.

China and climate change

Chinese economist calls for bold action to fill climate leadership vacuum

Former central bank official says China can take up position abdicated by US if it adopts a strategy of mutual benefit in climate policy.

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China’s vast green energy capacity makes it a natural candidate for climate leadership in the United States’ absence. Photo: NurPhoto via Getty Images
ESG investing

Hong Kong investor to leave Webb-site data as ‘gift to public interest’

David Webb says he hopes someone will carry on his work of collecting and distributing data on corporate governance and other topics.

David Webb attends an Administrative Appeals Board hearing at Central Government Offices in Tamar on July 3, 2015. Photo: K.Y. Cheng
Food and Drinks

The places tap water tastes so good you don’t need the bottled kind

Water from the tap so good you don’t need to buy plastic bottles of the stuff? It does exist, travel insurer’s survey of social media finds.

Tourism

‘Undiscovered and untouched’ Greenland looks to sustainable tourism

Can Greenland, with its massive icebergs, dramatic, unspoilt scenery and new airports, increase visitor numbers sustainably?

Food and Drinks

Roganic reopens with a new look and fresh menu

Roganic in Hong Kong’s Lee Garden One turns over a new leaf with not just its interior – it’s also scrapped tasting menus in favour of family-style courses.

Simon Rogan (centre) with chefs Adam Catterall (left) and Oli Marlow, at Roganic. Photo: Jocelyn Tam
Conservation

Opinion | USAID cut could have a silver lining for Southeast Asian ecosystems

While reduced aid harms conservation efforts, the region’s stakeholders have a chance to consider more effective self-sufficient approaches.

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A Bornean orangutan carries her child at a rehabilitation centre in Sepilok, Malaysia, on August 17, 2024. Photo: Reuters
Environment

Can this eco-tech platform revolutionise sustainable packaging?

PostMag talks to 5 women innovators at the top of their game and pushing the boundaries of scientific discovery: here we meet Wendy Lam, founder of EzyGreenPak.

Hong Kong

Engineer by training, brewer by profession – and she’s breaking barriers

Anushka Purohit founded food upcycling craft beer brand Breer at just 18 – it’s been a long road of breaking ageist and sexist stereotypes.

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Climate change

Opinion | Can China, India step in to fill climate void left by Trump’s America?

The US’ absence from international deliberations on climate change must not be allowed to derail efforts to solve the crisis.

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A firefighter battles the Palisades Fire near a burned structure in Los Angeles, on January 8. Photo: AP
Food and Drinks

Forget haggis, it’s foraged seaweed you want to try in Scotland

Sea truffles, sea lettuce, dulse, dillisk, Irish moss. All sorts of seaweed can be found on Scottish shores, a passionate forager explains.

Icons and Influencers

Q&A | Amen Candles’ founder Rodrigo Garcia Alvarez on building a plastic-free future

Alvarez is slowly transforming the luxury candle market with eco-friendly innovations and cool collaborations carried by Picasso museums and stores such as Dover Street Market Ginza.

Architecture and design

The rubbish dump that became an eco-haven

Located near Lohas Park, E-Co Village is winning hearts, minds and architecture prizes with its green credentials and community spirit.

E-Co Village has been built on top of an old landfill in Tseung Kwan O, Hong Kong. Photo: AOS.Architecture
Food and Drinks

Chef Simon Rogan on his Hong Kong restaurant Roganic’s revamp

At new Roganic, Simon Rogan has created a relaxed experience, with ‘brand new’ menu and interior that maintain commitment to sustainability.

Dry aged Guangdong duck on the revamped menu at Roganic. Photo: Roganic
Technology

Opinion | How American AI ambitions limit options for Southeast Asia

As the US touts opportunity over safety in artificial intelligence, countries must balance potential economic gains with strategic interests.

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Hong Kong budget 2025-26

Letters | Hong Kong needs a smarter approach to water management

Readers discuss the importance of digital water systems, and the middle-class reaction to the financial secretary’s budget speech.

Fashion

‘It’s what I’ve dreamed of’. Lab-grown diamonds are on the rise

Cheaper than mined diamonds and with no conflict associations, artificially created stones are becoming more popular. Just ask Leo DiCaprio.

A laboratory-cut diamond ring from Liori Diamonds. Photo: Instagram/lioridiamonds
Hong Kong environmental issues

Habitat built for Hong Kong’s wild ducks flying high 4 years on: green group

Hong Kong Bird Watching Society works with fishermen in northwest New Territories to build duck pond; 120 bird species recorded in last four years.

The Hong Kong Bird Watching Society has worked with fishermen to build three wetlands for birds in the northwest New Territories. Photo: HKBWS
Food and Drinks

How hyperlocal practices are transforming Hong Kong’s fine dining scene

As the city’s restaurants delve deeper into sustainable practices, hyperlocal ingredients are helping to reduce footprints while creating incredible new dishes.

Fashion

‘Fear is not an option’ for Diane von Furstenberg, ‘still kicking’ at 78

The fashion designer reflects on risk taking, what her mother’s experiences taught her, and creating a dress still popular 51 years on.

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